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way. | now find that each of my
friends had designs upon me. They
deceived each other; but the younger
has honor and pity" "Remain as YOU
are, said Rob Roy. 81 hope soon to
return with good tidings." The chief
with an air of authority, stalked into a
vault, where two gentlemen were
harshly debating, and three armed men
paced the floor. They all shrunk back
from the terrible apparition. "Shame
to manhood" said Macgregor. "a
lady of high birth insulted! tremble, for
even the demons of darkness are stir.
ring in her cause After pause the
elder knight said, "You at least are
no airy demon, but substantial flesh and
blood, and shall feel this # you do not
instantly take yourself off," He made
push at Rob Roy as he spoke; but
the chief was the most dexterous
swordsman of the age, and soon laid
his adversary at his feet. Calling for
parley, the younger knight was dis
posed to restore the lady; nor did the
mercenary seamen oppose it, being I'M
willing to risk the consequences, when
no further reward from their employer
could be expected. Rob Roy bound
up the wound OF the elder knight, and
by shorter way, he and his lady we're
conveyed to the sea side. In less than
forty hours, the battlements of -
castle were visible. At some distance
from the common landing place, Mac
gregor desired to be put on shore. He
proceeded with rapid steps to the cas-
tie, to inform the chief of his daugh-
theirs safety, and to claim his hosptali-
ty for the wounded knight, for whose
security he had pledged his honor
The younger knight was married to
the lady, and the elder suffered to de-
part unmolested to his own country,
for the chief considered himself bound
in honor and gratitude, to fulfil the
terms promised by Rob Roy. go
The biography of Rob Roy is chief
ly presented to us in the shape of anec-
dotes. OF these a great number are
already recorded in various publca-
tons; which being easily accessible
and in very general circulation, we
shall only select one or two more
which have not had the same advan-
tage of publicity. The paternal inhe-
ritance of Rob Roy extended for some
miles along the eastern border of Loeb
Lomond; but from pecuniary embar-
easements, it fell into the hands of the
Duke of Montrose. During his cattle
transactions, Rob had a partner in
whom he placed the most implicit con-
fidence; but having entrusted this in
divdual with a considerable sum, he
made sudden elopemeat, which SO
deranged Rob's affairs, that he was
under the necessity of selling his lands
to the Duke of Montrose, but condi-
tionally, that they should again revert
to HIMSELF providing he could return
to the duke the sum he had promised
, to pay for them. Moutrose had paid
great part, but not the whole of the
price agreed upon. Some years hav-
ing elapsed, Rob Roy found his fnan-
ces improved, and wishing to get back
his estate offered to restore to the duke
the sum he had advanced. But upon
some equivocal pretence, the duke
would not receive it And from Rob's
dissolute character, an adjudication Of
the lands was easily obtained, which
deprived him of any future claim
Macgregor, however, continued fol
many years to levy the rents of the
alienated lands, through the means o
| his own forces; and on one occasion
when Graham of Killearn, the facto
of his enemy, had received a year,
rent from the tenants, our hero way
laid him while at dinner, and oblige,
him to give them up into his hands
granting a receipt, and told the facto
never to collect the rents Of that coun
try again, which he meant in future Il
do himself; maintaining, that as he hat
been deprived of them unjustly, h
would never submit, while he had al
arm of his own, to the alienation. Oh
this account he was at constant wa
with the Murrays, the Grahams, an
the Drummonds, who then claimed, AM
still inherit, these extensive domains.
The enmity Of Montrose against Ro
Roy was somewhat alleviated by tn,
favor and protection which he foun
with a rival chief whose family ha
formerly prosecuted his race, but wa
, now from motives of popery and pri
, vate faction, inclined to befriend tn
outlawed hero. The Duke Of Argyll
became attached to Rob in the mos
amicable manner, permitted him to as
D sumo the name of Campbell, and wa.
) in short, his avowed patron; so thu
while he was oppressed on the one han
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