The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-20
Tne zas. .Da5s OF Rob Roy.

Tr M being taken. About the year iSl9.
when tie ui.e Of MuutT0se seIu.s 10 have
been particu ariy z-aiuus IL his Puisu t, Out
without succ, -, * b. by way ol kcr Cuul-
pgs,d a uu@Ileu4e 10 the Dukc, which aio
circu at Z ameug hIs fields, III oder. he
sa a, they might divert themselves a"-
coura IS " tn 1t when taking tuoir boL'1e.
The challenge Is addressed u the : Liie anu
Mignty Prince, j .tn-s Dake u MUutIosc.'
1t is written Ia a good nAud, and the spell
ing aud grammar are Sucn as would nave /
besn highly Creu!tGU.e u auy Scotch Land |
OF the early pat UI the eighteenth century. |
Rob, h,w vcr, WAS actually once prlsouer |
in the DLAe'S hands. auG ~ great danger Cl
a speedy CJuc.u uSlUu 10 his cancer The story
oil MS capture aIl escape Is told 10y Sli
Waiter SoJtt JO.h in the Introduction to
Rob Roy anG in the novel Itself; aud DIS
Sir Waiter heard 1t from the grandson OF
tle person who assisted Rob 10 escape. Ills
version Is likely t. Ue The iruc one. Ma. ch~
ing through BLquA oder with party vi his
tenants tie Duke suTpl Ised Il 10 10y h!mselt,
acd makIug hlm PTsuucr, cUmmltteL hum
to the charge Of one u his followers, 4 large
ard powerful nAu ca led iu the novel Evan
Briggiaud, although the real name Of this
mau who had the charge OF him was James
Stewart. RJO was mounted benlud this
Luau, aud tasteued by horse glrth, ana the
party marched away with their prize. They
had to cross tnc FUrth at place where the
descent To the river was plecipitIOus and
where only one c9u,d enter the lIyer at a time.
While hudGied together on the baLk, Rob
whispered to the man behind whom he was
placed Oh horseback:
Your father Evan, wadna haze carried an
auid f.ieud to chambIcs ike Il calf Tor a. the
dukes IN CAr.s'er dom"
Evan returned 10 answer, but shrugged
his shoulders as one " hO meant that what
he was doing was none Of his own choice.
And when the MacGresors came down
the SIeu," =" Continued Rob land We see enpt,
iuids aud a bloody hearthstaue and the fire
,,hiug Uut between the rafters o your
house. ye may Oe thinking then, Evan that
were your friend Z b awe, you would hae
had thtt safe which will make your heart
sair to lose"
Evan OF B~iggands again shrugged and
groaueI but remained sieut.
LIS saIr thIug,' continued Rob. that
Evan o Bu2glauds. whom r y MAcGregor
has belped with his hand, sword aud purse,
should mind a gloomy lock from great man
mar than frend's hfe. r.-. ....
Ivan seemed sorey agtated. but
silent. The Dukes voice was now head
from the opposite bAuk- 3 ing over The
prisoner
Evan put his horse in motion. and Just
as X said Never weigh MacG,egor s
blood against broken whang % Ieather,
for th=fe will be another accounting 10 give
for il bdith here and harcdlter.' they dashed
into the water. Many had crossed, some
wo'e III the water, and the rest were pre-
pLr,ns to follow. wheu sudden splash
showed that MacGrcgor's elrqu=uce had
prevailed on Evan to give him a chance OF
escape. The Duke heard the sound and in
stauty guessed It's mcauiug.
Dog !" ne exclaimed 10 f van. as he
laLdsd, where 10 your prisoner ?" and be
tp'e Ivan cOulI faIter ont an apology. he
Grew steel pistol aud struck him down
with blow on the head. "Disperse aud
pursue - lac then cried "a hundred euiueas
for Rob Roy" Bus Rob had escaped
This was not the only time Rob and death
had shook hands. Oace his band dispersed
by party of dragons, were fling thei
pursuerS by running off in different direc
tlOns A well mounted dragon dashet
after X RJb. and struck him a blow on the
head with his broad-sword, which, but 70
the iron plate, which he had in his bonnet
"uuid have killed him. As it was. Rob wa
stunned, aud fell. At this moment Rob-
lieutenant or sergeant appeared with a gul
in his hand.
"Oh, Mlclnaloster,' > cried RIB from til,
grouad, is there uac,hing in her 2" lin tn
gun
Your mother never wrought that night
cap" cried the dragoon, aud was comm!
down with second stroke, when a bal
whstied from M,caUaieister'S qua, aud h
fol shot through the heart. At the ver,
time when Rob was thus d,fyiug the law
tn Duke Of NJ ,ntrose, and the military. h,
seems q Lave en- eraln, q a h ,Ukcrjug a ter
more quiet AMI respectable llfe- The suir;
Of the uIghlaud cearuVch nlver appears t
have bseu 50 strong IN him as to make hin
prefer the bonnet a i the kit to the L ~ laIC
broad-cioth, If only he had been free t,
choose between them. Gladly. now that b.
was getting an old man, W uid he have re
sumed his Old profession Of cattle dealing
but although he addressed a letter TO the au
thorities Offering t. become good suffice
Oi King George, 10 notice was taken Ci it
aud he appears to have me to the couclu
sion that he must die as lie had ved-au
outlaw. Bat Il obs days Of activity aud en-
terprise were over, and for the last ten or
twelve years Of his llle he RETAINED as much
Is possible iram els former habits. During
the frat period of his long life, ana down tt
the time of his abscondiug he had been
Protestant, and, it is said, regular attend
ant at the pa,ish church. Now, however, il
his Old age, beginning to thjLk Of seriou
subjects, he saw fit to give up attendance OF
the Presby yteriaa worship. and became
r man Catholic. lie died, it is said, yer
Old man, about the year 1898. When
was on his death~bsd, one of his enemies,
Maclareu, came 70 him TIE clq'm q iusiste
on being lifted up, with his plaid put roun
him, and his brOadswurd. pistols, aud dir
placed beside him for sail Le 20 Ma
careu shall ever SEE r 10 MEG -cgor una med
lie received his fOcmdn's Inquiries cold
and civiliy. As they were together. tn
priest came in. Taking the oPportunit
afforded him by the meeting Of the two b
tile clansmen on so solemn an occasion, III
priest exsorted Rob to forgive his enem;e
ard quoted the appropriate passage in tn
LORDS Pra} er. 'Ay.' says Rob, 'ye ha
glen me bath law and gospel for it. 5
hard law, but ! ken it's gospel The