The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-23
A Romantic Incident,

In a work OF Typographical interest,
abounding in beautifully printed wood
engravings, styled Rambles in Gallo.
way" by Malcolm McLachlan Harper,
lately published, occurs a short account
of the picturesque OrchardtOn Round
TOwer-Lhe only tower OF this kind in
the southwest OF Scotland. 1t stands
in woody piece of country near Castle
Douglas. The writer says that the tower,
which is evidently the relic ota teudai
keep, is ''chiefly interesting as being as
sociated with a very romantic incident
in the Lie of a former proprietor of the
estate of Orchardton, whose history
formed the groundwork OF Sir Walter
Scotrs novel OF "Guy Mannering" The
account here given OF it is from Fam
lily Recollections," by Miss Goldie, and
is perfectly reliable. sit is there re-
iated"-that is to say in the work of Miss
Goldie-"that soon after the battle OF
Culloden number OF prisoners were one
day brought in by party OF military be-
fore Nj. Goldie, then COmmlssary OF
Dumlr1es, who mad, alas! no alternative
but to order mill airy execution to be
done upon them, after it was proved
that they had formed part of the rebel
army. They had contrived to hide them
selves, and getto the Galloway coast.
nearest 10 the Isle Of Man, where they
were skuIking i'll hopes OF some snug
gler or foreign Vesse. enabling them TO
escape. As they were just about to be led
out TO execution, MI. GoldIe observed
one young man, of superior and intel-,
esting appearance, attempting to tear a
| written paper, when he Immediately
called out to an officer who guarded,
| him: "Seize that paper;" which was i'm
medlately done; Upon reading it, Mr..
Goldie said: 4'Why, young man, you,
were attempting to destroy yourself.
| THIS paper is your commission from the
King of France as an officer in his army:
and | now detain you as a prisoner OF
war, instead OF sending you of to
1 be shot as a REBEL" The Young
man was accordingly put in a
place OF confinement, anu not very se-
we're one, considering what prisons then
were, as he afterwaTd related that mis-
chief occupation consisted In counting
1.-THE large square stones with which his
apartment W as tagged, in every possible
direction, and Thus trying wnat their
number could be raised TO. But he did
not continue long thus employed, A
rumor speedily arose in the town that
this was the lOng-lost heir of
! the House Of Orchardt0n, an old Ro-
man Catholic family. An old female
domestic, hearing the surmises, made
her way to his place of confinement,
when little, conversation left no doubt
| that he was indeed the only son OF the
late Sir Robert Maxwell, VINO had sent
him at an early age to slhe College OF
| Douay, the usual place OF education at
that time for. young men OF family or for
tune OF the Catholic religion. Sir Rob
ert himself being, superannuated, his
brother, who then took the management
OF him and his son and estate,
wrote desiring that he should be
educated for the priesthood. The
young man, not relishing this destiny,
made his escape from college, and EN-.
listed in the army of Louis XIV, and
was one OF that part OF it wnch Iwas
sent to Scotland to assist in the enter
prise OF Prince Charles Edward. Young
Maxwell had thus actually been taken
wandering as an Outeast, and in d anger
of forfeiting his life, on tine confines of
his own estate, unconscious OF his
rights, while his uncle was equally un-
conscious OF the danger to his
unjust possessions which lurked
so near him. The whole of
the facts were, however, so recent, and
could be so easily proved, that Mr..
Goldie Immediately proceeded to take
all necessary steps for the security OF
the young Sir Robert, and also to put