The Lincoln County herald., 1869-11-11
CIe3JIlsesC's Corner.


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Far away IN tAs Hishlands Of Scot
land, up among Tie great heath covere'
hills, shepherd had built very littl
cottage. He had . wife and two chill
drss-ess named Nancy, about sigh
ysars old the othev i.tls baby enl,
swo months old. Nancy often tool car
q hsr little bssthsr while her noths
wssa u . village about three miles ava,
- boy tsa aud sugar; bat generally speak
log, the baby went with her. One day
she had 20 much shopping and % MANI
parcels to bring. homo, that she made u
her niad not 70 take him, % shs lifted
shs srsdls into . nice suooy place out.
side The cottage, and, telling Nancy mol
10 lssvs hin Tor single minute, shs sst
Of with hsr basket.
Nancy wss very proud Of being trus.
led with shs care Of her little brother,
and began singing the way she heard
her mother do; 90 baby awoke, and see.
ing Nancy, laughed, and kicked bic fat
lses, until, growing tired, hs went to sleep
sgain. -
Nancy tucked in The little blankets
ovsr his feet, aud, thinking she would
like 70 walk about little, got up, and
began looking about her.
Now the cottage wss, - said, in
very lonely place, and not far Of we're
great clifs, where ravens and eagles
built their nests; and these eagles were
very large and fierce, often carrying of
young lambr, to feed their young ones.
Nancy saw one flying slowly around in
great circles, - they do when looking
out for something to pouucs upon and
carry away. She watched the great
bird for . good while, wondering if it
was going to steal any Of her fathers
lambs; and then, getting tired Of that,
and feeling hungry, she went into the
cottage to get some bread. There she
saw her mothers cap; 90 she put it on.
and began pretending sho was her mother,
getting 90 amused BY her play that
she quite forgot how quickly the time
passed, or that she had left her baby
brother 90 long indeed, I am afraid che
forgot all about him until she heard .
loud scream, and, knowing it to be her
mothers voice, she ran out Of the cot
tsgs quite frightened and astonished.
The drss thing sbe saw was the eagle,
just rising from the cradle, and holding her
poor little brother fast 10 its great claws
and there was her mother rushing up
the hill, screaming to frighten the bird.
OF course Nancy began to scream too
but the eagle did not drop tho baby; he
only rose higher aud higher, wheeling
rousd and round, until, getting very far
up 10 the air, he few straight away in
the direction. of tho cliffs, where his nest
was and where his hungry littly ones
were waiting for their dinner.
The poor mother kept running on,
with her eyes fixed upon the eagle, think.
ing only Of her poor little baby.
Az she was running up the hill she
met . party Of gentlemen shooting, and
they could help her, she told
them what had happened. They were
all very sorry for her, but did not think
they could do anything, until one Of
then said he would try to get at the
nest IL they would got ropes, 90 while
some ran TO tho nearest houses for ropes,
the others went to the top Of the cliffs,
where, looking over, they could sec two
eagles lowering about; aud, - neither
Of them had the baby iu its claws, they
guessed that it was LAID in the nest, and
would, perhaps, be safe.
Still nothing could bs certain. And
whom the ropes arrived, and the young
laird made them tie him firmly to one
and began to creep down the face Of the
cliff, his friends tried hard to prevent
him, telling him he would b sure to be
killed (; but be looked at the poor weep.
ing mother, and thought Of his own dear
mother, who was dead aud then, saying
to himself, almighty God. help me to
save the poor woman's baby" he won't
boldly down, holding on by bits Of grass
or bracken, and resting upon the rope.
At last be reached q ledge, and sat down
to take little rest. The eagles came
sweeping past, screaming angrily at him,
and once or twice nearly strikiug him
with their great strong wings. Look.
ing over the ledge on which he sat, be
sould sna tha a.o1as' nask q 1on0 v.v h.