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a narrow green oasis showing fair and sweet against its steep 

 brown hillsides. 



At the end of the road into the hamlet of Bonchester Bridge, 

 the Jedburgh contingent joined the party, bringing its number 

 up to nearly fifty. There was now a halt made near the joiner's 

 shop to enable members to inspect the site of an old Camp just 

 behind the road there. This they did under the guidance of 

 Captain Tancred of Weens, who kindly pointed out its chief 

 features. On leaving the precincts of the ancient site, one of 

 the company came upon, what proved to be, a rare species of 

 Sawfly {Trichiosoma lucorum) which was captured, and afterwards 

 exhibited to the members. Ranunculus auricomus was picked 

 up here. Eesuming their seats for a few miles further, the 

 next halt was made at Hobkirk to examine the collection of 

 Antiquities in possession of Mr Walter Deans, which was most 

 interesting : — a sword said to have been used at the battle of 

 Killiecrankie, a perforated stone used as a charm to ward ofE 

 witches, and prevent them from using horses in their nocturnal 

 rides, which for that purpose used to hang behind the stable 

 door at Hartsheugh Mill for many a year ; a stone celt, whorls, 

 and arrow-head, found in a field at Langraw ; the top of a 

 flag staff, made of stone, and plated with bronze, found at 

 Mervinslaw ; smoothing stones, slingstones, and balls of stone, 

 with a variety of iron implements, all of which were apprecia- 

 tively handled and discussed. 



On leaving Mr Deans, the company still drove close by the 

 banks of the Eule, and a very good idea of the horizontal 

 bedding of the Old Red Sandstone Rocks was got from the long 

 reaches of flat red flags, over which the limpid waters flowed. 

 Wolflee House was next passed, and mention made of its late 

 owner, Sir Walter Elliot, who was ever an ardent supporter and 

 contributor to the literary department of the Club. 



On reaching Wauchope, the whole place was en fete with a 

 flag flying from the tower. Captain MacMillan Scott, Mi^s 

 MacMillan Scott, and family, with Mrs MacMillan Scott, senior, 

 received the visitors with a cordiality which left nothing to be 

 desired. Led by Captain MacMillan Scott and Captain Tancred, 

 the whole party were escorted to the Camps on Wauchope Rig, 

 by way of Dyke Heads, passing on the way the old Mansion 

 House, interesting, not only as the old roof-tree of the family, 

 but as the roof under which Robert Burns was entertained 



