The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-11-07
TALES OF TINE BORDERS
nv yoD SAcKAr WILSON.
THE FAA's REVENGE.
TALE oP rHB BoRDKR oIPsIRs.
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Until now, poor Andrew Smith had lain
groaning upon the 1oor more than dead than
alive, though not exactly "stone dead 40
be expressed il; and ever, as he heard his
masters angry voice, he groaned the more,
untIl in his agony he doubted his existence.
When, therefore, on the departure OF the
Faas, the laird dragged bim to his feet, and
feeling some pity for his terror, spoke to him
more mildly, Andrew gaEed vscantly around
him, his teeth clustering together, and be
FIRST placed his hands upon his sides, 70 feel
whether he was stih indeed the identical
6esb, blood, and bones Of A drew Smith, or
his disems. died spirit; and being assured
that he was ssll . man, he put down his
band 10 feel for his chronometer, and again
he greaned bitterly-and although he nov
knew he was not dead, be almost wished be
were 30. The otbe- ssrvaGts thought also Of
their money and the. trinkets, which, as
well ss poor Andrew'S cbronometer, ElspetA.
in the hurry in which she was rudely drlpen
from the house, had, by . slip Of memory,
neglected to return 20 their lawful owners.
II 's unnecessary TO dwell upon the Aird's
anger at his domestlcs, or farther 10 describe
Andrews agitation; but may say that the
laird was not wroth against the Fss gang
without reason. They had comni.:sd raw
ages on bis focks-they had carried OF the
choicest Of his oxen-thsy destroyed his
deeI-they plun6ere him Of his pO0ltry-
and they even made free with the gram that
be reared, and which he could spare least of
all But Willie Faa considered every land
ed propriet' as his enemy, and thought il
his duty 70 quarter on them. More over, It
was bis boisterous laugh, rs be pushed round
the tankard, which aroused the laird from
his slumbers, and broke Elspeth's spell. And
the destruction Of the charm, BY the appear
ance Of their master, before she had washed
her hands in Dsrden Lough, caused those
Who had parted with their money and trim.
kets 70 grieve for them the more, aud 10
donbt the promises Of the prophecies, or 10 :
''Take all for gospel that tbs sps<.oR say.'
Many weeks, however, had not passed un-
til the laird sof Clennel found that Elspeth
the gipsy's threat, that be should s'rss Il, %
meant more Than idle words. Hrs catile
sickened and died in their stalls, OF the
choicest of them disappeared; bis favorite
horses were found maimed In the mornings,
wounded and bleeding in the fields; and,
notwithstanding the yigilaDce Of his shep-
herds, the depredstions on bis fiocks aug
mented tenfold. He doubted not but that
Willie Faa and his tribe were the authors Of
all the evils which were besetting him bat
be knew also their power and their match
less craft, which readered it almost impos-
sibIe either to detect or punish them. He
had q favorite steed, which had borne him
i'm boyhood, apd in battle when be served 10
foreign wars, and enc mornipg when be went
into his park, he found. it lying bleeding
upon the ground. Grief and indignation
strove together In. Arousing revenge withip
his bosom. He ordered his sluthhound 10
be brought, and bis dependants to be sum
moned together, aud to bring arms with
them. He had previously observed foot
prints on the ground, And he exclaimed
sNow the fiend take the FAas, they shall
And whose turn il is 70 rue before the ann
gae down." ef 'e ~ sssiss,t-
TIE gong was pealed ON the tuucts Of
Clennel Hall, and the ksmpera wish thsir
poles bounded In every dirsctisn, with the
deetness OF mountain stays, TO- sammou al
capable Of bearing srms TO the presence Of
the laird. The mandate vas readily -obsysd |;
and within two hours thirty ARMED msn ap-
peared IN the park. The slushhound waa
led 70 the footpriat; and after ssollssine it
for many weary mile over moss, moor, snd
mountain, il stood and howlsd, and lasbsd
is lips with Ne tongue, and sEam ran a.
though in prey we're ~ hind, e u apprcach-
ed what might be called . rap n the wildsr-
mesa bstween Keyheugh and Cloysncrag.
Now, In the space between these dssoIate
cfsgs stood some score Of psels,So rather
half hovels. half susamlments7-snd this
primitive city in the Wilderness wus the