, 1864-05-07

Berwick and the Border barons, the dam
dixie Of the Newmilne, and against which the
Lord Hume, as well as himself and many
OF the ne ghborlng knights and lairds, had
vowed destruction. Athongbt flashed across
S mind and his eye spai ked in the moon.
beam as brightly as did the Captains sword,
which he sill held IN his hand.
Il have hit i'll hesgied, US he clapped
his hand on his Limb, ana the sound echoed
back from the M l.-w4ilsl' q" For spearlng u
salmon or Southron. dissolying that old
foolish tenure between proprietor and his
cattle, or cutting the tie Of forced duty be-
lw, en- rich old Mayor and his daughter,
where shall the bastard # Hume be equalled
on the Borders? My fair Bell, thou wvuidst
spring with the ,la ticity Of this lent blade,
and dance like these mOonbeams in the
Tweed ( thou vert in the knowledge Uf
this thought taat now ckles the wIld fancy
of thy lover. whom thou equrlest in all hat
beloug,st to the gay heart and the bound
ing spirit
Occu led with these thoughts, Patrick
went home to the castle of the Humes, aud
next morning he bent his way to Foulden,
where h. sodght Lord Ross bailie, james
Sinclair, man who had very hearty spite
against the obstruction to tho passage Of the
Tweed salmon. With him he communed
for considerable the and thereafter he
proceeded To Iaxt,n and to others Of the
.eut emen in The vicinity. The subject Of
these interviews will perhaps lest be cx.
planned by the following pacard, which ap-
peared in various p.r;s Of Berwick two days
thereafter -
"On Friday last the tenant Of Newmilnc,
belong ng to the tUun Of Baricke, gave in.
formation to our honorable Mayor, who has
communicated the same to our gallant Gov
ernor Captain Wall, ce that the Lord Hume
aud other the Scot b gentlemen. our neigh
bors do. on Monday next intend to be at
the n, N,wmilne afor 81 d by ten Of the clock
of the mo nge: and that they had sum-
moned their tenants to be then and there
present, alsoe, to assist in the breaking downe
aud dcmolishing the dam Of the said New
milne; and that the Lord Ross his bailifle
Of fou!den bad gwen out in speeches that
he was desired to summon the said Lord
Ross. his tenants aud il hab tants Of FOuldtn
'barony. tO he then aud there aiding aud as
sisting them, alsoc. for better efFccting the
same: Whercupon il is necessary that. at
ringing Of belle. our tOunsmen. headed
BY our Mayor, and directed by the warlikc
.nius of Captain Wallace. should proceed
70 the raid Newm Inc. and give battle in
defence ,f the said dixie. which is indispen-
sable to the ex stence Of the toun's property.
God save the Mayor"
The effect produced by this procl nation
was raj id aud stirring. The English, at
tLa' p riod, had contrivtd to raise strung
piejudice an the minGs of the erwick bur-
ghers against the BO der Scots; und the
intellige &C that the iar ngrob ers intended
to demolish their property inflamed them
te the high Point of resolution TO fight un.
der their yalorots Captain while one ston.
Of the dixie remained on affoiher, and one
drop OF blood was lcf. in their bodies.
Hume who had greater part in the occa-
son Of these prera at ons than lad been
made appa ent, ct secret intelligence Of all
that was 20 ng on within the town; but
none OF his V g Is at the loophule were re-
wardcd with sight Of his spirited isabel,
who lie uudersto, d, had been confined in
her fathers house since the night on which
she had leen discovered upon the wall.
Meanwhile the pr. paratons for the offence
Of the : wn's property proceeded; and, on
the Monday morn ng, bell, whose loud
tongue spoke wars s alarums," sounded over
town and walls, spread ny fear among the
timid. and rousing in the noble breasts Of
the yaiorous proud and swelling resolutions
to give battle 10 the Border robbers, in the
style Of thtir ancestors. Ever since the
first announcement. they bad been drilled
by the Captain whose loud command Of
voice, proud bearing beet back (bent in
selfdtfencc against The counterpoise Of his
stOmach) and martial strut, flled them with
great awe Of his power, aud eat confidence
n his abilities. Many hundred people, ION
horse and f1ote. 1--WE use the language Of our
old chronicle) were gathered together, con-
siderablyar med 'th sworlDs, pistolles. fire.
locks blunderbushes. f.,lingIaeeos. bowes,
and arrCwes Of the tyne Of the first Ed
ward, and uther powerful ammunition ft
to resist the ryot Of the Scotch and away
they marched to the newe min With Mr..
Mayor and the Governor. "a verfie terrible
man Of Maf-to be married the norn to the
Mayors dcch'er Isabel, if h6 come back
with lyffe) aud the g ants &ih their hal
berts and constables with their slaves, going
befre them"
This extraordinary cavaicade was seen
pass ng along the ROAD by Patrick Hume,
who had, with his Companions. retired be-
hind some b,u hwood, the better to enjoy
the sight The warriors passed on, and
every ow and then the loud voice Of the
captaia was heard commanding and exhOrt-
ing his troops to keep up their courage for
the com ng strife. When the last file was
d'sappearing, Hume and his competitions
made the " ,ods resound with a loud latigh,
and starting up, and crying. : For Berwick,
no" they hurried away in the direction Of
the town, which the Governor. in his anxiety
to form large assemblage, had left without
guard. Meanwhile the burgher army
pushed on to Newmilne and they pitched
their camp aud continued about three or
four hDurs +" ci the banks and about the
milne; still there was nae 81 pearaEce Of the
Scotch coming to fecht with them" For
q long time the captain was solemn and
uuief. hiif whan II n.,f,e red that the Seufs