The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Copyright 1907 by John Watson, oil
rights reserved.)
BOOK i.
CHAPTER l..
BY THE CAMP FIRE. (

That afternoon n strange thing had
happened to the camp Of the Prince Of
& IN Brabant for the Prince was then
challenging Conde who stuck behind
his trenches at Chartered and would
not come out to fight. A dusty-colorcd
swiftly-yet4 there was no wind 10 be
felt-that 1t was above the camp al
most as soon US 1t was seen. When
the fringes OF the cloud encompassed
the place. there burst forth as from
It's belly q whirlwnd and wrought sud
den devastation in fashion none had
forget. With one long and fierce gust
1t tore UP trees by the roots, unroof-E
ed the barns where the Princes head
quarters were, sucked up tents into tho
as II they were fiocks Of rocks. This
commotion went on for half an hour,
then ceased as instantly as 1T began;
ended in peace, willie the cloud Of fury
went on It's way into the west, and
afterwards we heard that very grand
fered greatly: AS the camp was vast
disorder, both officers and men bivou-
ncked in the open that night, and rs
It was inclined to chill in those au-s.
only for the cooking OF food, but for
the comfort OF their heat. Round one
fire q group of English gentlemen had
gathered, who had joined the Princes
forces, partly. because like other men
OF their breed, they had an Unsuitable
love Of lighting, and partly to push
their fortunes, for Englishmen in those
days. and still more Scotsmen, were
z willing OBSERVE on any side where the
pay and the risks together were GER
4 tain. and under any commander who
rope swarmed with soldiers OF fortune
from Great Britain, hard bitten and
fearless men, some OF whom fell far
from home, and were buried in I'M
nj lnf yn0v rat ~
4 cd to take their share in any fight
ing th.t turned up in their own coun-l
81 try. So It came to pass that many OF
our. Islanders had fought impartially
with equal courage and Interest for
the French and against them, like those
two Scots who met for the first time
fortunes were to the end Of the chap
ter to be SO curiously intertwined..
There was Collier, who afterwards be-
came Ny Lord Patmore; Rookie, who
rose to be Encouragement in the Eng
ernor OF Chelsea Hospital; Venner, the
son OF one Of Cromwcl's soldiers who
had strange notions about a q 18th mon.
archy which was to be held by our.
Lord himself. but who was good
lighting NAM ma (, and So some e.. others who
Two young Scots gentlemen were
have a share in making history in their
o own county, and bqih t. de as
they chiefly loved. Both men We're to
suffer more than falls to the ordinary
lot, and the life of one, some part
nothing else but tragedy. For the
gods had bestowed upon him quick
gifts OF mind and n,atchless beauty
his mat nation m h lis name 20 Sas hasea
byword. and to be betrayed by his
own friends who were towards or self
sword. pierce his heart. h
Scotland contains within 1t two races,
and partly because their blood is diff
ferent and partly because the one race
has lived In the open and fertile Low
shadowy Highlands, the Celt of the
North and the Scot OF the South are
wcll-nigh as distant from each other
as the east from the west. But among
time. and even unto this day the. dis
tiIiction can be found by those who
look for It. There was the eager and
slons. rather than by prudence, who
struck first and reasoned afterwards
who was the victim OF varying moods
was usually Catholic in faith, SO far
as he had any religion, and devoted to
the stuart dynasty, SO far as he had
was also another sort OF Celt. who was
quiet and self-contained, determined
and perscvering. Men Of this type
We're usually Protestant In their faith
and when the day OF choice came they
threw in their lot with Hanover
against Stuart. Hugh MacKay was
the younger son Of an ancient High
land house of large possessions and
much influence In thesdlslant NORTH
Of Scotland; his people We're suspicious
Of the stuarts because the kings o.
that Inflated line We're intoxicated
with the idea Of divine right and were
ever clutching at absolute power; mol
had the MacKays any Overwhelming
and reyerential love for bishops, be-
cause they considered them to be thu
instruments OF royal tyranny and thu
Oppressorsa Of the kirk, MacKays ha
found a place between Collier and Ven,
ner, and as he sits leaning back agains
saddle, and e, !, .,l al. appearance hal
powerful, but rather awkward lgure
and on strong :, de IS face
nv his close cut sandy hair Although
one would Judge him to be doing. orla
least absorbed III his own thoughts, 4
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