The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-02-03

At the instruction Of their master, each Of
the .gillies," after putting his charge care
fully to bed, removed the clothes which be
had taken of, and left in their place a small
rag of a kilt The clothes were taken TO the
McNab, who, with the assistance Of Duncan,
his confidential "gillie,n proceeded to stuff
the habiliments III ths unconscious Archie
with straw, forming perfect dummy Of that
extensive funetiollary himself The neck OF
this they adorned with rope, and, taking it
out, hung 1t from one Of the lower branches
OF the oak tree, which stood in front Of the
two bailiffs' bedroom windows
He then wrote few lines on two slips OF
paper, and, directing Us servant TO leave one
In the room of each Of the sleeping bean
ties" retired to rest, resolving, however, TO
be up betimes to watch the result of his little
plot
1t was gray light next morning when San
die awoke from his feverish sleep. He was
puzzled to discover where on the surface OF
the wide world he could be, and feeling an
excruciating sense Of thirst looked about his
room for something to drink The water
jug soon caught his eye, and he was STUN
bling towards it when the slip of paper lying
beside it attraced bis attention. He Lifted II
up and read the following ominous warn
ing:-
panion, and reflect that his fate may be
yours" "McNAB."
The precise number of different changes OF
hue which the terrified bailiff7s face under
went while reading the fearful communica-
ton / am afraid TO enumerate, as l fear my
statements would appear almost as much
worthy OF question as batch of temperance
statistics; but his feelings may be imagined,
and the quarter Of the number guessed at, at
the readers discretion.
Tremblingly he approached the window and
looking towards the fatal oak saw there, to
his horror, the corpse of his unfortunate
companion hanging stiff upon the tree.
His mind was not long in being made up
as TO what he should do next. Looking has
tily about the room for his clothes he dis
covered to his dismay that they were gone;
but, necessity knowing no law, he at ones
seized upon the old kilt which had been left
in their place, and, folding it round his trem-
bling limbs, proceeded cautiously and fear
fully downstairs to the back door Of the
house. He reached it in safety, and as soon
as he felt the free air blow about his dennded
extremities set off towards Kenmore at q
pace worthy of Deerfoot.
The McNab had prepared for this, and &C.
cordingly, as soon as Sandie had got fairly
clear Of the house a volley of blank shots and
wild halloes greeted his terrified ears, max
ing him perform variety of pedestrian eyo-
lutions and give utterance to a series OF
unearthly bowls, much to the amusement OF
his tormentors.
This uproar awoke the astonished Archie
Springing to the window to find out its
cause the same spectacle presented Itself to
his vision which SO frightened his legal COM
panion. His feelings soon led him 70 follow
the course adopted by Sandie. Snatching mp
the old kilt he stole downstairs and set on
to Kenmore, amid a wild chorus of boots
and yells and firing of guns, as fast as his
bare legs would carry him. Nor did he slack
his pace till he had arrived at the house of
the Town Clerk, where he arrived just in
time to hear bis almost exhausted companion
finish telling of the untimely and melancholy
end of Archie Thomson.-Adeldide Observer.