In view of the breakup of a large part of the Breadalbane estates, the following verses, which appeared in "Punch" some 40 years ago, are of interest as a skit on the old regime. They are entitled Lines from Ben Lawers:"
From Kenmore To Ben Mohr 'The land is a' the Markis's; The mossy howes, The heathery knowes, And ilka bonnie park is his.
The bearded goats, The toozle stots, And a' the braxy carcases; Ik crofter's rent, Iik tinker's tent, And ilka collie's bark is his.
The muir cock's craw, The piper's blaw, 'The gillie's hard day's wark is his From Kenmore To Ben Mohr The warld is a' the Markis's.
Dearx or Former C. N. Ca., The death is reported at sea, off the Mexican coast, from pneumonia, atter a very brief illness, of Captain David Sutherland, of the Imperial Oil Co.'s str. Victolite. A native of Wick, he was widely known in seafaring circles, and was formerly with the China Navigation Ca., Hongkong. In. 1910 he received a pair of binoculars and an inscribed plate from the Kaiser in acknowledgement of his personal bravery in the rescue of the crew of the Hamburg-Amerika Co's. str. Lydia, which had strand. ed near Yan Lit Island. He was also awarded the Royal Humane Society's medal and other tributes.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.