Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13
A SCOTCH TRADITION.
MGaclless WARFARE or ONE or
THE OLD SCOTTISH CLANS.


a Tesrsh,e ss.sy st the Frish'fsi DessS~s-
ties sf . whsie Rsse. the ishsbitasss
ss Doe isissa-E,e. To-day the spss is
ssid ts Ne Hssssed.
A friend % mine made . prolonged
Sour of Scotland last year TO indulge In
bis favorite stime-fshing-of which
there IL none better In the whole world
than among the highlands and contigu.
eu- islands Of that country. lie brought
hack with him vast storehouse Of the
strange tales of the primitive people
among whom he sojournei. for he avoid
rd the usual lines of travel. conhning
his wanderings to the remote villages
and out of the way places which the or
dinary tourist never visits. lie lived for
months with the peasant and fisherman
class. with whom. ingratiating himself
into their good grace-, he learned much
of the traditions current In the region.
which have only been kept alive by
being handed down from father To son
through the generations.
Az one time residing with . simple
fisherman on one Of the Hebrdes, that
group made famous by the celebrated
tour of Dr. johnson and Boswell, he was
told . strange story pertaining io cave
on one of the Islands. which he after.
ward visited with his host. making the
weird tradition doubly interesting. II
was this;
More than three centuries ago there
existed two clans between which there
had waged the most bitter and relent-
les warfare for generations. OF course
the people Of both factions were bat lit
tie more civilized than the North Amer.
lean Indians when Columbus gave .
new world 10 Spain. Both clans lived
BY stealing from their neighbors. de-
cidedly preferring this mode of III. to an
honest endeavor of raising anything for
themselves. Their tenure % the dark
giens which they claimed was held by
the prowess Of their primitive bows and
arrows, their rude claymores and ruder
di,l. Ivnornu, cruel and yindictiy..
the several clans hated each other with
hs,,.d ,nlnoun bu, 20 aeu.e iyno
-. ,h.y h,,.J .mnlv bec.n.. ,b.,r
-, ,,g.,.J hscans. they b,a been
taught that differences between names
,,..,, f.,d. h..,wsen raees
", ~ >, ,s.-. - co,,.,a,n, elan.
90. =, On. b,,i. ,.I,nd. q, ,h.
W"..sI..n v,n,n . ha,,., ,,clv as.o.
-, .,,,nn1.J on,y hy a.. .,.,,.l
n P IL, go, 80. a..
suii' on, au' .''
poA~ " sH'u ,.. -, a.
hon OF 'hs 'h'ss We. W TIT, % ~ ~
kni, p'unas' an' 'uo, n um
plumber anu ouIn VI. "'s WY ,ounu '
on tne sho'.. w. no s.',S 1' .a ~
Wa Wa .Sa,s 'pu ,.,.na Ia .n,,.,.a - h.,. r..n
.s.,Sans, Tn. invade. r.n..rked 4,
III. ,,.y.,.od every gl.n and every
80. .na ~ond.,~a wb.r. their iny.t.
$50. .na,n,,. b.d CON-. Failing IN ,h.
,s, -, ., ,h.,, ,Io.,Iy n,i..,o,
@ 1.I a. ~. Tn.v ,ooL nm
hey P'.p -. a., az. -,
tnsn JAZZ ou, 49,, 80" -,
tne n','e 80 " -. 49, , - - =.
tef~a iron' w. 80 w" "''"' Wv" -"
apparently ef"so'unns'y ',."n. sP'a
figure In the uncertain iisnt OF WIN
ters dawn oannou''y moving o'e' uhe
rocks. -,
a shout ahnouhceu 'ie a,seo,e'y' sha
the isiahasi aisApPm r. "u' w, -
had been ouayca, ihe .hn'o''h.s
had hidden themselves, ho' as's,
In hall an nour tne'r A~,AAhn hn 10
landed ana SET ,ne'n WIN .
ened hope " ,ne ses0n. ~ E
fallen aurins ,p. nsa,, .',.sa. sa. G s,.., ..'
st"ir Oh tue 'hp'".V ,a rSh.s
the WhefcAvous " ~, az -, :,
ianiers eiuiuns.y 'o'o~. y" ~ W
the enemy anu 'nsy son W." ~'1 n.A
10 the hiding place OF MS Peope' eui''
Gus cavern. its entrance through 'hs
mAzss OF rock. overgrown win th'ek
shrubs, place easily inisssa py any one
not familiar with the lccAi''y' IN 'hi.
cave were gathered al th. iainii,ss OF
the tnbe' the women anu .,'''e 'u''u'."
and a lew OF 'he o'u inen. 'Is ma" o'
ton OF the young "Airio's na,'hs son.
on on IN eisuisionns t.s4. IVA. .. .u,.ns. W" "
oourss-.o ,,s.s s u,s ns ,a,n,nns ~ .,nl,;,,
WIN snou's y, .'.APu s1 - =,
wIa'n eo'.L~.'o In. '',,..,.1 -, a,,,,.
ih'Aael' ,ne' s. . ..s,h a. ,.li,h ,,.,
No "a' ss, s -, r,l.I .,onni ,h..
I. .,."sns. a ~ ar. c.rsru A.. inmate.
~. o".- aagn,,snt Of whsi their rnrmir.
80. ,n.,,,.ininy tb. ,il,nc, o.,
g. ~ors. ~ mu,,sr,.i G.-
% -, ,d"anJ an . .hort tim.
o A.o a,.I,.i -h,ch On. ..y.ys. hal
h. nA :, 50 a.. On. sro,chiny
a'n.. .s,.s - ,h. d.,.. .moL.
her' ,'V' ~ n,.'n ~. unso,,nna,. occu
Ionu ~ ~ ZEN whsn .naaenI,
n Iii ~ agony over M,
..ss,,ns I and roaring Of The huge hr.
an. dy;ny vretche. attempted to get out
oniv 10 be killei At the mouth of ths
s.,cs hell or thrust hack with pixies
into the scorching flames. At last all
,ounds cesse.i-the blaze sunk and diel
away completely; the hends had done