Lady Victoria Campbell

192 "AND THEY WAKEND THE MEN
Sep. 12th.
Got to the Cathedral in morning. Betsy M'Kin-
non came with flowers and shells. Crossed to the
Ross. F.C. Manse meeting at night.
Sep. Uth.
Came to Bunessan. Called upon people. C.C.
and Y.W.C.A. Settled upon Kintra. Touched with
the feeling of the people.
Sep. nth.
Drove to Scoor. Called on people. A week of
getting through much. More than I could dream
of. Ps. 103.
In August, Lady Victoria had written to Mrs.
Macdiarmid, in Tiree, as to her intentions of visiting
the island. The house where she was to stay has been
described by the Duke, in the extracts quoted from
his books. Island House was lived in by the factor
and his family ; but whenever the Duke or his children
came to the island it was their residence for the time
they remained in Tiree.
Mrs. Macdiarmid was already acquainted with
Lady Victoria, and the ties of friendship and fellow-
working were to be much strengthened in the years
that lay before them. Letters to Mrs. Macdiarmid
form almost the only material for reconstructing her
work in the island, for her letters to the outside
world contain little detail.
Many of the exertions which she undertook, and