Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-06-20
BY WILLIAM BLACK.

other iood mOrningw while Miss Peggy
was instantly struck silent. and that with
some obvious embarrassment She even
hushed slightly; and. to cover her not
quite Ineligible confusion. one had to
say. quickly:
Here Is Miss Rosslyn. Cameron, who
wants to know all about the Highland
cans. and the clansmen. and their rela-
uons to the chiefs. And about the "a
rising, too: she is to be a partisan Of
frince Charlie; she must be turned into
Jacobite If there's going to be any
peace and quietude on board this boat
And who can do that better than your
self?"
oh. no." he said, with a smile, no.
no. no: all that is past and gone now.
Chiers and clansmen are alike loyal now
adays; We are the queens loyal High.
ianders. and proud TO wear the title"
Yes. but don't you understand one
says to him. "how interesting it must he
to an ingenious young student from
America, where all the institutions and
habits and customs are comparatively
new. to hear of this very old-world state
OF society; yes. and to hear of it from
one related to the people who were out
In the ASP
We'll. when you think Of it," says In
verfask, 1T does seem strange that the
clan system was actually in existence in
the last century. and within q couple Of
days ride-Or a single days ride. You
might almost say-frOm the city of Ed
inburgh. And very little the good people
OF Edinburgh knew about the Highland
ers and their ways. l suppose you never
heard the story of what happened to
Lord kilmarnOck at Falkirk? LORD Kill
marnock had raised a troop Of horses for
the prince, and had been with him all
through the expedition into England, and
all through the retreat, and SO must have
got some knowledge Of the clansmen and
their customs. But what happened at
Falkirk no doubt puzzled him. The day
after the battle the prince and he were
looking down from the window of a
house in town, and, to their surprise, they
saw a soldier coming along in the Eng
iish uniform and wearing black cockade
in his hat. Lord KilmarnOck immediate
ly went down stairs and into the street,
went up to the man, struck off his hat,
and put his foot on the black cOckade.
The next moment one of the Highlanders
standing by had rushed on Lord Kilmar-
mock and showed him away: KilmarnOck
instantly pulled out his pistol and pre-
sented it - his assailant: the Highlander
drew his dirk: and goodness only knows
what would have happened IL a number
of the Highlander's companions had not
interposed on behalf of their cOmrade and
driven Lord Kilmarnock off. And what
was it all about? Why. the man with
the black cockade was a Cameron who
had been in an English regiment, and
who, of course. deserted to join the stand
ard Of his chief as soon as he got the
chance: and. being a Cameron. the other
Camerons standing around would not
have him interfered with by anyone.
whatever his rank"
Breakfast over Captain Columbus
makes his appearance without, and pres
emily Murdoch is standing at the door of
the saloon. awaiting orders.
Now. this being Sunday. Queen Tita
would rather have given our gay young
mariners and their diligent horse a rest;
but, as appeared from our noble captain 5
report, there were OminOus rumOrs
abroad among the canal-folk of intended
repairs somewhere or other; and he him
self was distinctly Of opinion that We
should Mt least push forward and get
through the two tunnels. SO We assent
ed to that, poled the boat across to thu
towpath, had the line affixed to the har
ness, and were once more gliding along.
But when we came to the first Of the
tunnels. We found we had Just missed
the steam launch, which had disappeared
with its, long convoy into that black hole
in the earth; and as there was now a
considerable time for us to wait, we all
got ashore, and proceeded to explore the
ne;ghboring wood, which is known a.
Sherwood Dingle. We wandered alone
through the picturesque dineie' ana up 10
a height from which there is wide view
over the adjacent country, and eventually
back 10 Ine can"i' WIZ e .ne--
-everol boa,,-p-,r.,, our o~a awaiting
the arrival of the steam launch.
When that far from gay vessel arrived.
we were all water-prOOfed and ready for
the ordeal-all except Mrs. Th,eepenny-
bit. who preferred to sit by herself in
th,. saloon. awaiting events. and consol-
ing herself with the reflection that these
two Tardebigg tunnels were shorter than
the West Hill one. Shorter we found
them. but also mucn darker' nueuu' ao
seem to consider it necessary to hght
their lamps on this OCCASION We scraped
aud t,re our way along first the one tun-
n.I and tben-with an interval of smooth
sailing in the white day-thrOugh it's
rock -hewn successor, until, ahead II US
n.;aht.r and brighter a sort of fuligin-
ons' confused, opalescent glare; then
6naIly we plunged into that bewildering
pIory-bronze-hued or saffrOn-hued it ap-
nearad as we approa ched it-and sudden
iy emerged into sunlighted Ereenness