VISIT TO EDINBURGH. 109 



■when a child, and passed through the village of Bakewell, called 

 after some one of her family. 



" I determined to start for Edinburgh, and paying three 

 pounds fifteen shillings for coach-hire, started for that city. 



" October 25. Left Manchester for Edinburgh yesterday, follow- 

 ing the road by Carlisle into Scotland. Was struck with the 

 bleak appearance of the country. The Scottish shepherds 

 looked like the poor mean whites of the Slave-states. The 

 coachmen have a mean practice of asking money from the 

 passengers after every stage. Arrived at Edinburgh, and called 

 with letters of introduction on Professor Jameson and Professor 

 Duncan — on Dr. Charles and Dr. Henry at the Infirmary, and 

 upon the celebrated anatomist Dr. Knox. Professor Jameson 

 received me with the greatest coldness — explained there was 

 no chance of me seeing Sir Walter Scott, who was busy with a 

 life of Napoleon and a novel, and who lived the life of a recluse. 

 He said his own engagements would prevent his calling for 

 some days. 



" Dr. Knox came to me in his rooms dressed in an overgown, 

 and with bleeding hands, which he wiped. He read Dr. Traill's 

 letter and vidshed me success, and promised to do all in his 

 power for me, and appointed the next day to call upon me 

 and introduce some scientific friends to examine my drawings. 

 I was much struck with Edinburgh — it is a splendid old 

 city. 



" The lower class of women (fishwives) resemble the squaws 

 of the West. Their rolling gait, inturned toes, and manner of 

 carrying burdens on their backs, is exactly that of the Shawnee 

 women. Their complexions are either fair, purple, or brown 

 as a mulatto. 



" The men wear long whiskers and beards, and are extremely 

 uncouth in manners as well as in speech. 



" October 27. Filled with sad forebodings and doubts of all 

 progress. Miss Ewart called to see my drawings, and was 

 delighted with them. She exclaimed, after looking at them. 

 'How delighted Sir Walter Scott would be with them!' I 

 presented a letter to Mr. Patrick Neil, the printer, who received 

 me with great cordiality, invited me to his house, and promised 

 to interest himself for me generally. Mr. Andrew Duncan gave 



