A Summer Ramble in the North Highlands [By A. Sutherland]

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 edition. Excerpt: ...nothing, as, in London, would have polished horse, bit, and stirrups to the lustre of the planet Venus; and twice as much for musty husks and mouldy rushes, as would have procured all the luxuries of Mark-Lane and the Haymarket. Dr. M'CuUoch, speaking of Houna, gives the following caricature of the comforts of ... Read More

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 edition. Excerpt: ...nothing, as, in London, would have polished horse, bit, and stirrups to the lustre of the planet Venus; and twice as much for musty husks and mouldy rushes, as would have procured all the luxuries of Mark-Lane and the Haymarket. Dr. M'CuUoch, speaking of Houna, gives the following caricature of the comforts of a Highland stable.--" The stable at Houna, considering that it contains nothing at all, had no positive demerits; a rare case, I must admit. But 'f, after describing Mrs. Maclarty's kitchen, and after breakfast, ing, dining, and sleeping at her hotel, I were not to lead you into the stable of a Highland inn of this class, I should be unjust to the fair sex; as it must be supposed that this department, however indirectly, is under the control and management of Mrs. Maclarty, not of the lady. If you should succeed in reaching it, it must be through a pool of mud and water, and other indescribables; and it will be fortunate if there are some stepping-stones for yourself; more fortunate, if your horse does not slip on them, and souse you with the perfumes of this moat. If he is a tall horse, not understanding architecture, he will knock his head against the door-way; and if you have the misfortune to carry a portmanteau, as may happen to a single gentleman, he will stick in the passage, and pull off the straps, which there is no saddler to mend. MTien you get in, you find two or three holes in the wall, for the sake of ventilation; so that, on Mr. Coleman's system, he cannot catch cold. If you do not keep an eye on him, you will shortly find him swilling water out of a bucket, or rn the nearest river; and the next morning he is foundered, and so are you. When he does want water, as there is seldom a pail, he is dragged out by the mane to this... Read Less

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2016, Palala Press ISBN-13: 9781357603403 Hardcover See All	2012, Rarebooksclub.com, Miami FL ISBN-13: 9781150649936 Trade paperback See All
2010, Nabu Press, Charleston SC ISBN-13: 9781144762054 Trade paperback See All