The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-02


In reality: The great character in "A
Legend Of Montrose" IL Dugafi Dalget-
~, former divinity student. soldier.
looter-a most wonderful mixture Of
education. Ignorance. honor and dis
honor
In the middle Of the seventeenth CEN
: tury the Scottish Estates of Parliament
had made solemn compact with King
Charles / Being as canny. however.
a. they are now. the Scotch thought
Il IS well to send an army Into Eng
land to help the Covenanters fight
their monarch. arguing no doubt that
was sure to be swindled. and that an
ounce of prevention was better than
many pounds Of cure applied to that
royal family.
The Hishianders. decidedly averse by
taste and instinct to the Presbyterian
iobservances, hereditary foes OF the
idlowlander, ana hereditary Royalistss
promptly declared in favor OF the King.
iNoblemen and Wild men, chiefs who
were half kings and chiefs who were
half savages. feudal lords great with
spofls and half-starwed craEsmen, all
burst from their Businesses and gather
ed In, wild ana picturesque array that
has probably had no equal In the world
ffor color. barbaric noise and splendid
AUST Aor Ii8ntins, Witn the eAcepuon
oI lne 8rsat WhrHeeA tne
n1ss De,awares ana iroauois OF
They met at. the Castle OF Dariin-
Ivarach. owned by Angus McAulay.
The chiefs saluted the lord OF the castle
anu one announcer Win overiioWinS KIND
sss " Win uncohceaiea uisnke. ac-
lcvsuink % sne CIT stAnces q TREND
Sap. np y n ~ my, .nat aaIecteo sne re'a-
Inelr Ioiiowers copied the bshavior
OF tneir supeTlors impicisiy. ana the
naspipers Npea against encn otner
hhe nusuie piackcockss approaching
sacn otner Win sWelnng piaios ana
tartanss ana playing defiant tunes with
such energy that the nils re-echoed
and screamed BACK the wild. horrid ain
BEFORE many hours II seemed quite
nkeiy tnat the generous lovers OF pat-
re Wouid pesin tneu war TOT hing
Charles with few private battles.
especially as each CHIEF was prepared
TO object to any other cnief who might
ne CHOSEN as leader.
Angus McAuaay was relieved when
ne saw . troop Of riders approach Win
the Earl OF Montrose at their nean.
James Grahame, EarL OF montrose' Was
the one and only one man whom AL
would follow, not only because ne was
fhe Idol Of the Highlands ami renowned
IN var but because his RAMA was 90
TAR Above the rest that there could De
no Question as' to precedence.
Had anything else been needed 60
make the clans accept him, IL would
have been supplied by the fact tnax no
man was . more bitter enemy OF the
MarQOis OF Argyle hated by the High
land8 because he had thrown In mis-
lot with tha Estates OF parliament ana
comnanded the army raised by the
xowlands. 'ess.e = .s'ss. q
with AG0atFose rode Shis klnstnan. the
Of Menteith, who was as well known as
Montrose and almost as well beloved
Their arrival ended all danger OF feud.
Eofemnly the chiefs rendered their al
1egiance and AL took orr their bonnets
for the first time. having kept them
hefiantiy on their heads TIL tnen' Pc
cause none would uncover netore the
other.
When the imminent danger OF war
had vanished and the ciansmen were
at liberty to Withdraw their keen at
tention from one announcer they iookeo
with curiosity at companion wnom
the two Earls had brought with them.
He was man OF great stature, with
q face 30 sun-scorched wind-beaten
and weapon Scared that IL looked ike
an image of war. The face was sur
mounted by a FURNISHED steel head
piece with tall plume OF feathers.
On his body the stout cavalier wore a
cuirass thick enough TO resist the mus
lxet balls Of that day. Under II was
tough buff jerixin. Bright steel gloves
reached to his elbows.
Thigh pieces OF steel met the tops Of
hts huge jack boots. In front Of his
big war saddle hung pair of pistols
nearly two feet long. A broad buff
belt supported double-edged broad
sword OF a size proportionate TO his
other Announcements. On his right
side hung an eighteen-inch dagger A
shoulder belt sustained at his back a
musketoon and bandolier with am
munitton.
His war horse was powerful enough
to bear all this weight OF man and
Armament and still step gracefully and
lightly. Powerful as the steed was, 1t
was no more powerful than It's rider
who sat as upright under his panopiy
of hattia az ~ he were clad in fhe
iirhtast Of fartans.
THE F1arl Of Montrose hastened TO In
troduce the stranger to tba chiefs. but
n was AZ, Ynnecessarv courtesy Far fire
man 81 war ha.I : tnnpue I : active az
his hodv and braved his name and
career into the ears Of ali he naaf ex
nIaininr AZ 1arre with ever new
nafiancs ana anfhnaia an, that he vas
fSugalS Jsaigatsv 81 Gentle htooa ana
AsaignatIon - r-,,r,tt,S.,s .t,st ,orce
fhaoIogIcaI studant 81 ~ M,..s.r,s1
c.olIeve ~ Aherdaa, "a 60 thst
FItt-Snaat ar For The r4o,s ,e ths rrarth
the Terror ~ Austria cvstav,,s