American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-08-06

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that SheaIing little larger than vaulted grave. He
lay there like an old cbieitan of the elder time
one OF Ossians heroes unfortunate in his later age
--aod dying inglorlousy at last with little weeping
Malyina at his heather couch. The open chimney,
If it might be called black with smoke, let IN
glinmer OF the sky--a small torch made OF the
pine wood was burning close to the nearly eSun-
guishsd peat embers, and its light had, no doub
been useful when the shadow OF the thunder cloud
ola kened the ttls window, that consisted OF single
pare, But through that single pane the eye could
discern sublime amphheatre OF woodland cliffs,
and it almost seemed as if placed there TO command
view o! the great Cataract
Mr.. Gordon prayed while little Flora sat down
on the foot of the bed, pale but moi weeping. Tor
awe had hushed her SOUL. Not word was IN his
prayer which might not Rave comiorted any dying
Christian, OF any creed III any part OF the earth.
God was taking back the life he had given, and an
immortal soul was about TO go to Judgment. The
oil had made small show OF reigion-but he
ha never violated its ordlnanccs--and that he was
good Catholic was acknowledged, otherwise he
would have been well beloved and kindly trea.
ted by Mr.. Macdonald, man OF piety and virtue.
Now and then groan came from his ample chest,
and convulson shook all his lrame--for there was
general decay of nsture--some mortal Malddy
had attacked his heart. BLESS YOU bless y,u--
my dear young boy" said the ancient white hair
ed lnage-"ths is hard strusgit--a cannon bail IS
more merciul " Then lora wept, and went up TO
his hsad aud wiped the big drops from his brow,
and kissed him "This is My little Flora's kiss-I
a j sure but my eyes are dim, and see thee not
My Ounuy roe, thou must trOt away down. when !
AIN dead 10 the low country lown TO some OF my
friends about the For,,--hs oit Shealing will be a
wild den sOun--anA The raven will SIT upon the
deer's horns when am gone. My lha keeps him
on the cliff now-bul t,od forgive me !-what
thoughts are these for dying man--God forgive
me-"
Old Lewis Cameron sa up on his heather-bed !;
and !9DsIag ABOUT SAID, Il cannot last .o bu, Il
CONES ID ii ) : now / have no pain. Was IT NOT
knt IN that fearless creature TO down the glen
in hat thunderstorm | was scarcely sensible
wAsn knew, oy the silence Of the Sl-ains, thai
She gone In little sat up as | am dong
now, and saw her, through that bit window, far
down the glen. ! knew rod would keep down the
water Tor hel sake--she like q sea-mew in a
stol m !" Flora went out. ard Drought in the shsp-
herds. They were awe.struck On seeing the sigan
tic old man sitting up with his long white hair and
ghos: like Iace-but he stretched out his hand to
the Il and they received his blessing.
"FIors, give the munster and the lads some re-
treshment--eat and drink at my death--eat * drink
at my funeral. Aye-l am pensioner OF the
King's-~and will leave enough to make Aud
Lewis Cameron's Funeral as cheerful one as ever
gathered together IN a0arn and likewise leave Fiora
there, enough 70 make lie blythe when she is
woman Flora brought out the goat milk cheese,
the barley cakes AZ Inc whisky jar and, old Lewis
hiinseIi having blessed the meal, Mr.. Gordon the
shepherds, and little Flora too sat down and aye.
Old L. wis looked at them with smile. 0Aly
eyesigh IS come back me II see my Flora tn, re-
as bonny eVer.-Taste The whisky Mr. Gcrdon
lit is sml' still, and will do no harm to no man
Mir. Gordon, you may wonder--n3 you will no
wonder, to hear dying man speaking thus. But
GoI mas given me meat and drink Tor hundred
years and that is thu last meal shall ever bless.
look anynu all d fellow Christians. now supDor-
ted ny The same God that fed me- Eat-drnk-
and merry = lh, IS the very day Of the non,h
whch = Vote was xmed-a propsr day
fo Did soldier u die | thlns see he Genera,
lying on the ground, for was near him as an or
DERBY sergeant. Several Indian warriors were by
~Ith long black halr and Outian ISL dresses. saw
Wolf die and Just before ne died, oui line gave :,
Shout, that brought thu fire into his din eyes for
the French were flying before our bayonets and
Montcalm himself though General did MT
k1o" that, was killed, aud Quebec. next dsv, VS.
ours. remember ii all Ike yesterday" The old
mans white lace kInlied. and he led up his long
sncwy arm as he spose. but II fell down upon the
bed toI Its strength was gone. But he mad long
inerva'oi ease between the paroxysnls and his soul
kndilng over the recnlleCtons OF his long lie wss
anxious TO hold communion till the very last, with
those whose iathers he had remembered children.
AIS was long look back through the noise and the
silence OF several generations. "(,reat CHANGES
they 'dy, are going on all over the world now I
have seen some myself il my day but oh my heart
is sad, 20 think on the changes in the Highlands
themselves. Gens that could once have sent out
an hundred bayonets, belong entirely now to some
lat Lowland g'azier. Coniound such policy, saws
and Lewis Cameron" With these words he fell
back and lAy exha sted on his heather-brd. ala.
m'sh Fraser, take the pipes and gang Out on The
green and play 'LochIel's ava to France Thai
tune made many bIuidy hand on that day-the
Highlanders were brokeu-when Donald Fraser
your grandfather, blew up Lochiels ava to France.