The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
THE BATTLE or sINEFFE.
II,

II was carly in the morning on the
hrst day OF August ans darkness was
still heavy upon the camp, when Girl
mond stopped over his master and had
to shake him vigorously before Cluver-
house woke.
ITS time you were up. Master John:
the Princes guards are gatherin'. and
trumpets soundin' We will need bite
breakfast, part of which I saved cot
O. that stramash yesterdny-sall! the
blast threatened to leave neither meat
nor nor, lodgin' and part happened to
takn' a bit walk through the camp
with my lantern,
Grimond spread out a fairly gen
erous breakfast OF half a fowl, a piece
good white bread andSa bottle Of wine.
and held the lantern that his master
might eat with some comfort. If it had
to be with more haste.
DO you ken, Jock, where I was
when you Weakened me, and flashed the
light upon my face? Away in bonnie
Glen Ogilvie. where everything is at
off to sdlaw HILL to see what was
doing with the muir-fowl. and felt
the good Scots air blowing upon my
face. This is black Weakening, Jock,
we'll for breakfast. Ye never came
honestly by it, man. Have We been
ratding?"
Providence guided me, Maister John,
and and micht have given little assist
corner of the Dutch camp. caught
glimpse Of this roast chuckie. with
some other Pits Is, Q things, and i cam
breakfast, Whether. he had taken ali
he wanted or whether he was going
to be too late was-na my business, but
the Lord delivered that fowl into my
T. RI nv, Il Ii Il n
O. the white bread The Wine and
the ham I savit frae yesterday"
lou auld thief / might have guess
only hope twas a heayy-built Dutch
man who could starvc for week with
out suffering, and not lean, hungry
Scot who needed some breakfast to put
strength IN him for q days fighting
II God be good enough to send it. Isn't
it regiment Of the Scots brigade
which is lying next to US, Jock .
1T Is" replied that worthy servitor,
MacKay's rations which were given into
mr. hands, so to say. by the higher
power, ] was standing behind you.
Master John; last NIGHT when you and
I saw cunning twa-faccd Covenan-
got a good word with the Prince ss
through MS Dutch wife. and where We.
5AN1 SIAhL hIaLQ u LIlitIl All lCU, he Will
take an ell. It's 10 for me to give
advice, me bcfn' in my place and you in
yours. But ! promised your honorable
mither that wouldna see you come to
mischief It lbcould help 1t, and am,
safr mistaken II yon man will no be a
mercilous and persistent enemy. May
the ALMIGHTY forbid 1t, but II MacKny
OF Scourie can hinder 1t there will be
little advancement for Graham of CLAY
erhOuse in this army"
You are n dour and suspicious devil,
Jock, and you've always been the same
ever since 1 remember you. Captain
Mackayis a wh!g and a Presby terrain.
but he Is q good soldier. and / wish
had been more civil to him last night.
We arc here to fight for the Prince OF
Orange and to beat the French, and
lot the best man win; 1t will be time
enough to quarrel when we get back
to Scotland. Kindly Scots should bury
their differences, and stand shoulder
to shoulder In foreign land''
"That is bonnie talk, laird, but dinnn
forget there's been twa kinds of Scot
In the land since the Reformation. and
there viii be twa to the end OF the
chapter. and they'llsneyer agree till the
day of Judgment. and then they'll be
on opposite sides. There was Queen
Mary and there was John Knox, there
was that false-hearted loon Argyle, that
ye gave grand nip at the Are last
NIGHT, and there was the head o. your