The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-29

Of the sea. Their enemies dash against
them and they remain 1nnosed. while
tie wave i shattered into infnitesim1i
spray. 50 DO the Macleod jety and
-corn all who come against them"
The king shrugged his riliers.
The man forEets TIT t1e "a also IS
eternal. and that it ultimately wear. away
the eli. This a.Te1T. 10 lie a. .Ic.te-
..ent toW1-G .sr. thra?
oh. not So" replied Macdonald. The
man Is one q tne.r posts, and he Is re
citing an epic he Ia. written. doubtless
IL praise Of = lc7lu boa.-bulld.ng.+
Cod save US. cried the king. Have
We then poets In skye"
The Uhole 81 the highlands ; = land
g. poetry, your majesty, adirmed Ma
Donald, drawing himself UP proudly. 'y.
though the very Ioor Jdcges q the art
III Stirling may rot be a"dre u the
fact
The king laughed heartily at his. But
here We have another follower ot the
muse wlo has token The place Ct tac
fist. what IS this one sa@Iug2"
He says that beautiful Is TIE vest
glI sky when the sun e.ans beneath tile
wave, bat more beautI.u! sui Is TIE
cheek OF the Rose o1 skye, the Gaushto.
q their c~hlettain."
An, that = better ard more reasSuring.
I think either OF Us, Jamie, would rather
be within sight o the smiles II The Rose
o Skye than within reach oI the clay
more. Of her kinsmen.'
By this time the assemblase on shore
became aware tLat NL- ors were ar-
preaching, and the defamation ceased.
Malcolm Macleod himself came forward
~, III. I.n7iro 49,. $50 tho nryyrg,,ar-
tie was a huge Elaa OF about fifty, tai
and wei proppetioned, with an honest
but masterfui lace, all III all a magnificent
specimen OF the race, destined BY nature
To be a leader O. men. He received his
visitors with ~digniiod cc..r;esy.
Il ana James Macdonald" explained
that young man ~ way oi Introduction,
son Of the Laird Of Slcat. We heard
you had built q boat Tor the king, al
81 have come TO see it. This is James
Stuart, q friend ii nm from tLo Low
lands, ard have brought Aim "ieh mo
tLat he may learn what bodybuilding
really is"
You ere very welcome" said Mac
Lcod, and just in time, for they are
taking her round the headland to Dan
vegan tomorrow morning. Aye, shes a
bonnie boat, if l do say it myself, sor
nc one knows her and what she'll Go bet
ter than l.
The king should be proud of her" said
Macdonald.
Macleod tossed his shaggy head ard
replied with a sheer:
It's little the king knows about boats.
he should be playing with a shallop II
d tub Of water, instead OF meddiing with
mems affairs. AIlaster Crottach is oUr
;-fpr op1 if ha oroci0rSlv DlaaSnc to tiCLIa
the lad III Stirling By saying he owns the
boat. Allaster himself VIII have the using
of her. would not spike a plank for
the king, but I'd build a fleet for Allaster
# he wanted it. Has 0ur friend the
Gaelic? Il he has. he may tell the king
what l say when he goes back to the
LcWiands."
No, lie has no Gaelic, Malcolm, but
III put into English whatever you like
to say"
Malcolm Macleod took the strangers 10
his own house, which was the best IN the
village. Almost the entire population OF
the port had been working on the kings
boat, and now that it was finished and
launched the place had earned q holiday.
Malcolm was delighted to have visitors
who could bear witness to the Skill Of
his designing, appreciate the genus Ct
the poets and listen to the skreigh 81
tie piping. The strangers were most hos
Ditably entertained and entered thorough
y into the spirit OF the festivities.
'Iosh, Jamie,'' said the king to his
friend two or three days after their ar
rival. q might we'll have ignored your
advice about the ships, as l did u base
counsel about the army. I need no feet
here to protect me IN Skye, where every
nan is my friend"
THAT IS very true replied Macdonald,
"but you must not forget that no one
has any suspicion who you are. Every
one is a friend OF James Stuart of tie
LoWlands, but | lear nobody say q good
| word for the king"
what have they against him? ?" asked
the .Guidman Of Ballengeich with a
irown.
1T isn't exactly that they have 2
thing against the king" said Macdonald,
perhaps not slow to prick the self-esteem
of his comrade. but they consider hin.
| merely q boy Of small weight IN their
affairs one way or another. They neither
fear him nor respect him.. The real mon
| arch Of these regions is the humpbaci1
IN Dunvegan Castle; and even if they
knew you were king, your sterDest com
| mand would have no effect against his
| Sl4Sl-lcSL HISti, uiIiSSS JOu had 1i4SoASA
| ible force at the back OF you.'
"Ah. Jamie, you are simply trying i
| Justify the bringing OF The fleet round
S~cotland.'
indeed and am not. The only use
TO which you can put your feet Will
be TO set you away from here in case Of
trouble. AS far as it's force is concerned,
these ISLANDERS would simply take to the
hills and DEFY it."
"Ah, wcl!," said the king, 'Ill make
| them think better of ne before l am
done with them
Tbs weeks festivities were to end with
a grand p~oetical contest. All the bardS
Of the island were scribbling; at any
rate, those who could write. But this
Eomoric competition was endangered by
disquietng news brought to tho island
10y the fishermen. They reported that q
powerful feet had been seen rounding
the northern coast Of Scotland. and was
low making toward the South. This IN
expected intelligence seemed to change
instGntaneousIy the attitude of the IS
landers toward their two guests.