Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-12-09
SCOTTISH LEGEND,
The Story Of the knight With the
White Feather.
TWO COURAGEOUS WARRIORS.

Heroic Alexander Hume and His Still
More Heroic Fellow Soldier and Pro.
tsetor-The Sad Sequel TO the BATH.
That Was Lost.
The heraldic arms OF the Scotch
Town OF Selkirk show a woman seated
on tomb. ON which Is also placed th,
Scottish lion The legend told about
the arms Is this: King James ". oi
Scotland. who was about TO invade
England. needed recruits for his enter
prise. The town clerk Of Selkirk. WI
liam Brydonc. tried his best 10 aid his
king by pcrsuadlng his fellow country.
men o. enlist In the royal cause. So
earnest was he that he Is said to have
moved over u hundred insty Scots IN
Join his standard. Among these was
nne ~ the name of Alexander Hume.
This man was shoemaker Of the
town ~ Selkirk lie was strong. stall.
wari. bold and an excellent workman.
i,rydonc was very glad 10 welcome
him. as he rcckoncd him quite the best
man Of the hundred. and his comrades.
who were also brave men and true.
chercd him as he appeared among
them. such confidence had they Ia his
wisdom. prudence. valor aud strength
Ilume's wife. Margaret. was line
young woman and very fond rnd proud
! of her brave. strong husband. Now.
: Margaret did not NJ all Ike this pro-.
posed Invasion uf England She fell
| that II would mean great trouble 10 the
! Scotch people. who would certainly be-
vanquisled by their strong enemy. aud
the thought came To her that her own
brave husband might perhaps lose his
life In the struggle She therefore used
all her best efforts to keep him ~
home. She pleaded IN vain. Alcxan-
der WAS iirn. AZ last She held up Ia
his face their little ive-months-old
daughter and asked who would look
after the child " he should die and
WHO would keep her from misery ana
misfortune.
Hume loved his wife aud child. aud
these appeals brought thu. Tears Ia his
eyes. but they did not break down his
resolution. which he had girl about him
as armur. Nothing could move him
10 beonr untrue {" his King aud cu,in.
try.
Finding tia, u" cnircaiics could
move him. Margaret "a hast gave way
To anger ami told him that his eager
desire To I've ihoaghi the bravest man
~ Selkirk wnuil not supply the rhlld
hc Msis baund Iu work Tor with lniv
of bread She said even more than
this Her tones grew higher. aud one
word led Q" another. n you know Il
will. until the couple parted Ia anger.
lie 10 the tield of battle aud She "a
remain M home.
Alexander had not gone far before
II flashed across the mind Of his wife
that perhaps she nighl never see him Z
alive again. Unable 10 control herself. I
she Hung The child into It's crib ana
rushed out Of the house. She nusl
SEE her husband again aud get from
him one parting glance or word ~
reconciliation. She hurried ihruugh
the town. she sought everywhere fur /.
hini. tut lie WIS nowhere To be- seen.
lie lad gone ofl with his comrades. I
Tia" i"nr wife wcp, bitterly, Her \
grief was deep.
iiurlr ana his fellow were Sanu EN-.
gagged in uit'r. lie lisliHy,1 the
greatest hrivcr, Wherever he Went
numbers of Ih' cucniy fell In rccn
direction upon the Held ~ bath, hr
Nns seen. His companions Kept well
~ :" him. AMI ~ particular nnr niaa
y h" hid lately i"iurd the parry. ibis
itan FOUGHT With cnurig, equal ~
lmI "r Hume hlntNrlf Keeping rouilu
AN. ncSldv hin AMI de!,l dhg him
u many perilS. once when an Eur.
ishnan from behind drew very near
- the SroI this S"l'lirr Sirurk The vnw
lrly How io the earth Just iS b.
NnS m 'rllng his spear lriWr"u tho
iasps IL Ilunrs urmur. Hume rallf.i
- the brave fellow aud ,l-mauilrd ms
Ianr. even In the midst 81 The n !bi
nj the stranger said that thai WAX iu
natter.
This generous soldier wore Il lcaih
r Jacket and an irnn he NET IN Witch 4
here was placed u small h,.r isith.
r Wherever Hume fuUgh .u 10.
attlcheld iarrr E..-hi b.. seen beside
i'm the iron helmet and 10. white
'aihcr.
~ last the battle ended IN defeat for
~ Scotch. whu s''ailrrcd In al dircc
'hs. llnmc. who. with other sd.
"i's was obliged iu llc cunccalul IL
" Forrest for some time. iook the hrs. 4
iportuni;y VI in'niring after his faiih.
u attendant Hut all his inquiries
ere without nval. lie could not truce
m. Nothing roud he learn of him
&c that he had disappeared when The
sht WIS over.
Hume hurried L. his cot.
gc lie WIS anxious io SEC agnin his
loved wife and bcstow upon her me =
- OF reconciliation. when he reach
II he listened ~ the door. nnd his
art iTa' East. llr Lid kind vrrls 70 n
y Ia her from whom hc had ,mr.cl
anger and his deep Wounds ir,d,d
cssing. lie lifted The latch aud walls
Ia Al WIS slill No wigr ca,lr fn
set him: no chiid's cry met his ear D
; looking routd the room he saw
ited Ia an armchair the knight who
d fought 80 bravcly beside him IN -
e battle. wearing the same leather
.kct. iron helmet and white feather