Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-19

the throne. the prophesy of the third witch
became true, and Macbeth was King of
Scotland. But conscience makes cow
ards of us all" and Macbeth did not have
a comfortable time. He grew so nervous
and remorseful that in his desperation
he hunted up the witches whom, he be-
ieved, We're responsible for his career and
asked them what would happen next.
This was the answer:
Macbeth shall never vanquished be until
Shall come against him.
Macbeth lived in a strong castle on
Dunsinane hill. Birnam Wood was the
name of a forest about twelve miles dis
tant across a broad valley. Macbeth
wondered over the ambiguous words, and
strengthened his Notifications as much
as possible.
The Threat and Macbeth's Fall.
Among the earls of Scotland was a
young and powerful man named Macduf
who was suspected of sympathy with
young Prince Malcolm. Macbeth watched
him very closely for that reason. One
day Macduff came to the castle, and Mac
beth gave a great feast in dis honor.
Afterward the uneasy king crept out OF
the castle and found pair of oxen SO
tired they could hardly keep their feet,
and when Macbeth learned that they be-
longed to Macduff he said to the driver:
''Since the Thane of Fife sends such
worthless cattle to do my work. / will
make him drag the burdens himself
When Macduff heard of this threat he left
the castle as soon as he could do so
politely and hurried back to his home
where he organized an army and marched
toward Dunsinane. He camped about
Birnam Woods for the night. In the
morning he commanded his soldiers to cut
boughs from the trees and carry them in
front of them, so that Macbeth might not
be able to see how many men were adj
vancng. The sentinel at the castle noti-
fled the king as soon as he saw the
courteous column approaching. and every
knight and squire, as well as Macbeth
himself. recognized in the moving grove
that Birnam Wood was coming to DunSl-
name hill in fulfillment of the prophecy.
Battles in those days were usually hand
to-hand encounters and in the one that
followed Macbeth was killed by Macduff
almost at the beginning of the fight.
Young Malcolm was recalled from the
English court and placed upon the Scot
fish throne. He married girl who after
ward was made a saint and left an ex-
cellent record, although he could not read
or write.
CLAIMS Castle. which became the resi-
dence of Malcolm. Is one of the most i'm
posing in all Scotland 1t is now the seat
of the Earls of Strathmore. There is no
more imposing example of feudal
stronghold in the world. The village Of
Meigle. said TO be the oldest of Scotch
villages, is the railway station.
Earl of Flies Coronation Right.
Macbeth is buried in the ruins of a Cis-
tercian abbey near where he fell at Lump
hanan on the banks of the river Dee.
The Earls of Fife are the descendants of
Macduff, who. from his services in over
throwing Macbeth and restoring the right
full heir to the throne was given the
hereditary right Of placing the crown
upon the head of the Scottish sovereign.
Cawdor Castle, the home of Macbeths
father, from whom the latter inherited the
title "Thane of CawdOr," is still standing
in the town of Cawdor. near Marin, where
James Bryce, the British ambassador AT
Washington, is now visiting his brother
AMMAN. who lives there. The descendants
of Macbeth's brother still own the place
and bear the name of calder.
Muriella Calder was the heroine or
very exciting romance about the begin
ming of the sixteenth century. One day
while playing with her nurse in the
grounds of the castle a band OF the Camp
bell elan Swooped down and kidnapped
her The nurse fled to the castle, gave
the alarm and the child's father and
uncles started in pursuit. They soon
overlook the kidnapers and might have
rescued Mufiela but for cool trick OF
Campbell of Inverliver. This resourceful
rascal inverted large camp kettle as
If to conceal the little princess and
charged his seven sons to defend ii to the
death while he rode on with the child
under his plaid. The seven young men
fought desperately nearly all day and
when they were all killed and the kettle
was overturned Murielia was beyond res
cue This little maiden became the wife
of John of LOrne and the ancestress of
the Marquis of Lorne, who married the
Princess Louise. daughter of Queen Vic
toria and is now the Duke of Argyle.
Lots Of Good Stories.
You can hear lots of good stories up
here the woods are literally full of them
Every family has it tragedies and ro-
manceS and every castle its traditions.
For example, Kinnelhouse was the an
cient seat of the chiefs of the MacNabs,
who were rather reckless in their be-
havior and Indifferent as to their debts.
One day when the sheriff of Edinborough
came up to serve writ upon the Mac
Nab he saw what looked like the figure
of man hanging from tree near the
entrance to the castle and was told on
inquiry that lit was nothing but the
body of tam messenger frae Edinburgh
tat had Ia presumption to bring bit o
paper to ia Laird. The hint had the eff
feet intended and he returned to the cap
ital without explaining his business.
One Christmas eve when the MacNab
heard that Neish. one of his neighbors.
had robbed and killed one Of his messen-
gers on the road, he called IN his Twelve