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The present Earl of Home, upon whom, through the 

 female line, have devolved the honours and possessions 

 of this ancient house, has reverently repaired this 

 chapel of St. Bride, and these relics are preserved from 

 further dilapidation. 



On a green knoll to the west of the village stands 

 a modern work of art of singular merit. It is a statue 

 in bronze, the work of Mr. Brock, lately erected by the 

 officers of the Cameronian (26th) Kegiinent, com- 

 memorating James Douglas, Earl of Angus, only son 

 of the second Marquis of Douglas. He raised a regi- 

 ment of 1200 men from among the Covenanters of 

 the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, and fell at the head 

 thereof at the battle of Steinkirk in 1692, being then 

 but twenty-one years of age. The sculptor has repre- 

 sented the young lord standing with his hand extended 

 towards the glens whence he drew the regiment, which 

 was known by his name at first, and later became 

 famous as the Cameronians. It is a most impressive 

 monument, worthy of this historic scene. 



LX 



Perhaps as one to whom angling is the solitary 



illusion left the one pursuit which, for me, age cannot 



River wither, nor custom stale its infinite variety 



Pollution j ghaij k e SUS p ec ted of prejudice when I 



affirm that of all saddening, maddening objects in 



nature, none is so bad as a defiled river. It is never 



so offensive as at the present season, when the wealth 



of vegetation is at its height, and life is at its best 



