Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-18

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On ,ha, "portentous morn, wnich 'n'ea'e
cd him with duranCe vile, he look as'ae a.. VIZ
.S.,,,n who had been long attached 10 The lam
". md who was highly regarded bv her mas
.brewdness as " ell as fidelity. "Sha'
a., said be. ",here are three land lonpers'
IL and twa limbs O. Satan, in the shape
messengers, coming over the hills the day ifae
Stirring. 10 take me ava bodily, and 10 clap me
w,,hin The compass O. four s;ane was ana LOT
what think ye?-a peetiful sart O. gusses
gether-deil cripple the soople shanSs' !:
would become me to hae only hobblesHnw W,
sick,ke vcrmin; SO I'll ava up to my ioro d.
Yarmouth and leave you, my bonny woman
10 pie them their kali through the reek HaVins
thus orimfd the old lady, he departed.
The transaction now recorded having oc-
CURED UPWARDS OF half century ago, IL IS
nroner 10 mention that the line OF travelling
between Stirling and Achlyne was OF mos'
ruaped md toilsome description, and on!
nassable by pedestrians The clerk ana MS
legal mvrmidons, therefore. did not reach the
Mace where thew expected their prey Uni IL
was nearly dusk The ancient carllne had oeeh
long on the outlook, and going to meet '"e'n
she invited them into the house In the most
coy,hu and kindly manner go sirs!" quoth she
eve naun be sair foroughen wi your lang
some travel Our Hisiand hills are no TOR
them that hae breeks on, reckon. Sit doom,
lit doom. and pit some meat in, your wames,
far a,weel thew maun be girnln and warming
like kncrs of elders The laird's ava to see
friend. and will be back momently. what
oars We glover at that dattilke gate, SITS:
| There is what ye're wantin' in that mnckie
kist, in bonny yellow gowd, fairly coun'e" oy
his honor thi blessed mornin VIVA wou!o
ha thoot We wad haze beeu sac Lonesome w
coming up here; chelds like you that are weel
ken, to be greedy gleds after the siier. bu.
bide We ill the laird comes In, and ye WIN Se'
what We want" So saying she spread before
them plen iful store Of mountain de!ica'les
no, forgetting kippered salmon and braxy ham
fare congenial to hungry stomachs. Nor, II
NAV be opired, was he guide glenllvet spared
nm this OCCASION The clerk and his legal un-
ders,raDpers, delighted with the intelligence
that ,h' ca>h was forthcoming, (for the direc
tors of the bank were unwilling to take the
chief captive if it could possibly be avoided,
threw themselves ooth and ma upon n wei
come eatat,les. which vanished before them
wi h CELEBRITY t.uiy surp ising. Buti was
tn, specia al obiect Of cunning >hannet that they
should do ample Justice To her.glen'ivet Like
Calibar. they deemed the liquor not earthly;
and so zealous were they in paying their s.
prcts 10 the greybeard, that they were speedily
in a ,erv unfit state to retread their steps 10
Sitting. No word of the laird vet. S'elns
they had got 20 the precise pitch she wanted
saws Shanet. "Dr,l tax me gin ken what
come over the laird; nae loot hr maun be up
al the Verbs, and We Gamma "xpcc' he can leave
Inc sompaay o SICK sta.d io.kz ON ihe ike s,, o
I hand ell il the mornin' ill b. sonsie break.
fast and weel counted siller."
There was no alternative, and being more
over. hardly able to stand, the proposal was Far
from disagrerable. The clerk, in resprc, Of hi,
gcn,ility, was bestowed in all apartment by him.
self; the messengers were put in another con.
tanning single bed for their accommodation.
One Of the later WORTHLESS, feeling towards the
morning. his en'rails scorched with that intol
cradle heat const qnent on mighty over night
potations, got up in quest Of some friendly Ii
quid 20 aid h'm in his search he opened the
window shut,er-When the first object which
saiulsd his astonishrd organ of vision almos,
petrrhrd hin into srone. The sight was indeed
rather alarming-a human figure dangling in
the winds of heaven from branch Of ancient
oak III the f. n of the house
| As soln IS ne Wrerchrd terrier Of the law had
recovere' what IL sense I've possessed, he
made sa,n o. sag to the b d,ide, and rous-
! ed MS h.pt. {. .. } E'dtlon, VINO Wnen ne De-
| reid the n0rr'a ..,-# Gle, vas assaulted with The
most dreadful a- .., Of terror and cons erna.
/ ton. To add l. m,s-rirs, the door was
| licked. Bells ,a,rt -'. none in the Highlands
in those day; but ys'amprd and kicked on
! IN. floor wi'h drra fnl e".rgy md GLAMOUR
After krepiag he poor d, Wis ~ a stale Of ter
ror inr space OF time " hi' apueared o them
an eternity, he old woman uuIoC KID the door,
and prosecuted vtsage in which were express.
d all the unieG horrors Of oountenance attri-
bur d 10 the internal furi,s "Wha,. tx foul
f. nd, gare W max sac din for?" shouted the
fearful beltiam Quaking every limb, the on.
" words thei. lips could give ut'erance to, were
/" What's that on the lree?" What's that on
the tree!' cried the carine, in Gismally hol.
low and elritoh tone OF voice; it's bit clerk
body frae the hank o. Stirling, thai cam here
last night TO deave the lalrh for siller, we've
,Ae" and hangit him, OUR elf"
The effect Of this appalling disclosure was
electrfying. Fear added Wings to their speed,
and the terrified brace of messengers never
looked behind them for the first ten miles OIL
their road IN Stirlino