The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-10-13
3 GgrjljjNg StOrn.
From Baekwood's Magazine.
THE LAST VICTIM
OH THE SCOTTISH MAIDEN.

Or IIE SCOTTISH MAIDEN.
A Scottish maidcul What pleasant
vision do these words call up. Who
that has ever kept his twelfth of August
on the northern moors, could fail to be
reminded by them Of some bright-cycd
Highland lassic whom he has mot at
early dawn of day crossing the noun
tain stream barefoot, with her plaid
thrown over her fair hair, and her clear
voice singing out an old sweet ballad
.of her native land; or haply, if he has
an enirce to the homes Of the Scottish
aristocracy, they will bring before him
some yet fairer picture of a pure pale
face, where eyes Of a blue, tender as
the morning sky, spoke Of a noble and
truthful sOulwithin; and he has learnt to
love the race that once had such deadly
feuds with his Sazan ancestry, bocaus C
of tho 'glamours' cast around him by
the golden-haircd daughters Of the land.
But very different is the real picture
Of that Scottish maiden Of whom we arc
about to speak; nor was she any vision
| QfNtbc fancy, but a terrible reality,
WHOM all men knew and feared through
out broad Scotland, two hundred years
| ago. A dark and stern lady was she
truly, and one who brookcd no rivals
! for those whom she had once embraced
were never clasped to mortal heart again;
and the lovers whom she pillowed on
her bosom slept a sleep that knew no
waking Few there were, even of the
bravcst, who did not shuddcr somewhat
as they saw her keeping her unchang-
ing watch through storm and sunshine,
beneath the shadow of old St. Giles,
the principal church Of the Northern
capital; and oftcntimcs, when they saw
how the ground beneath her feet was
stained with blood they muttored ours
es on the "loathly maiden" that had
done to death so many a gallant Scot
Yet to some this gallant lady (Which
was none other than the public guillo-
tine) appeared to have attractions, such
as many a bfight-oyed damsel would
have euvicd; for it is recorded of the
noble Marquis Argyle, the last who had
0io" J." ''ol 0'.' '"oo ""0" T"I SUI
steps, and exclaimed as he laid his head
upon the block "This is the sweetest
maiden 1 have ever kissed This saying
| of his was often cited, and the world
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cIeuGq MN on ~. Ouo OlocA, n"u DecR IN
me I"o Gouu'eSG cuelu''S' anu Iy
pccul5a[ cualh oI clrcGu'sv""Gos' ""lGu lI
we Snol! no" proceed TO detail vac
ucqtn ol Ouo c"uScu tn"O VI tIo oINol
LII was aDouC d non'u aI'eI Jllo III oAoou'
Voh OF Ihe marquis Iha1 lIaH,'Ion'
whose race so closo'y a'''ou 10 Vno sing
oil 9coIlanu, was even P'ouuGI Iuan AT.
EYE s. Iouuu nIlnseu comPCuGu' Dy Pc.
iuCal business TO pass ulsnC IN tho
niue town oil LnVofaIy' GlosG 70 "hlcu
sloou 'ho u'@g llIcIu1 c"SI'c oI inc sam
name |n.cn Hau DccH 'uo heritage Vi
ms aeau rival ., .,
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tnS' Geau'liul spot w'lh greater lIl-"l "
than heneIm homiI'on, nc was young
man OF PocuHaLiy nory a"u I'M PCOu. c'D-
Gus uisPoSiIT}n, Oh %nJm ON II was, was o@L'oL @
said thaJ ms love ana ms hal'eu were
ahko TO DC ureauou' SO so aIuInO anu pas
slonate was ne IN glInGI3 ., nc was 5r 'n'
second son Oh thaG noDlo I9mlIy oi nam
i,Ions' OeI%eon "uou' ,il onI cy ..9 "a Aisy ~. U
Vhero nau Dool' " uSooly Sy lIuu .. ~. ma " ,
generations past Eo,JI' however .!-l MAJ
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