Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-17

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Weep. o Love. the day- jhat ht.
Vow while can feel thy breath
Then may remember il
Sad and Oh and near my death
Kiss me- love for who kuowe,h
What tlug cHncth after lcaths
From Once WecA.
THE BEST MAN WINS HER"
Hid away in the loyclicst part Of Perth
shire, nesting among the often-sung B7es
of Balquhdder, lic, Loeb Noel. upon the
shores Of which Bob Roy lived and died and
where. in the quiet lonely kirkyard rests
.'Clan Alpin's omen and her aid There
are M'Gregors still iu the clachanof Balquid-
der M'Gregors who speak with Eistening
eye and heightened color Of the chief and
amongst whom 10 tales are 80 popular as
those which treat Of the wild days when the
clan with the d" name nameltss by day was
at once the terror and protection of the c0un-
trv. Every child knows the story Of the
Ieud- between the M'Iarens and the NJ Gre
gors and how the stewarts of Appin, coming
10 help their kinsman. were met by the
clarslncn at the clachan, where Bob Boy
CHALLENGED any one If Amin 10 single com
hat earer. Tx even such personal hazard
to ovart tIe h6rI,rs of q hattie. They will
tclI ron t,o b.,. tb, .,reat Duke of AtboI
ovLeps-e3 H. rim. and ,atiepro in rrving
=, c,-.L roL Roy- ami rbs story Of tb,
funeral v-banT9dr ClenfaIl5.b. tbinking her
brother was .lain. srranc uron the Duke.
and dra,pin, him from his horse. gave him
sucb q taste of the tenderness, of the MGre-
..ars tbat he t,,L tiUal- warning and retired
ie,vin,, p,f r., hurry h,, ,...her In peacc and
,riet
So.,.. ts,, ,...,-. e.,. q l...ralrn- nr B,L
por.s Hole, Nfcg;rer.r ,y,. thc beqi-y of
R,loubiI3c- U,l.n yrs. q flir blue-cred
',rlJer lossi. wifi, ,,h1,, If. had leon one,
In, l,,,.b and ?, ,,l-,r, -b. world seemed
=, - nai-bo- fr.,,,,- uar. ,louls Her fltb-
IT,, Me-. ,..sg., r.r,,,.., and ,reU
l;...-.+;-,, l;s s., l.l,..3 hin, IN,
.L.l;us ,,,l H., Nos , til7 bopd +, tho
- -. ala >. ~, ,,,i,- ..,res lr,n,
l..-.,'..to-,- .b,,,llo,s
Tl,sir .,tt,,,s stood ,yyay from the claclau.
,,o,. tl,e f,,,t orNieol-rnacL lovely little
-te,dinr 1t was too. with hieh grev rocks ON
one side. ON thcothcr an oak and birch wood
among the branches Of which the soft sum
uer hraezcs. when they had kissed the lake
into a riuple Of delight. w0nli sigh. and
whisper their pleasant s1n-s 1l brighter and
warmer lands.
Tam's cottage had served the wants of
many a generation of VI Gregors. here little
and there n little being added. a- the owners
family increased or his fortunes rrospered.
The hatch WAS matted together Lv flourish
M, rroyytb of yariou. pIants. wildAowers and
b6usaleek rred9minatin, Rose, and honey
.ackle Aourishcd in the narrow border. and
,.Ipstering around the window, met cav and
,fri,ipg 9,er,uirrns- vatiye ufferiu-s from the
.,,rlsner NJ Glen buckie. who was one of
IT, I'M ,.Ir,irers Helen boir- fancy
f-o, i'c.,.,lr yy,. wont IN make, , iole abo1t
laro. and not corino for either fairs or gatb-
lr;no,s csc,r.ad rnneb of the o,s-in which nj
t,cbes 70 oiIar cirls Yet ouietlv rs the
5;,.Ie maiden Iive5 She could no more avoid
- tlor .,n the ,.oIe- hide AWAY her
t-,,s,,ras from tl,, bee. .. Love will yent7Irc
in ,ybsr he do,.no yreel be seen. and accord
;D,lv Fllcn's loycr. were neither few nor
slact II, -,,olinc, their yrav 10 the farm. while
much N the Urls discomfort. her mother
t,ol, rr;5e to herself in countinc the ,talyarr.
,roII IA, iods who ,rould take q rlace bv
tbe NIL nooI- and while TALKING to the far
,,or of oros vol and markets. yvonld hone
- .,+cb q straw, Glance kinder than usudl
e-ora HI, Nh bo,re,e, won't an with her
;,-,-,r,, n. ;r M, e.s ,,-,-, sesl-ino bers and
- ,,-o., ~, src6 q, tI,i,,,,s lo,C ~ vrooinr,
la 1,,,I+I.sg7 7+I,o,,,,l+ ,-;tb TToI
- rII;a+ +i,a+ ..,,l,,rIir,. n RI s+iol- ,,,
II IL, e., :; ,,- 1,,t ,,,. ,,,l Nv.
so,ne vrorl-
0,,o ,,,a,, ,.,,,, ofreper than tho r.s+ s.,
f., +l,a. :, ,,,. ,,.l,;s,sd ,I,,t ,Iot NJ,
and Dnr,,,,, ,,c,,, ,,,i-tinc. ,,,r. All Dnnco,,
attemrt f., den,- What he wished in his in,n,st
beort was tr7,c lie had loved Helen lam,
and had only W., ted for a farm IN enter +6e
I;.ts orenly Now he had n f,,r, o,,d n H.
-, bonsc n take n vito - he tba,,,t+
tLe r;-,bt time had come and soon SIN,
Iala3 .l,' - ,riII rI,tl F,+I,aro,l -
ar Le ,ras co,tont n ,roit ,eticntiy nnt;I
- -. Ia. H., TIol.,,- bo,,+ ,,,,,l5
-, ~, 80 I;s I,,-o ,,,oot ~ rc,yarl And
,~R - - ,,-, I.,,,s, 49,
~; - h.. ,,,,,,.;,,,,J q,
iilI o',f,' t;sC+;- ;l,1 :, G.o,i ap-,, lis as
soi1 VI .ii';'''.5-- e., ?ta,.o tio t;r,o
,lI, u ii1', ''iiI ~. HI
,5 ~ - - ii. ,t ea ID
-, ~ sr,7.-. I'm - ,''''-'
iiil Tho bcra. ,.,,,- 81 .,ll,5 trol
-, iN ". -.Ii ,'.;.
mi, concyaI intorat "a tI lIl, -
r D9nean was one af ~ tLe bandsamcst a5j
.+a,diast of voung men ,n,-a tl,a,, tbat al
what TeTbns went rbe, s.o 1',,, H. tb ,is ,i.
0nnl,5 yr9s the cban~;ln VII me.
,d hammer rbrower. and twire had bc i,,,.s rs,
RED otT nrizes from the Braemar Gatber,rc
Drnaon-s courtinr had made no furtber IN,
,,rcssion ,,non Helen when the Catherine If
iS5--drcw on. Al the world went 10 Brac-
mar that vear and Duncan. much to his own
snrprise and the INDIGNATION of the Balouhid-
Jer ,,co,,le ,ros b,oteI, bo+b In wrestling and
,broyrirlc, I n ,,.,y-c1,,er 3, ,,.,no, man who.
L,- bis sS7,,:r;,r -+,.le or IT, and manner of
.;,.e,b vs. ,yid.;,tl,, f,, n lifisIa,7t I,rt of
rbe co,ntr, ;r,,ot ir5soJ ,c ~ J,a;,rcn, rarl,
IN lif. ~ ti,t of Tho - ,.,,,,,, II;,,Liaader
and ,rbor s,ardin.- bo, o,,I 80,
- Ia, c;i,, b, = H.. ~.
u -. III. II7 0ciliIoi I,
~ ''o,ii7 ii'.'" , va, NJ l'uueh ieIore the
gla noes Oi tle Eie'or, VINO, en- IN hand IN
trod, 'eed hiniSeI 70 lam NJ Ures9r as the son
Of his Ad lrlenu, Nell Lesley ana saying that
he had ONE to the Ga'heIlng ., on his way to
BalquhidL CT; ne li!ler l''i9S told nm OF
of the sheep earning 'lieLsi .ilu now, lol auia