Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-08-09

utfeE tUhSttu ttit uttE aVVii1H Utau-
ties without bringing in Mickl9-
Mounted Meg as a fol to tho love-
illness Of their own charmers.
Meg had her own admirers. The
gardeners lame boy, from his arm
chair by the window and bis little
table loaded with books and pict-
ures, cakes and fruits, the gift Of
Margaret Murray, 1cver failed to
hail her coming as Isas u bis guar
dian.angel; and oId xoFepit Saw.
ny Macintire, the schoolmaster Of
Elibank when Sir Gideon was a
young man, could never be made
to think that Meg waa not perfect
beauty; and when be had exhaust
cd every old Latin epithet upon the
child Of his former pupil, aud the
youths continued to laugh disdain-
fully at the amplitude Of her mouth,
Sawny would soy, "Hech, sirs ! but
tho lassie's heart Is "a muokle 90 q
haill regiment OF such as your ain. ("
Meg bad just entered her TWEEN
ty-fifth year, when her father came
home suddenly from the next town,
where he had been on business, and
alarmed the family with the news
that be had heard, Young Will
liam Scott. tho son OF Scott OF Har-
den, was already making large in
cursions upon the lands belonging
to She Laird Of Elibank, and bic
depredatioas were made 10 open de-
fance OF all law. and in q manner
worthy Of the most lawless free
booter; at least such was the story
heard by the Laird, and by him be.
lieved true.
To sound the alarm among the
Lsird's retainers, 10 summon the
whole clan Of Murray, and to Dc.
feat tho marandeFs through a sn.
perior force, was the old Knights
casy taak. Another seemed com.
ing upon him to execute, which,
after the heat Of passion aud The
flush Of victory should be over,
would perhaps load bic whole life
with unavailing remorse.
Young Scott Of Harden was Ia.
ken prisoner and brought to Eli
bank Town, where be was confined
in a room in Sir Gideons own cas-
tie, until lawful measures could
be taken to punish him, Having
deposited bis prisoner in safety, the
knight Of Elibank betook himself
to the presence Of his lady, to re.
port his deeds OF martial proves in
in rescuing a flock Of sheep from
the clutches OF the bordcrers
Magnificent in u now hoad dress,
decorated with purple thistles and
enormous white lilies, Lady Muir.
ray heard her husbands boast OF
warlike deeds, aud congratulated
him warmly upon preserving his
mutton from the mouths which it
was never intended to supply. Still,
abe knew Scott OF Harden, and she
could not help feeling sorry that so
fine a young man should have been
mixed up with such an affair.
"What are We gaen TO do VII him,
Elibank ?" she asked.
EDO wi him 2" asked tie Laird,
with an expression more nearly re-
sembling scorn than she bad ever
seen him wear. ."Do wi him ?
What he deserves. took him,
red hand, in the very act OF yio-
lence and plumber will bring
him to the gallows where he be-
longs; and | wish his whole train
had but one neck, SO that could
stretch them at once"
"Hoot, ma, Elibank-that is no
wise as 20 are betimes. Scott Of
Harden is a winsome young Laird.
Would ye hang such as he when ye
ha' three ill-faured dochters In the
house? p
The Laird looked at his wife with
a half-angry, half-foolish look.
lyon we're ever quicker to think
of anything than |, Grizel," he
said, softening down at the new as.
pect Of things that presented itself
through her words. "You are
right" he continued, after pause,
in which he seemed to be weighing
the question Of having q border