The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-10-13

circumstance, no doubt, explained the /
last words of Argyle, which wero des
tined TO be the means of one day bring F.
ing his enemy TO the arms of this same
cruel maiden, whom he himself had en-
braccd with so much lcrvor. And now
the recollection of that last bloody scene
was, doubtless, heavy on the heart of
Hamilton as hc rode down the mountain
path which led TO Inverary Castle, and
the little village that lay at its foot It
was @ cold and gloomy winter night; the
darkness was intense, and the wild north
wind went shricking and howiug
through the pass, as If 10 bore upon it's
wings the souls of those who had exc
pired i'm some great agony, while the
dark Scotch frs stood mp like spcctres
among the bleak gray rocks. Truly 10
was an evening on which the stoutest
heart might gladly seek a shelter, and
Hamilton was fain, though soroly
against his will, to rest for the night in
the domain Of his enemies This bad
been no part Of his intention when he
set out on his Journeys he had then
been accompanied by two Of his retain.
ers, and he designed to have passed at q
little distance from Luvcrary early In
tho day, and to have lodged for the
night i'm a castle 40 some distance, and
| belonging to q kinsman Of his own; but
|unhappilyt that morning one Of his
guides had been thrown from his horse,
and injured so severely that his life was
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in conveying the wounded man to a
|rcsting-place; and Hamilton, whose
mission admitted of no delay, was
obliged to leave him in charge of his
comradc, and push on his road, although
the short December day was already
| |closing in when he started again.
He rode on as rapidly as he could,
but the darkness soon became so inn
pcnotrablo that he repeatedly lost his
way; and when, at last, the lights of In
yerary cleaned through the driving mist
and rain, he felt that it had become a
matter Of necessity that he should rest
there for the night, as his jaded horse
was stumbling at every step, from sheer
fatigue.
In these turbulent times, when every
man hand was against ms fellow, there
would nave peen considerable FISK In
hamilton VenturIng INTO lnVerary, ana
Especially this particular Hamilton, had
ne Oeon known; out Nenelm trusted Iha'
inc GarAnesS OIL inc nlght would pre-
vent ms DelnS seen by any but the land
ioru OI inc INN "here ne meant TO sleep
TO "nom nc was PcrSoni&Iy unknown,
anu VINO WouIu noO DC IIAoIy 10 SusPGc'
'haU SoHIary noISoman, unattended by
j single retainer cou'u pear SO proud
name o..
III I"Ia SIPPoSS'I,loh ne was proved 10
nave JuuSeu flShtIy' NCneim roIe un-
MOI moiesleu ana unoDSeIVeu ., through inc
tVuo IT""' Ouc S''toCS OI Wn'cn were III
locO Almost ucSe['Cu' as ,ne temPe5lu'
GUS "eoOHeI u"u uII'on all Ine IunaOIJ-
anus lnIo ',c'c nouSeS' anu ne saw '0
nus SIcaO S"''sI"c1lo"' '"aO even y, O'o uoo,
CI Ino Inn was smut" SuUIcIenO PROOF
lu"O no UcS'S were cNPGc'eT aC Uu'
A5SJ ~ GIt 1t'"'a ~ yl''O ,'5"O' 'o ANU
Ioiu, Caul PDeII' oI course ana az
ScuIuy =" 'co' as ono 'CuIu WIS" 10 see
u'lnso'l c"'"o ~ 'ne uooL 10 "oIcou'l
,he stranger ana ana a'Ier 'cnulng ms uroO
morse 10 'no S'"D.o' ne uSneICu MIN I",'
.uo nuSc STONE A'UCne"' DIICHy IeuIa'N
I1Is ''oO nc musS Oo co"'C"V Win sue. =.
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loru' lot lnaI ne niue eAPec'eU any NlSl
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OH ms urlPPcng nlanuo' ana uIse9cum
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ne sat uO%h on Iho oaNGh seUIle oPPoSll'
'ue nuSo IRE PlGco, "hlIo Ooln PDoIi wen
ouG 10 sec U.aU inc morse was alleuueu 10
Leu 10 himself hone'ul OeS"u 10 ioV'
arounu mum; ana ne was much SLrucN SUI Dl
inc scene "H1Cu presented lISolI "lVuIl
V"o L0T"' cT INC uuso I'eP'uco' NH'Jl
was nllGu up Win "oou' scuU u OIIS"
ana !uGuy S'o" U'e' INC who're room
ana Hsu'ou up VIII" pr'l''1nU E."'o '"'
uSuIe oI Young woman VINO s"V a' ont
corner oI 'Ic ample ho"IVn' anu "n' WI
was 'no OI'y OO"G! ocGuP"TI g,I ol l"'
aPa'O'ucuO OoS'uoS H''Hse.i' "o'o W."
someOu.u3 very Peou!I%' III Uuo appear
ance oI inns s'!, "ulcn Il'o'cu ~ Lialll'
ton 5 gaze i" SP'Io oI himself one Sa
PoF!Gcuy moO'ou'oSs} excepting lor !"' III,
IpPlu movement l5Il Vi "er unseI9' "H'C'
sue was GmP'Ol 'us ~ NI'''I"s} no' p'",'
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