Litchfield enquirer., 1880-11-04
A Story OF T1ooNprRoeA.--Dean stanle,

A STORY OF TICoNDERoGA.--Dean Stanley
tells the following story in Frasers Magazine ::
sIn the middle of The last century the chief
of the Campbells of Inverawe had been giving
an entertainment at his castle on the banks of
the Awe. The party had broken up and
Campbell was left alone. He was reused by
violent knocking at the gate. and was sur
prised at the appearance of one of his guests,
with torn garments and dishevelled hair de-
handing admission. i have killed a man,
and am pursued by enemies. beseech you
to let me in. Sweal upon your dirk upon
the cruachan or hip where your dirk rests
swear by Ben Cruachan--that you will not
betray me- Campbell swore, and placed the
fugitive in secret place in the house. Pres
emily there was second knocking at the gate.
1t was party of his guests, who said, Your
cousin Donald has been killed; where is the
murderer AT this announcement Campbell
remembered the great oath which he had
sworn, gave an evaslve answer, and sent of
the pursuers 10 a wrong direction. He then
went to the fugitive and said, You have
killed my cousin Donald. / cannot keep you
here. The murderer appealed to bis oath,
and persuaded Campbell to let him stay for the
night. Campbell did so, and. retired to rest.
In the visions of that night the bioodstained
Donald appeared to him with these words:
'Inverawe, Inverawe, blood has been shed
shield not the, murderer In the morning
Campbell went to his guest, and told him that
any further shelter was impossible He took
him, however, to cave in Ben Cruachan, and
there left him. The night again closed in,
and Campbell again slept, and againthe blood
stained Donald appeared. Inverawe, Inver-
awe, blood has been shed; shield not the MUIR
derer.' In the morning he went to the cave
on the mountain, and the murderer had fed.
Again at night he slept, and again the blood
stained Donald rose before him and said,
Inverawe, Inverawe, blood has been shed.
We shall not meet again till we meet at I'll
conderoga." He woke in the morning, and
behold it was dream. But the story of the
triple apparition remained by him, and he of
ten told it among his kinsmen, asking always
what the ghost could mean by. this mysterious
word of their final rendezvous
':In 1858 there broke out the French and
English war in America, which after many re-
butts ended in the conquest OF Quebec by Gen
eral Wolfe. Campbell of Inverawe went out
with the Black Watch, the Forty second
Highland regiment, afterward SO famous.
There, on the eve OF an engagement, the geo.
erai came 10 the officers and said. We had
better not tell Campbell the name of the fort
ress which we are to attack Tomorrow. 1t is
Ticonderoga. Let US call 1t Fort George.
The assault took place in the morning. Camp
bell was MORALLY wounded. He sent for the
general These were his last words 'Gener-
al, you have deceived me have seen him
again. This is Ticonderoga.'" .
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In one Of our Northern New England towns
there lived, some years since, man Of more
than ordinary Intelligence, of gentlemanly
address. and who possessed more than one
l.
had good wife. though inferior to him in.
mental ability and attainments She had
sister living in a neighhoring town, who had
been seriously i'll for some time. The hus-
band of the forintrs went one day and visited
her. On his return home. his wife inquired
how he found her. He replied. ''She is con-.
valescent. Immediately. in the most en-
phatic manner. she says, George W, tell
me whetherlmy sister is dead or alive !"