The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-08-29

boy should accompany the men. He took affeconate
leave Of his PARENTS brother and sisters and length
welcomed to the embrace of his expecting relations
Here new life opened to him. The pure mountain air
had excellent effect his constitution, and hghlander's
occupations became his delight He conformed with pleasure
to the language and of the country which
he now taught to consider his own and became the
darling of his uncle and the idol of the clan Upon his en-
terng his twelfth year resolved rebaptze him the
Kirk OF Scotland and dropping the of Warrington be
known future by that of Douglass Mac RonaA and as the
only chief OF the can The spirit of the boy gowed
emulate the rising fame of Wallace and he longed for the
period TO arrive when he could lead his faithful followers TO
assist IN placing Bruce the throne of Scotland The day
on which the ceremony to be performed fair xu
ous one in Autumn and the pumed bonnet of the youthful
chean waved its light feathers DER the laughing brow the
happy Douglass, he entered the venerable pile whcn
the tall aged figure of the minister met his vew kind of
reverenal pervaded his frame and he Joined with solemn
eryor all the pous exercises Of the kirk When the cerc
mony Of his baptism accomplished he literally borne
in the Of the devoted clan Ronald, and the evening of
that day entirely given up mermen and the shrl
pbroch esounded from hill to bill The honest highandes
reoced the hour which gave them chieftan whose
early life the promise Of every future virtue In the 18th
year of his happy existence he lost his amabe uncle Eaco
Douglass who left him rich Inheritance aud some excellent
advice, aud his towering FORM in silent dignity supported
the lettering steps Of his feeble and weeping mt as they
pensvey wound down the steep path which led from the
church yard to the public read the aeconae hearts of the
silent and respectful clam with every individual of the neigh
borhood deeply sympathzed with the afflicted relatives of the
deceased laird
When Douglass Mac Ronald had arrived at mans estate
he acknowledged by all the flower of Scottish youth
and the avowed pride of his doatng relative His figure was
tall and commanding his complexion formed in the open air.
and secured by exercise gowed with the unrvaed bloom of
heah his dark hazel eye beamed with intelligence and his
close auburn locks projected many careless nget from be-
meath the graceful highland bonnet onamented with sable
plume His manly form half enveloped in the rich plaid
manufacture of clan Ronald and when joined the
spghy highland reel the buoyancy of his step was initiated
vain BY those whom had denied his graces per-
son: and old Martin Mac Ronald, after gaiy fourshing
merry Highland ill., would shake his lyart haets'' and say
&c Och but the young laird is bonny chie.''
An event occurred about this time that created small
sensation in the calm bosom of the highlands This was the
long expected visit Squire Warrington and his family to the
Hall of the Ronads They met about mile from the
mansion by young chean and his afeconate hab-
tied in their national and forming spectacle truly
and quite the inhabitants of English Ches-
shire The brilliant sunbeams played the gracefully wav-
ing plume and varied dye the bright pads they descend
ed the steep mountain and amongst many fine figures
was difficult at distance distinguish the young lard from
his noble followers when they and the lofty
graceful step the blooming chefan approached the heart
Of the mother throbbed with uncomfortable emotions and in
few she found herself supported in the manly
her beloved Ills younger accompanied her
and with understandable sensations that she
ceived the embrace of the elegant highlander who she
could with difficulty persuade herself was indeed her bro