San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-08

; M" |,T'i, for never under
4 T. stood this horrid
country or savage people, and the last stroke
of the princes withdrawal had made us of the
Irish more unpopular than ever. was re-
6ecting on my poor chances when l saw
another horseman on the hill, whom l sup
posed at first to have been phantom, the
news of his death IN the very front at Cullo-
den being current in the army generally.
This was the Master of Ballantrae, my Lord
Durrisdeer's son, a young nobleman of the
rarest gallantry and parts, and equally de-
signed by nature to adOrn a court and to reap
laurels in the field. Our meeting was the
more welcome to both, as he was one of the
few Scots who had used the Irish with con-
sideration and as he might now be of very
high utility in aiding my escape. Yet what
founded our particular friendship was cir
cumstance by itself, as romantic as any fable
of King Arthur
This was on the second day of our flight,
after we had slept one night in the rain upon
the inclination of mountain. There was an
Appin man, Alan Black Stewart, who CHANGED
to be passing the same way, and had jeal-
ousy of my companion. Very uncivil ex-
preSsions were exchanged, and Stewart calls
upon the master to alight and have it out.
why, Mr. Stewart says the master, 81
think at the present time / would prefer to
run a race with you" Aud with the word
claps spurs to his horse.
Stewart ran after us-a childish thing to
do-for more than a mile; and could not
help laughing as | looked back at last and
saw him on hill, holding his hands to his
side and nearly burst with running.
But all the samen could not help saying
to my companion, Il would let no man run
after me for any such proper purpose and not
give him his desire. 1t was good jest, but
it smells trihe cowardly."
He bent his brows at me. Il do pretty
WELL" says he, when | saddle myself with
the most unpopular man in Scotland, and let
that suffice for courage"
"Oh, bedad," SAYS |, Il could show you a
more unpopular with the naked eye. And
if you like not my company YOU can saddle
Yourself on some one else"
Col Burke" says he, do not let us quar-
rel; and to that effect let me assure you | am
the least patient man in the world"
Il am as little patient as yourself" said L.
II care not who knows that"
AT this rate" said he, refining in, I'VE
shall not go very far And propose we do
one Ol TWO luluSS upOll Iuo lIlSIdllG' elCuel
quarrel and be done, or make a sure bar
gain to bear everything at each others
hands,
Like pair of brothers?" said l.
II said no such foOlishness, " he replied Il
have brother of my own, and l think no
m,fe of him than of a colewort. But if we
are to have our noses rubbed together in this
course of flight. let us each dare to be our
selves like savageS, and each swear that he
will neither resent nor deprecate the other
am pretty bad fellow at bottom, and
find the pretense of virtues very irksome."
"Oh, | am as bad as yourself" said |
There is no skim milk in Francis Burke
But which is it to be2 Fight or make
frlendsH
why" says he, Il think it will be the
best manner to spin coin for it.
This proposition was too highly chivalrouS
not to take my fancy; and, strange as it may
seem of two well born gentlemen of today,
we spun half crown dixie pair of ancient
paadins) whether we were to cut each others
throats or be sworn friends. A more roman
tic circumstance can rarely have occurred;
and it is one of those points in my memoirs
by which we may see the old tales of Homer
and the poets are equally true today, at least
of the noble and genteel. The coin fell for
peace and we shook hands upon our bargain
And then it was that my companion ex-
planned to me his thought in running away
from Mr.. Stewart, which was certainly
worthy of his political intellect. The report
of his death, he said, was a great guard to
him; Mr.. Stewart having recognized him,
had become a danger, and he had taken the
briefest road to that gentleman's silence.
For" SAYS he, ALAN Black is too vain a
man to narrate any such story of himself"
Toward afternoon we came down to the
shores of that loch for which we were head
inc; and there was the ship but newly come
to anchor. She was the Sainte- Marie-des-
Anges, of the port Of Havre de Grace. The
master, after we had signaled for a boat,
asked Inc if | knew the captain | told him
he was a countryman of mine. of the most
unbIemished integrity, but, was afraid,
rather timorous man.
.sNo matter" says he "For all that, he
should certainly hear the truth"
asked him if he meant about the battle;
for. if the captain once knew the standard was
down, he would certainly put to sea again at
once.
"And even then!n said he; 1.-THE arms are
now of no sort of utility"
my dear man." said l, ''who thinks of the
arms9 But to be sure we must remember our
friends. They will be close upon our heels,
perhaps the prince himself and if the ship be
gone. a great number Of valuable lives may
be imperiled.'
The captain and the crew have lives also,
if Won come to that" says Ballantrae.
This declared was but a bubble, and that
would not hear of the captain being told;