his nostrils full of the scent of varied nature, and his tread on the springy heather? Indeed, it has been truly said that “the mountains in their nearness, and yet remoteness, in the poetry and romance that gather round them, in their simplicity and purity, in the aspirations they kindle, and in the manifold and yet often occult services which they render to humanity, are to the world what religion is to life.” These articles have been written in the midst of an active and busy life, and have been prepared for publication so hurriedly as to make it impossible that they should be free from mistakes. They will, however, to some small extent help and interest those who have not fuller and better guides. CONTENTS. PAGE LOUDON HILL, 1 TINTO, 10 CAIRNTABLE, 19 BALLAGIOCH, 29 KAIM HILL, 37 GOATFELL, 48 THE EARL’S SEAT, 57 DUNMYAT, 67 BEN DONICH, 76 BEN VENUE, 84 THE COBBLER, 95 BEN LOMOND, 107 MOUNT MISERY, 118 BEN LEDI, 130 THE MEIKLE BEN, 142 OUR WESTERN HILLS. LOUDON HILL.