New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-21

and Demarars. in both Of which he ruled with a
strong and Just hand-no easy matter in colonies
where the murder Of slave had previously been
treated AZ n vrnlal offence
Though we'll aware of every detail Of the proph-
ecv. which. like the sword of Damocles, ever hung
over ms devoted bead, he wooed and welded q very
lovahe woman-Mary PROXY. q daughter of the
Dean of Gichteid-aud family OF four sons and SIX
daughters grew up around them IN strength and
by their comeune.s. though his dulcd cI-s newer
hoard their OrOus young voices. But first one son
died. and then another. and friends and clau-men
noted with grief tHe gradual iulhmcut of tic DOOM
a touching mcId'u Iu connection with the death
Oh one OF ilr'' sons seems WORTHY OF record DID tN,'
DAYS OF aesthetic sln-hower worship. This noble
flower WIS still rIr- 10 the far north and some
plants had been sent to the beautiful old garden 40
Brahm Some month. before thc death of one of tine
younu Ma. kruIic-. With keen interest dIl the lad
note the growth of These unknown plants eagerly
watching for the buds that -houId expand into such
gorgeous blossoms. But ere those bud. uuf'led
fatal illness had stricken the young ltr. and the
first golden blossom was gathered los % loving hand
ana hd wthIn the coiin-perchance 4" sAnue1
fight
But for the sorrowing father fresh troubles were
I'm store PccuuIarv cases began to weigh upon
him: heavy losses 300 ms West Indian estates conf
PEELED him 10 sacrifice his odd ancestral Inc s. The
gtt-land of kintah and, while vexed and per-
pcvcd with these manifold cares. news came to him
at Bnhau Castle i'm 1-lj that his only surviving
son 10 talented and eloquent member of Parliament
was seriously 3D. After % few days. better tdng+
came. and friend of the house gladly announced
the improvement to the old family piper But thc
aged Highlander refused 10 Doe comiortcd " VA
ua sad Doe. " he'll mo- recover. IT, decrccd That
Seaforth shall outliye an his sons" And the words
OF tine faithful retainer proved true. But few DAYS
elapsed ere messenger arrived bearing tine an
uouurcmout Of the young mans death, 1uu ln thc
bitter cold of January SHOWS the bercafcd father
followed l- last son 90 the crave.
sorrow and sickness now claimed him for thrlr
own. A few months later Doe was -trc hrn with
paralysis and hs once brilliant intellect became 40
cloudcd that th"ucrlorwarl only htiul rays OF M
tclIVouco from time to time served Co enable MN
ON hrs death. tine male lime being extinct the
lands passed to hiq eldest daughter the Hon Mary
Elizabeth FREDERICK. the young widow of Admifa
Sir Samuel Hood. who had commanded the Meet I'D
the West Indies at the time when ~rainrth was
Governor Of Dcwarlra. and who latterlv had u'th
on the East Indian stations lie died Just about the
time a. Sealorih so that the hrircss of 'rah3n
actually returned to scotland from the faSt IN INC
snow white cap IS hich marked her widOwhood
Then u was that SIR Walter Scott wrote 10 his
friend Mr. Merritt of kokebY. our friend Lazy
Hood will now bee Cabnricdh herself She has the
spirit of chcl1uos' IN every drop OF her blood
but there few situations lu which the crv'fr7t
women nrc so apt to be- imposed upon a. 900 TIE man
agcmcut of landed property, moro especially oil
Highland estate ! do fear the accomplishment OF
the prophecy tlat when thrrr should be % dcdl
Cabarrdh. the house was to TALL .,
OF Francis. Lord ~rnlOrth, last baron oi kihtaH'
SIR Waiter wrote: " llc was a uoblcuan Of cNtri0r-
binary talents. who must have made for himself "a
lasting reputation. had not hs political cHrrt'h'
been checked bv painful natural uhuliF..
Ere many years were over. Lady Hood MacArhHe
sought to Tighten her heavy responsibilities hy uc-
j
son of Admiral Keith stewart a nephew OF the l-dtl
of Galloway I'm right of his wife Dee assumed the
name of stewart Mackenzie, and I'D ms anxiety 10
preserve her estates be sacrificed las own 10 Try ah
pay of the heavy MORTGAGES. lie was talented ana
popular. and succcssycly held posts OF high honor.
first lu the Home Government then A. Governor Oh
Cevlou. and lastly as Lord High Commissioner OF
the Iouian Islands But all his skill could not avert
the doom nor save the lands of the SeatorthS. Inc
"Giftiand of kmtaIl was already gone, and now
the Isle of Lewis had TO be Sold and thus passed
into the hands of Sir James Mltheson. The baIouy
of Pluscarden, the Church lands 81 Chanonry the
braes of Ross. were Succes~ rely brought 20 the
hammer, till at l,uEth, of all the once vast
possessions of this great house there rename only
Brahan Castle and 10. immediate surroundings.
Sad 10 saw even that part of the prophecy, Which
was literally fulfilled. fOrctod that the white
capped woman must cause the death Of her sister,
for one dav when herself driving pair OF spirited
ponies she invited her sister Caroline MacNenLe 10
accompany her and the ponies took fright ana ran
away. Both sisters were thrown from the carriage
and Miss Mackenzie was so seriously Ing red JhdJ
she died NOT long attcwarrd.
Tim. strangely have the ,eers prophetic visions
been accomplished las Iu various other Highland
families the of some humble sufferer uuIusty
Uut 10 death has most unquestOuaDly rested on
successive generations.
Now the last Earl of Scaforth lies within the
ruins Of the once stately Cathedral of Fortrose be-
side the dust of tine cruel countess while ON the
drearv saud-Dits the gray weather-w worn stone
marks the burning place of poor Conneach the seer
&c. T. Gordon Cumming iu EeIEravla.