Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-01-25

ClE NaincfNn ternapS yO0 would De
finding the blood rs hard TO come by as
the music, but il is true what yUS have
hoon saying about the insult in my own
house, and will lie asking your par
don, as il becomes gentleman TO do.
You are a very proper lad. Dougal. and
! like You very well, hut l cannot go
back from my word. Yet. If You will
learn but one pibroch and play il 70 me.
you shall have my daughter Helen TO
wife. even if you never touch the pipes
again or learn another note. There is
NY hand ON il, Dougal = said he.
The two clasped hands. and Dougal
put on his bonnet aud took his long gun
from the corner and went out. His heart
was black with sorrow. for he knew
that the learning Of one pibroch would
be no easier 70 him than the learning
of hundred So he went up into the
hills To be thinking Of his sorrow. and
little was he minding what way he was
going. His desire was but 10 be alone,
and he wandered on till something
made him suddenly come TO himself,
and, raising his head with start. he
found that he had come upon the moor
- @AANh - vi ANp "a DSh -AAOA.
The sunset was shining on the great
cairn. and. locking over at il. he saw
huge heather cat playing and springing
by itself among the whin. It never no
ticod Doueal at all. but just kept on
with its diversion and he was minded
90 shoot it, Tut IL came over him that
il was doing no harm and enjoying its
life in it's own way. Which l cannot
be doing said he, smiling sadly to
himself So he lowered his gun and
turned away
And then he noticed that there was
q strange. deadly quiet in the Aria
weird. awos0me kind Of stiffness Sud
denly IL came upon him that this was
Hailow Eve. and there he was on the
top Of Ben Nhor, which was very well
known 20 he 4 favorite haunt Of them
w must not name God save usD on
their own special day. with God knows
what watching all round him perhaps
IL the heather. 1t had been that very
night i've years that enc Sergeant Loft
H. that had come with search party
o1 the electors soldiers t,nv black curse
tie upon them . had gone UP the moan
tain for wager. being drunk. In the
face OF warming he had gone M lest
inS and t'a-pheming. Hc came not
down that night. and in the morning
he was found lying dead on the moor
az the foot 81 the cairn There was not
mark on ms ucty, uuN opon his face
was such look of horror aud fear shat
they had TO wrapa plaid round his head
before carrying him down. and in that
manner be vas buried.
Now. Dougal was not lad that
the waving Of a bush would frighten
but be knew we'll thar the place was
not place 10 be delaying IN at all So
he turned 20 90 down ,hc mountain.
and as be did go there was ht;le old
man standing In front IF him looking
BIN in the face
He was dressed in long cloak Of
dark gray ;hat looked like cats fur,
with a red cap upon his head. The face
OF him was yellow and wien. and ont
Of IL looked two green. fiery eyes. like
the eyes Of a wildcat, and as Dougal
FazCd into these eyes be knew that 1t
was no sor,al creature that was there.
God save us,
bur there was no more power in him
than in a lobe of day old. He could
not raise his hand. For moment ter
rcr pripped cold 10 his heart. Then be
remembered who he was and the name
he bore and be looked into the green
eyes without fear.
1t Is late that you are upon the
hill. Dougal, said the little old man
OF the thing in the likeness Of one His
voice was like the wind in the chin
ncy, and seemed as if il had come from
far away and was very weary in the
coming. And it is neither your long
gun, said be. nor your claymore that
has kept you from leaving your dead
body on the hill this night. Well was
IL foi your fathers son. DOugal Mac
Pherson. that yen kept from trying TO
harm in wantonness that which had
never harmed you and from firing the
shot that would have been the ending
of your good days upon this earth, and
well was it that you quailed net under
the eyes of the cat Of Ben Mhor II is
your kind heart, said he. and your
courage that have saved you this night,
and now you must ask wish, and IL
shall he granted to you. and since you
are my namesake l will be telling you
that it is according to what you shall
wish for that you shall thrive here
after. Bad wish, bad fortune. said be,
and laughed, and his laugh seemed &c
have come from farther away than his
voice and TO be more weary.
"Now, some there are that would
have been asking for lands and more fol
gold, but all that was in the heart Of
Dougal was the thought Of the blu,
eyes and the fair hair Of Helen Cam
erOn.
81 wish, said he. to be able to pla,
a pibrochY
q" 1t is a small asking, said tn,
thing, but it is good one, and whel
you shall have had your wish Their
shall Ice no more between you and me
Your hearts desire You shall have, an,
ever shall you thrive. Take thes
pipes. said he, bringing a set from un
der the cloak and handing them t