The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-24
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"Nae," said Mr.. Henderland, "but
there's love, too, and self denial that
should put the like of you and mo to
shame. There's something fine about
it; no perhaps Christian, but humanity
fine. Even Alan Brock, by all that
hear, is.a chield to be respected. There's
many lying sneck-draw sits close in
kirk in our part of the country, and
stands well in the worlds eye, and may
be he is far worse man, Mr.. Balfour,
than yon misguided shedder of mans
blood. Aye, aye, we might take lesson
by them. Yell perhaps think I've been
too long in the hielands?" he added,
smiling to me.
told him not at all; that 1 had seen
much to admire among the highland
ers; and if he came to that, Mr.. Camp
bell himself was highlander.
"Aye," said he, "that's true. It's a
fine blood"
"And what is the kings agent about?'
I asked.
"Colin Campbell?" says Henderland.
putting his head in a bees byker'
"He is to turn the tenants out by
force, hear" said 1.
EYES," says he, "but the business has
gone back and forth, as folk say. First,
James of the Glens rode to Edinburgh
and got some lawyer Ia Stewart, nae
doubt-they all hing together like bats
in steeple) and had the proceedings
stayed. And then Colin Campbell cam
in again, and had the upper hand before
the barons of exchequer. And now they
tell me the first of the tenants are to fit
tomorrow. It's to begin at Duror under
James very window, which does nae
seem wise by my humble way of it,"
''Do you think they'll fight?" l asked.
"Well," says Henderland, "they're
disarmed-or supposed to be-for there's
still good deal of cold iron lying by in
quiet places. And then Colin Campbell
has the sogers coming. But for all that,
if was his lady wife, l would nae be
well pleased till got him home again.
They're queer customers, the Appin
Stewards"
asked if they were worse than their
neighbors.
mo they" said he. Sand that's the
worst part of it. For if Colin Roy can
get his business done in Appin, he has
it all to begin again in the next country,
which they call Mamore, and which is
one of the countries of the Camerons.
He's kings factor upon both, and from
both he has to drive out the tenants;
and indeed, Mr.. Balfour Ito be open with
ye), it's my belief that if he escapes the
one lot, he'll get his death by the other"
So we continued talking and walking
the great part of the day, until at
last Mr.. Henderland, after expressing
his delight in my company, and salts
faction at meeting with friend of Mr..
Campbell's (''whom," says he, II will
make bold to call that sweet singer of
our covenanted Zion'O, proposed that l
should make a short stage, and lie the
night in his house little beyond King
airloch. To say the truth, l was over
joyed, for had no great desire for John
of the Claymore, and since my double
misadventure, first with the guide and
next with the gentleman skipper, l
stood in some fear of any highland
stranger. Accordingly we shook hands
upon the bargain, and came in the after
noon to a small house standing alone by
the shore of the Linnhe loch. The sun
was already gone from the desert noun
tains of Ardgour upon the hither side,
but shown on those Of Appin on the
farther, the loch lay as still as lake.
only the gulls were crying round the
sides of it, and the whole place seemed
solemn and uncouth.
Before we went to bed he offered me
sixpence to help me on my way, out of a
scanty store he kept in the turf wall of
his house, at which excess of goodness l
knew not what to do. But at last he
was so earnest with me that / thought
it the more mannerly part to let him
have his way, and so left him poorer
than myself.
CHAPTER XVI