Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-26

The Facts in the Case Set Forth In Humble
Prose.
IOil City Derrick
A chieftain to the Highlands bound cries,
"Boatman, do not tarry, and TIL give thee a
dollar and a half to row us across thu lake. -
CHOW, who be ye would cross Loeb Gyle
this dark and stormy night?'' asked the
terryman, with much curiosity.
"What is that to you, you bald-pated
snipe of the valley?" replied the chieftain,
growing pale about the gills. "If pay you
good round sum for your services, it APP
pears to me your interest in the matter
should end there. Do you require the pedi-
gree of every man, woman and child you
take across in your internal scow? If it WASH t
that Pm in hurry I'd smack your
jaws for your impudenee, but as it is," dis
playing handful of coin, "as it is I'm the
chief of Ulva's Isle, and this-Lord Ullan's
daughter. His horseman hard behind us
ride, and should they overtake US here in
the glen it would go hard with u.s.
Out spoke the hardy Highland wight,
while he unlocked his skiff and told them
get in, ''rll go my chief, I'm ready; but
will make it 80, although as a matter of
money consideration, but for your Yinsome
lady. have been there to some
extent myself, and can appreciate the stu
alton; so, by my word, the bonny bird in
danger shall not tarry. Sit little more in
the middle to trim the boat, please, and here
", go!''
By this the storm grew loud apace, the
wrath was shrieking and things look
ed most almighty dark. But still as wilder
grew the storm, and as the night grew
drearer, adown the glen rode at least dozen
men with old Ullan at the head on g cream
colored mule. ooh, haste thee, haste!'' the
lady cries; Though tempests round us
gather, Eli meet the raging OF
the storm, but not my angry pa
So on they rowed amid the roar of waters
fast prevailing, and when Lord Ullan reached
| the shore his wrath was dreadful to behold.
And no wonder. For, sore dismayed
through storm and shade, he discovered his
daughter in the boat with smile on bel
| lip and salt spray in her eye, and both arms
| around her lover. For while it seemed
that he would take it out of his hired mer
| and the cream colored mule, as he declared
he would have the former beheaded as soor
| as he got home, and the latter he was
hammering over the ears with clut,
Presently he took another tack: "Comt
back! come back!!'' he cried in grief, across
the stormy water. "and TIL forgive your
Highland boy, my daughter! oh, my daught
er! and also settle the bill with the ferry.
man.
| But the young lady could not be caught SC
easily. Neither could the young man, who
told the ferryman to press on. I'D ther
turning around in the boat, still Keeping one
arm around his sweetheart to prevent hel
falling out, called to the old gentleman:
"Much obliged for your kind invitation
my dear sir, but we will not come back al
present. You can expect us, however, in
the course of a week Or ten days. Till then,
adieur' Lord Ullan called again. Twas
vain; the loud waves dashed the shore; re-
turn, they wouldn't think of it. In ifteer
minutes they were on the other side, the
ferryman was wondering what he would dc
with a 800 gold piece, and the young couple
were inquiring the way to the nearest justice
of the peace.