The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-01-08

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was DoHc1l Mackenzie; boo bad been 4
stabbed Co tho bCft. and fell Aggl /
foremost Go tho foe, Wasping tha /
sword which had been his heirloom. /
Near by him was Robert L'nlnv /
bleeding from "a wound Boo the mock /
and stunned by O blow from q muse
kctoou.
Tho moon bad risen full and bright /
upon the scene, and made the spot al. /
most as bright as day Tho Coyen-
anicrs who were prisoners uttered /
never a word, and had not sued for
mercy. But the walls OF the women
were sorrowful TO hear Bonshnw was
the frBt 20 approach the hut, and was
met by Margaret Mackenzie at .ho
threshold.
"Back, thou Iuau Of blood and ter.
TOR !" che exclaimed, as she stood fac
ing him with glittering eyes and pale
cheeks
"Ohl hor" cried the leader, "who
. Is it that commands hero now? Give
me a kiss, my pretty lass, aud leave
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stOuter arms, and no made an effort
10 catch her by the arm, when Elder
McLano thrust himself between Bon.
shaw and the girl.
"Stay thy hand no exclaimed,
"nnd add no further crimes to thy long
list.
"That for thee, hound" cried Bon
shaw, as be struck the elder with the
butt Of his pistol and felled him to the
earth.
Sad and most despairing was tho
band that was marched away guarded
by tho rude soldiers, and the following
day saw them all within prison walls,
that is, all save the women. These
were allowed TO so free, but the fate
Of the men was yet to be matter Tor
q military tribunal.
1t was q week later, Shen, one
stormy night, Robert Lindsay made
his escape from the guards and fed to
his home, where he found Margaret
Mackenzie and many more of those
who had been bereit of their kinsmen
on the fatal night when the pastor
had fought at the head of his little
flock.
Between Lindsay and Margaret there
existed a strong attachment, and it
was only on account of the inoppor.
tunity Of the times that Robert had
not declared his love and asked the
maiden to become his wife. Now.
when she was deprived of p protector
and left an orphan, it seemed to Lind
say as if he ought, in boun1en duty,
to speak on the subject.
"Thou knowest that I long have
loved thee, Margaret" he said, 'and
many a time fain would have revealed
my affection for thee, and it was only
when ! found thy late lamented father
: N favor Of postponing the matter I'M
: til the times were restored to tran
: guilty that l obeyed his counsel and
! held my peace. All is changed now.
He whose voice we both used to heed,
and whose teachings served to KEEP
our feet in the right way, has gone tc
: his regard, and thou art alone. Say
= wilt thou take me for thy husband
= am prescribed man, and, perhaps
by to.moirow's sun / may be again il
the power of the ungodly. Thou viii
o be compelled to fly the land with me-
: for it would be madness to remain
here. 1 ask thee again, canst thou b
. my wife,"
Margaret held out her hand, rs sh
replied, IF it be thy desire, l will d
So"
Love.msking in those days, ant
= among those people, was not the warm
passionate, and, mayhap, uncertain
= thing that we all now know. Almos
- all the acts and speeches of th
Covenanters were we'll considered, an
= responsibility was always kept stron
" in view. So, when Margaret Macken
! zie gave Robert Lindsay her hand an
~ said, 'Tf it be thy desire, will d
So, she would have uttered the sam
~ words, and made them good, too, ha
Lindsay been destined for gibbet tt
:, next hour.
o. Ten years had passed away, an
- Lindsey and his wife had never bee
"a IA seen nor heard Of. Persecution ha
~ ~ long since ceased, and peace was no
u vouchsafed to those who had lor
prayed for it, when Lindsay and h
al wife came from their residence abroa
no and appeared first at Falkirk, whe
nd Robert, now preacher of rare talen
DC and great power, soon made q ST
'st among the people by his orator
lat Crowds followed him from meeting
nd meeting; nor we're his followers co
fined to the lower orders, but perso
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