Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-08

built his house beside large stone, which
served as side or gable to his house The
old man wondered how his masters
place could be SO quiet and perceiving no
smoke in the morning after the slaughter,
went at last to know the cause. lie no
sooner entered, than he saw some Of their
mansled bodies lying lifeless on the floor.
Astonlshed at such a shocking spectacle, he
examined them all over, in expectation Of
| flnding some remains Of life, but in vain
overwhelmed with grief, he turned up the
cradle IN search of an infant, who was
! known by the name Of Dwindling Hugh,
and to his no small Joy found him alive, but
almost crushed to death with the weight Of
the cradle and clothes. lie eagerly seized
the child, and carried him to his grandfather
by his mothers side, Macgashan Of Inner
voch. who sent him to a near relation in Ar
gylcshire, Of the name of Campbell, in or
der to be out of Cummings way, where he
was carefully brought up. The old man
who carried him thither came often to see
HIM, but on account of the greatness ofthe
Cummings every where in Scotland, it was
thought prudent to conceal his birth from
him, until he was of age to make head
against them. Though he was weakly, he
at length recovered and grew ap TO man
hood, was very promising youth, and an
excellent bowman, which made his aged
conductor entertain hopes ofhis being some
time or other able to revenge the murder of
his family. Coming one time to see him,
! and percciving his deXterity at hitting the
mark, he told him, that the breast Of the
man who killed his father was much broader,
which greatly surprised the youth, who
knew nothing of it before. The old man
Immediately informed him, with all he feel
ing Of an old servant and dependant of the
family, of his birth and misfortune The
young gentleman listened with the utmost
concern, and being sensbly touched at the
| barbarous treatment ofhis parents, he burst
out into tears, and poured out his soul in
the bosom of his faithful guardian. Being
now fully acquainted with what happened,
| he grew impatient fer the recovery of his
blrthright, aud the punishment of the mas
sacre. 1t is scarce credible what pleasure
the old man felt at finding the dear object of
his care now ready to accompany him to
his own country. They both solicited his
relations for select band Of warriours to
march against his enemy, who were soon
prevailed upon to grant their request
Accordingly, twenty-four able men, we'll
out, and arrived at his grandlather's, who
joined them with eight others. From
thence they betook themselves to the wood
OF Little uvrard, where they remained very
quiet until th,y received intelligence from
Hugh's nurse. Calling at the door, she
asked who it was at such late hour
He replied that he was Hugh Macintosh.
It's like your voice, says she, but if you'll
breathe through the key-hole, I'll know
Tor certain whether you are my Hugh -
which he instantly did, and she know ing his
breath imnc diately let him in, and congrat-
uated him on his safe arrival. His nurse
was sent to learn something Of Cunning, and
returned with the news Of his going to the
bridge Of Tilt, about mile off, to divert
himself with his troop-upon this informa-
ton they set out in two divisions, one of
which being commanded by Macglashan,
went to keep him from returning to his
castle /; and the other, commanded by
Hugh, accompanied by the old man, went
in search of him. As soon as they were
perceived by Cunning to be enemies he fled
towards the castle, when he was met by the
other division, who after killing several about
the castle walls, pursued them up a narrow
valley called Glen Tilt, killing and wound
ing many in pursuit, the nose of one being
shot off at rivulet bearing his name; anoth-
er was shot through the belly at Altna
Marag, j. e. "the pudding riIl," because
his entrails came out. While they were
thus hotly pursued up the glen by Macglas-
han, the only division 'mmanded by Hugh
took near cut round mountain, and was
a considerable way beyond them, and wait
ed for their coming up. 1t is said, that the
old man was always the foremost of his
company, and when he saw them approach,
he prepared himself, and IN fierce war
like tone, said to the young gentleman,
Here comes the great Cunning riding
foremost if you let him escape, you de-
serve towards DEATH. On which Hugh
instantly drew an arrow and shot Cunning
through the heart, from the other side of a
small lake called Lech-loch. He fell upon
broad stone at the road side, where,
according to custom, heap of stones was
raised in remembrance thereof, still to be
seen, called Cumlng's Cairn. Such monu-
ments are called by the Highlanders c Cairne
Folachd,i Q. Cairns of Hatred.