The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-10-17
A Thrilling Incident.

Nh o'OihiN hlSht VI IeOIudIy, lIfO,
a young lady whom we shall call Miss
Scott, sat by her dressing. room fire, in an
old castle in Perthshre, Scotland. She
lad been occupied all day tending her
cousin. Miss Hay was i'll of fever; and
now, ere retiring TO rest, she thought of
the contest in which mauy Of her relatives
were engaged. The army of Prince
Charles having retreated to the High
lands, several dctachmeuts Of her kings
troops we've on the march COR that cam
paIgn, which ended III lie battle Of CuI.
loden.
Amidst the roar of the storm, Miss
Scott iancied she heard the bell Of the
castle ring, aud presently a ser> ant ap
peared, saving that ru officer regues-
,cd 10 see her alone. On descend
ing To tn" dinning room. she found her
cousin, Captain Hay, WHO eagerly asked
tor his sister. When he found thar she
was too i'll TO be dlsluI bed, he said that
in vduIt below the castle, unknown ex
cept to his parents and himself, were con,
ceaied the family plate, aud some papers
which It WAS of the utmost Importance
he should now possess. As h" had cnIv
obtained from his commanding officer
leave To ga!lop before his troop, he L:,d
not time 10 select the papers, bu, he NouId
open the trap door, aud Mss Scot, mu,t
90 alone the next night to take them ont.
and he would send a trus,y messenger t"
receive them. He took shove, from
the hearth and "a small dark lantern.
Miss Scott followed HIM INTO the lower
story Of tie castle. through chamber, aud
ioug, dark passages. A. length they
reached "a small vau.,cd apartment, the
only iumi,uI" e which WAS y stroug
corner Of the room. lu front Of lin, Cap
tain Hay scrnped away the sand, ana
Miss Scott saw the ring OF An iron trap,
door. By united suen.ua tkcy raised 1t.
and descending stair, they reached tie
lowest vault where the chest stood Cap
:n'n Hay gave his cousin list Of the rr
q"rcd papers. aui ia key of the cEc>;
ih"m hc left tie trap door SO aS she coulG
RAISE II without assistance.
Next ri.ht, when al had rc'rcd lo
rest. Mss Scott look small lamp. nuI
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