The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-21
TALES OF THE BORDERS
BX ALsxAHDEA CAMPBELL.

In the centre Of remote glen or strath
in the West Highlands Of Scotland, standl
the lold mansion-house Of the family of Dun
tru4kin. At the time Of the rebellion Of
1856, this house was the residence o
EVAN Cameron, Esq., a gentleman Of Gun.
siderable landed property and extensive in,
fu9 once in the country: -:r. Cameron was
at chat period Of our story, a widOwer With
an only child. This child was Grace Game
ron, a 6ne, blooming girl Of nineteen, with
a bosOm filed with all the rcmance and
high-souled sentiment. of her mountain
birsh and education. In the cOmmOtiOns o
tho unhappy tperiOd above alluded to, Mr.
Cameron, although warmly attached to tn
caAse Of the Pretender, took personally NJ
active part but be assisted in its promo
tidn by secret supplies of money, proportion
ed in amount to bis means In the result
of the struggle-which, although be wal
ndt yet aware of it, had already arrived at .
cchsummation on Culloden Muir-neitheI
hd nor bis daughter had anything to fear
fot themselves but this did not BY any
means relieve them from all anxiety on tn
mbmentous occasion. The father had %
fsAr for many dear and intimate friends, and
the daughter for the fate Of . lover, WIZ
were in the ranks Of the rebel army. Thil
lover was Malcolm M'Gregor Of Stroutial
ia warmhearted, high-spirited young man
tae son of neighbOring taoksman, to whom
Erace bad been long attached. and b,
whom she was NEST sincerely and ssnderly
lbved in return. M'Gregof st ths psricl
Held captains commission in The ssrvio
df the Prince, aad had distinguished. him
Aeif by bis brewery il the vansms; aQntnse
FTIm tue royal tfoops TBM hzd 5t6Uffe6 dsf
lng the rebellion.
Having given this brief preliminary
sketch, and advising the RAIDER that th'
precise period at which our tale opens 10 OF
The second day after the battle Of Culloden
AEd the locality a certain little parlor il
!Duntruskiu House, We proceed with on
story. Seated in this little parlOr, ON tb'
day in question, Grace Cameron occasion
.ally employing her needle, but more fire.
iQuently pausing to muse on the absent, I,
reflect on the past, or to anticipate the fu
zture-awaited, with intense anxiety, SOM
intelligence regarding the movements an
fortunes Of the rebel army, with who's
fate she deemed her own connected, sine
! il was shared by one who was dearer to he
than all the earth besides.
Grace did not expect any special CON
( h,
she knew that common fame would 500
bring rumoF Of every occurrence Of col
sequence which should take place at this il
teresting crisis. With this expectation, sh
anxiously watched from her window the ~
proach ofevefy stranger to the house anC
when one appeared, was the 6rss TO NEE
and to question him regarding the event
of the day. At length report reache
her, in which all agreed-for her informer
had differed widely in others-that gres
event had taken place, that sanguinar
battle had been fought but, this admitted
the usual discrepancies and contradiction
followed. Some declared that the Prince
army was defeated, and that q number Of b
leading men bad been killed and take
prisoners others, with equal confidence
asserted that the rebels were victorious, an
that the kings troops were flying in q
directions. Elated and depressed by turr
by these conflicting rumors, Grace awaitet
in dreadful anxiety, some certain INTEL
gence regarding what had taken place.
was while in this state Of mind, and whil
gazing listlesdy, and almost unconsciously
from her little parlor window on the wild
prospect which it commanded, that her ey
was suddenly rivited On one particular spo
This was an abrupt turn in the great roe
leading to Inverness. which passed Duntr
skin House at the distance Of about half
mile, and from which, st this moment, Il
suns rays were suddenly reflected,
bright, brief, and frequent flashes, rs If fro
many surfaces of polished steel. Grace
heart beat violently; for she instantly m
rightly conjectured that the dark bod
which now gradually, but rapidly, came
sight, and from which tbe cOruscatioI
which had first attracted her attentit
amanated, was composed Of armed mer
but whether they were rebels or king
troops, the distance prevented her from a
certaining. In this state of doubt, howeve
she did not long remain. Their rapid q
proach soon showed her that they were
party Of royalist dragons circumstan
which threw her into the utmost terror. N
was this feeling lesssnea BY her Perceivir
them leave the highway, and make direct
for the house. On seeing this, Grace,
the greatest alarm, hastened to seek out b
father, whom she found busily engaged
writing, and utterly unconscious of Z
threatened visit. When informed of 1t,
, cOuntenance became pale, and his whs
frame aeitated /; for he dreaded that bis
cret connection with the rebels bad be
discovered, and that be was now about TO
apprehended and these were also the fes
Of his daughter. Without saying woI
2 however, in reply to wnat had just be
communicated to him, Mr.. Cameron thr
down his pen, started hastily 10 his feet, .
hurried to the window, beneath which,
rapid had been their motions, the troop
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