The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16

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raised his brawny arms above his head
/ and gave startling vent to the war
/ cry of his clan, "Loch Sloy! Loeb
\ Sloy! unmindful of the presence in
/ which he stood Then he knelt swiftly
| and brought his lips to the buckle of
! the kings shoe.
Gratitude in MacFarlanei" sneered
Macintosh
I AYE" said the king, "and bravery,
! too, for he never winked an eyelash
when the sword swung above him: an
admirable combination of qualities
whether in MacFarlane or a Mac
Neish. And now, gentlemen" contin-
ued his majesty, although the affair
of the huntsman is settled, it brings
US no nearer our venison. IF the cook
Will not TO the king, then must the
king to the cook. Gentlemen. to your
arms and your horses. They say a
| Scotsman fights well when he is hun
CRY; let US put the proverb to the test.
we ride and dine with his majesty of
KipDen."
A spontaneous cheer burst from
every man in the great hall to the ac-
compartment of a rattle Of swords.
Most of those present We're more anx-
ious to follow the king to a contest
, than into a council chamber When ST.
lence ensued. the mild voice of the
archbishop, perhaps because it was due
to his professions, put in a seasonable
word. and the mobiles scowled, for they
king
Your majesty, if the Buchanans are
If they are drunk, my lord arch
bishop, Interrupted James, I'VE viii
sober them. lis agduty even tne church
owes TO the inebriate." And with that
he led the way out Of the hail his re-
ply clearing the brOws of his followers.
A few minutes later Gathering cav
alcade rode forth from the castle of
Stirling, through the town and dewn
the path of Ballengeich, a score Of SOL
diers bringing. up the tail of the pro-
cession; and IN due time the company
came to the entrance 10 ArnpriOr cas-
tie. There seemed ike 10 be opposition
at the gate, but Sir Donald squirting
his horse forward among the guard,
scattered the members OF right and
left, and, raising both voice and sword,
shouted:
the king of Scotland."
The defenders seeing themselves out
numbered, as the huntsmen had been
in that locality short time before,
gave up their axes to the invaders as
meekly as the royal rangers had given
up their venison,
The king, placed his own guard at the
gate. Springing from his horse he en-
tered the castle door. and mounted the
stone steps. sword in hand his retinue
close at his heels. The great hall to
which they assembled was no monk S
chapel of silence There was waited
TO them, or rather blown down upon
them like fierce hurricane the mar
tiai strains Of Buchanan Forever"
played by pipeTs anything but scant
of wind: yet even this tornado was
not sufficient to- drown the roar of hu-
man voices. some singing others ap-
parently in the heat of altercat ton. and
during the height of this deafening
clamor the king and his followers en-
tered the dining hall practically unob-
served.
On the long oaxen table servitors
were busily placing smoking viands
soon 10 be consumed: others were fill
ing the drinking horns, while some OF
the guests We're engaged in emptying
them, although the meal had not yet
begun Buchanan. his back toward
the incomers, his brawny hands on the
table. leaning forward, was shouting
TO the company. commanding his guests
to seat themselves and fall to while the
venison was hot. There seemed to be
several loud-voiced disputes going on