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

blood of Irvine Mac Ronald made point of duty be
present and give hearty and highland welcome the pa
of their beloved chief The good old of Douglass
could only weep with loy for speech first denied her.
but at length the noisy part of the company retired and
the day gded by and settled happiness Each had
much to hear and communicate, and Douglass learned that
his eldest brother knghed and would future bear the
title of Sir William Warrington, and had place court.
His sister Elizabeth married wealthy farmer in the
neghborhood and surrounded by large and promising
family And he begged his beloved parents leave their
beautiful but delicate Lucy to breathe the pure mountain air
for rev years, when he promised return her them much
healthier not happier After persuasion they agreed
TO his anxious wish, and after tayng about eight weeks in
the hotabe highlands they journeyed home TO their pretty
and highly cultivated farm in Cheshire thankful that Prov
dence had we'll provided for their excellent children The
pretty English girl became the egnng belle of the neigh
bohood The modest delcacy which enshrouded her,
the mild sweetness of her joined to the absolute
wchery of her dmpled smile, created many
breast and observed by of the wise old
that the kirk fequened by the young of the
neghborng country since the arrival of the beautiful English
asse There who sought every opportunity of lift
ing her on her horse, after but who promptly retired
ON the appearance of her brother This young Mac
Gegor Mac Donald descendant of that to whom the
clan Ronald in perpetual hostility He had the En-
glsh beauty wish to an intimate friend and her charms
made mpressn his mind oblerated She
too than interested in the noble looking chief and
her bonny smile encouraged his attentions before she
all acquainted with the feuds of the rival hghanders
But too she sorrowfuly initiated into it, fair
curing few miles from their DWELLING a small village
Lucy expressed wish to be present where
of the Scottish character would developed her ever
attentive brother attended her. At BOOTH little separated
from the est old blind highlander who played on the
bagppes with exquisite skill and sang with wild but SIMPLE
melody many of the national ballads of his country
collected and he dwe the heroic of many bu
red chiettan and the dazzling beauty o. mony lady "
Lucy and her brother attracted within the cclng ring
and STOPPING to listen attentivey to the Gaelic,
erald brooch fell from her BOSOM 1t could be found
Just Douglass had conducted his sister the little pre-
vous to their return home, dragged into the pub
lie and loudly accused of theft The said nothing
in his defence but bore the that prousey
bale arrived and demanded that the accused should have
fair hearing The who had been active in bring
ing the villain to justice, exclaimed, he is Mac Greaor
and will e we'll stea' This to be borne: he
his brawny and eeled his opponent to the ground
spread and numbers of that prosecuted
clan Immediately appeared to become partners the quarrel
Of their clansman. In the midst of the camo young Mac
Donald arrived and with word queled uproarand then
inquired of the bae the of this apprehension of one
Of his faithful and honest followers loud shout from
he whole ensued and exclaimed, "aye hns the
suppressed whisper added Och, he's true Mac Greg
yor." The balie insisted silence and the who
lad brought in the supposed thief related that he had
hat vile kerne ft' emerald brooch from the common
the solitary BOOTH and carefully conceal beneath his