278 REMINISCENCES OF 



Gilmour's steam launch met us there, and we steamed 

 up Loch Leven to Kinlochbeg. The housekeeper 

 took great care of us, only gave us too much to eat. 

 We had two ponies to ride up to the hill, and every 

 comfort. The water was very low, so there were no 

 fish. Isobel borrowed John Gilmour's boots and 

 waded across the river to sketch the house. The 

 horse-flies were awful. 



On I St July we sailed down to Ballachulish and 

 went to Inverness and on to Novar, and went to 

 stay with Randle Jackson at Swordale. He was 

 standing for the county, and we could always tell the 

 politics of the people he met by the manner he 

 saluted them. We went to a camp and review at 

 Invergordon. Met General Rowlands there, Cluny 

 Macpherson, John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus, 

 Rev. Norman McLeod, chaplain, etc. Home next 

 day. 



6th. — Perth troop sports at Picton's Hill. 



Fife Light Horse inspection ought to have been 

 at this time, but was postponed on account of the 

 Fife election, which took place on the loth. John 

 Gilmour defeated ; majority, 716. Inspection having 

 been postponed, I knew that the Duke of Cambridge 

 was coming to stay at Dysart during his inspections 

 in Scotland, and requested that he would make the 

 inspection. 



I issued the following order : — 



''Fife Light Horse. — Regimental Order. — His 

 Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief has noti- 



