The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
LORD ULLAN'S DAUGHTER.
The Fla cts In the Case Set Forth In III lam bic
Prose.
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Oil City Derrick.
A Chleftain, to the Highland bound
| cries, Boatmsn, do not tarry, and Ill
give you dollar and a halt to row us
across the lake"
Now, who be ye would cross Loeb
Gyle this dark and stormy night %
asked the ferrymsn, with much curl
osity.
- What is that to you, you bald-headed
snipe OF the valley?" replied the Chief.
tsin, growing pale about the gills. "t
pey you good round sum for YOUR
services 1t appears to me your interest in
the matter should end there. Do YOU
require the pedigree of every man.
woman or child you take across in your
internal scOw? IT it wasn't that Pm in
hurry I'd smack your jaws Tor your
impudence, but as it is" displaying a
handful of coin, as it is, Pm the Chief
of Uiva'5 Isle, and this-Lord Uuan's
daughter. His horsemen hard behind
Us ride, and should they overtake us here
In the g len it would go hard with US"
Out spoke the hardy Highland wight,
while he unlocked bis skiff and told them
to get in: "pll go, my Chief, I'm ready;
but considering the terrible storm, | hope
you will make it two dollars, although.
as a matter of fact, | do not venture
forth Tor mere money consideration,
but tor your winsOme lady. l have been
there to some extent myself, and can
appreciate the situation, so, by my wore,
the bOnny bird in danger shall not tarry.
Sit little more in the middle to trim
the boat, please, and here we gov'
by this the storm grew loud a pace,
the water-wraith was shrieking, and
other things looked most mighty dark.
But still as wilder grew the storm, and
as the night grew drearier, sdown the
glen rode at least dozen men, with old
Ullan at the head on a cream-coIored
mule. "Oh, haste thee, hastel" the
lady cries; though tempests round US
gather, I'll meet the raging 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 dresdful to behold. And
no wonder. For sore dismayed, through
storm and shade, he discovered his
daughter out in the boat with a smile on
her lip, and salt spray in her eye, and
both rmsareund her lover. For while
it seemed that he Ieuld take it out of
his hired men and the cream colored
mule, as he declared he would have the |
former beheaded as soon as he got home, |
and the latter he was hammering over
the ears with club. Presently he took |
another tack: "Come back! come |
back" he cried in grief, "across the
stormy water, and I'll forgive your High
land boy, my daughter oh, my daugh- /
ter! and also settle the bill with the
ferryman.
But the young lady could not be
caught 30 easily. Neither could the
young man, who told the ferryman to
press on, and then turning around in the
bOal, still keeping one arm about his
sweetheart to prevent her falling out,
called to the old gentleman "Much !
obliged for your kind invitation, my dear
sir, but we will not come back at pres
ent. You can expect us, however, in
the course of a week or ten days. Till
then, adieu Lord Ullan called again.
Twas vain; the loud waves dashed the
shore; return, they wouldn't think of it.
In fifteen minutes they were on the other
side, the teTryman was wondering what |
ne would do with twenty dollar gold |
piece, and the young couple were in
curing the way to the nearest justice of |
the peace.