400 Notes on Yarrow. By James Hardy. 



never had experience of a bettor Christian man — so unselfish — 

 so charitable and benevolent even to his enemies.'' 



In his domestic relationships Park was unimpeachable, and 

 not the heartless ogre Mr E-uskin supposes. The pleasant state 

 of intercourse between him and his kindred may be perceived 

 from the succeeding letter from him to Miss Bell Park, the use 

 of which 1 owe to Mr Wm. Lang Blaikie, Holydean, as also the 

 opportunity which it offers of introducing a copy of Park's auto- 

 graph. [See Plate XIII.] I copy the letter verbatim. 

 To Miss Bell Park, Hartwoodmires near Selkirk, N.B. 

 " Dear Sister, 



I have not heard from Scotland since I left, but I hope you 

 are all in good health and I attribute your silence to the hurry of harvest. 

 However, let me hear from you soon and write how Sandy's marriage 

 comes on and how Jeany is ; for I have heard nothing from her neither. 



I have nothing new to tell you, I am very busy preparing my book for 

 the press and all friends here are in good health. Mr Dickson is running 

 about, sometimes in the shop and sometimes out of it. 



Peggy is in very good health, and dressed as I think in a Cotton gown 

 of a bluish pattern — a round eared much — or what they call here a Cap — 

 with a white ribbon — a Napkin of lawn or muslin or some such thing — a 

 white striped dimity petticoat. 



Euphy and Bell are both in very good health, but they are gone out to 

 play, therefore I must defer a description of them till my next letter. 

 London -v I remain, 



Septi*. 21 > your loving Brother, 



1798 ) MUNGO PAEK. 



P.S. both Peggy and Mr Dickson have been very inquisitive about you 

 and beg their Comps to you." 



The Post Office stamp is SE. 21. 98. (Sept. 21, 1798). 



Mr Blaikie gives me a note of some of the relatives of Mungo 

 Park, which may be valuable some day. To the two parties men- 

 tioned, — Mrs Laidlaw, Peel, and Mr Mungo Park, Tobermory — 

 there is in Mr Blaikie's possession, and shewn to the Club at 

 Innerleithen, letters from Sir Walter Scott. These have already 

 been printed in the " Border Magazine," published at Gala- 

 shiels. 



" Old Mungo Park of Foulshiels left five sons and three daughters, i.e., 

 Mungo, the traveller — Adam, a surgeon — Alexander, a banker — Archibald, 

 father of the old lady who died three years ago — and John who succeeded 

 his father in Foulshiels. One daughter married a Mr Thomson, farmer, 

 Myretown, near Alloa. Another married a Mr Dickson, a gardener, who 

 went to London, and became an intimate friend of Sir Joseph Banks. I 

 have heard my mother tell of Mrs Dickson having taken ill and her 



