The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-07 00:00:00

DEATH IN THE SNOW.

On Sunday morning a sad tragedy was discovered
to have happeoed ou the bill of Drummouchter. sou
Celtics, not four miles from Blab Athol.). Ari,Li
travelling tinkers--John fi*Kentie, Catherine
hie reputed wife, sad Duncan CIMOIOM, her broth—Tir—Q
bees stay* in the neighbourhood fora day or two, and
they paned Friday night in the &rowan wood, near Blair.
They had resolved to start for Invernessohlre oa Saturday
morning, going over the hills instead of by the read,
and with this view they began refreshing themselves by
drinking two gills et whisky at inn, • few miles from each
other. They left the Brost Ins about cm o'cLook is the
aftersoco, taking with them • bottle of whisky. They were
seat seen going mirth wards by the farm-manager at Calvin*,
and then wined quite hearty, the wo anemia' the
best traveller of the three. This was about- two o'clock,
sad shortly after they met another tinker, named Alexan-
der Stuart. It would seem that this meeting our easitiand
• favourable opportunity for attacking the whisk, Wills,
as Stuart states that it was then produced and emptied.
He was afterwards sent to Strowan lan for another two
shillingsi worth of whisk!, sad returned to the party with
it about five o'clock, giving the bottle to the woman. Her
brother, Duncan Cameron, had lett for Calcine, ia ceder to
get shelter, as the night was ooming on wild, and with
every appearance of a heavy snow storm bat kliCensie
and his wile seemed determined to brave it out at the bill
side. They seem to have quickly fallm
as did Stuart ; bet he woke up about seven 0'0k0k,116.4
mold hardly mom with the cold, • wreath of mow having
accumulated at hie head. He states that he then tried
to rouse the others, but failed, and, in order to tam
his own life, be almost crept along to Calving, where he
found Comm, and got food and shelter, but said nothing
about the two plumes be had left. About midnight WEN).
Me himealf woke up, quite stiff. He says he did all he could
to awake his wife, but without effect. Unable to walk for
some time, he got along ea his hands and keels a good bit,
and ultimately made hi. way to • byre at Calvin*, where In
lay bride a cow till morning. Then he told his story, and,
getting some food toe his wife, be and Stuart weeded in
search of her. They found the poor woman quite dead and
stiff, • good distance from the place where she was Lamm.
It would appear that she had also awakened, and found her-
self helpless with the cold, but bad node deapsrata efforts
to reach same place of safety. The marks among the snow
showed that she had dragged herself along slowly for • bit,
and then falling among stones, bad rolled down the hill near
to the side of the river Gum at • few yards from which
her dead body was found. Poor woman I though only 27
years of age, she had perished partly through her love for
strong drink, for Stuart states that she was afraid of her
husband pttiog soy of the last two shillings' worth.' and
that M' enure did contrive to take • drop with the
view of sot allowing his wife to become too drank.
It was evident, however, that she needed something
to " keep out the cold," for her clothing was al the
and most meagre description. Will it be believed
poorest osat this season of the year • woman wast6s=a,
jemmy over the bills from Perthshire to la
clad only is a loose tors skirt et an old gown, as old shawl,
and some rags abort the waist? Her person, indeed, was
not entirely covered, and whim the wind dashed the *bawl
aside, the brenet was exposed quite bare. The poor mature
had so seeckMit, and the old boots she wore scarcely pro-
tected bar feet from the ground ceetaialy, not frees the
mow. When the fasts became known is the district •
good deal of exeitemsat was caused. The body was restored
to the church at Strowan, about noon oc Sabbath, and win
buried in the churchyard by the wish authorities ea Hea-
thy evening. It might be thought, front eon-
duet began her death, that he eared but little for his wife ;
but hie subseqamil desseamear, salmis he is a capital actor,
we beim ol there having existed a very strong affection
between there—Durides Alieveiser.

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