The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-12
A TYPE OF SCOTTISH CHIEFS.
The Earl of AirIie nm illustration of
the Noble Clan.

(From the London Mail)
Scotia has hardly wiped away the tears
she shed for the brave Don Wauchope.
when she has to mourn the loss Of another
noble son. the head Of the clan o, Chile
Bhui-the Ogilvys.
The Earl Of Airlie was lieutenant colonel
in command of the Twelfth Prince o.
Wales Royal Lancsrs. Presumably lie
was killed in the charge; 1t Is certain
that he fell in the forefront of battle.
where SO many Of 1.-The bonny house OF
Airly" have died
The Airlie family held territorial pos
sessions in the ancient district OF Angus.
which is now part of Fcrfarshire. in the
reign of William the Lion CT Scotland.
1165-12l4. The head OF the family, baiug
hereditary sheriff of Angus. had frequently
to fight against the freehooters of the
Grampian Hills. A famous ski m sh &C.
Cured il 1891 between a gang CT raiders
lead by Duncan Stewart. ard a posse OF
country folks under Sir Walter cg Ivy. sir
Walter. his brother and sixty Of his TO-
lowers were killed on the spot. OF Sir
Walter an old bard wrote:
The gracious guide Lord Ogilvy,
Renownit for truth ard equity,
For tain and magnanimity.
The noble qualities Of this fine race have
not degenerated through lapse of time. for
these words paint the character OF the
earl who fell at Hatherley on Monday.
Loyal and brave soldiers have the Ogil-
vys been generation after generation.
They were kings men in TIE civil war.
and gained distinction en- many fields. At
the battle of Philipaugh, tie second earl
was taken prisoner. but escaped the very
night before his intended, execution. in
the attire OF his sister. An Ogilvy raised
a reg ment for Char. es I. In $40. and David
Lord Ogilvy raised another just one CEN
fury later in the cause OF Prince Charlie.
After Culloden Lord Cgilvy was attainted.
he escaped through Norway and Sweden
to France. where he served with great
honor in command OF a regiment called
by his own name. until he obtained a par
don in 17IS and returned home. Bonaparte
offered to pay him the arrears of pension
due by Louis XVI. but ~ 1t;lvy dis
dained to receive from a revolutionary
government any money for the defence Of
OF monarchy which 1t had destroyed.
The uniiinching loyalty with which the
ogiIvys adhere to the cause of the Stuarts
is immortalized in the Scottish ballad.
The Benny House Of Airy two verses
from which run thus:
The lady was looking owrc the castle wa.
She was carrying her courage 50 rarely,
And there she spied him. gleyd Argyll,
Coming for TO plumber bonny Airy.
oh. gin my guild lord had been at ha.ne,
AS he is wi Prince Charlie.
There burst Ia rebel or a Scottish grund.
Set foot on the bonny green o Airy.
The late Earl of Airlie fully upheld the
great traditions OF his house. he was
handsome man. with dark hair ard ccm
plexion. those distinctive traits OF lolg
Celtic descent. and dashing soldier. he
first saw active service in Afshanis;an,
when in the Tenth Hussars. He was ad-
jutant of that crack cavalry corps in tie
Soudan expedition of 1884. ard year later
he was serving in the camel corps up he
Nile, for where there was battle there
fought this keen cavalryman. Twice he
was slightly wounded in the Soudsn; he
was once again wounded in the present
Now he has fallen.
By his death the British army has bsen
deprived of a brilliant cavalry leader.
host Of men and women have lost 4 dear
friend. and the district of Angus mocrns
its beloved laird.