The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-13

than the "Airlie Drummer his haunt Is
an ancient stronghold. COrtachy Castle,
belonging 10 the Earls OF Airlie. When
ever his drum is heard, those around take
II as a sure token Of the speedy death OF
one of the Ogilvie family. The origin Of
the story is that the jealousy Of a former
Lord OF Airlie was reused either BY the
drummer or the officer whose messenger
he was In rage he thrust the man into
his drum and flung him out OF the window
OF the tower IN which the music Is US
ally heard The victim threatened, If his
, life were taken. TO haunt the family. and
he has been as good. or rather as bad,
as his word. The music Of the hapless
drummer has often been heard, and quite
recently, within the memory of those llv
ing-in 1SH before the death Of Lady Air
lie, and in 1919, before the death Of the
ninth earl.
Spedlin's tower, now a ruined border
fortress, was long haunted by the spirit
Of a miller named Porteous. who, being
suspected Of arson, was incarcerated in
the dungeon by Sir Alexander Jardine.
Having occasion to go away from home
he forgot all about his prisoner, who
persisted from hunger. No sooner was he
dead than his ghost began to torment the
family, and gave them no rest night or
day. At last by the aid Of several minis
tiers the demon was exercised, and Bible
was placed in a niche in his cell. Years
after il was thought necessary to have the
Bible rebound. Accordingly it was sent to
Edinburgh for that purpose 1t had not
been long on its way before the ghost
left his dungeon, fed over the river TO the
new home to which the family had re-
Gently removed, hauled the baronet and
his wife out Of bed, causing much terror
and disturbance. Only through returning
the Bible to its niche in its old condition
was Porteous' revengeful ghost quieted
and peace again restored.
Woodhouse Lee the seat Of the Fraser
Tytlers, is visited by the spirit of Lady
Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh. Her hus-
band is known as the murderer of the Re
gent Murray at Linlithgow, in 1863, and
surely no assassin had ever great proVOca-
ton. Knowing Hamilton was from home.
the regent seized his house, turned his
wife and child out naked into the fields;
before morn she was raving maniac, her
infant dead, probably murdered, and now
her restless spirit haunts the abode of her
former happiness. Part of the masonry OF
the old building was used for the present
mansion, which is built on the Pentland
hills, four miles distant from the scene of
the tragedy; and but a. few years ago the
domestics were terrified by the apparition
of a lady robed in white, holding a child
in her arms which shows the specter is
still faithful TO her old home.
The Inveraray ghost is another well au-
thenticated story, the hearse of which
drives up to the door of the castle before
the decease of any member of the Arsyll
family. 1t is said, during the Illness of the
late duchess, that two of the servants at
Inveraray, while resting in the cleaning,
heard the noise of wheels, unbarred the
great door Of the entrance hall, and. on
opening 1t, found nothing there. Shortly
afterward they heard of the death of their
mistress.
Dunvegan, the home of the Macleods, the
Oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, is Wis
tied by those delightful spirits-Siries
There Is still the fairy flag, given centuries
ago to the chief Of Macleod by the fairies
and which always brought them victory
when they took It to battle A room in the
tower is devoted to them, music and dane
ing are often heard, but all vanishes when
the door is open.