The Huron Signal, 1883-05-04, Page 80
THS HURON ,SIGNAL. FRIDAY MAY 4. 1883.
FIRE AND SWORD
STORY OF THE MASSACRE
GLENCOE.
11'Ian
ealdine's
CHAPTER XVI.
TittST AND DRCtrt1ON.
▪ Captain' Will the Earl be here to-
. day,.
"The Earl," answered the other,''will
OF leave Clsnorehy this mning, refresh
and rest •t his wtellatedorstronghold
Kilchun , pn cocci here this afternoon,
and oa the Iuomw he willpass north to
Fort William to look over Colonel Hill's
lid of 'penitent' names (ibis adjective,
offensive in itself to M'Ian's ears, was
emphasised to the point of inssh) ; 1 1.11
here awaiting his arrival, that I utay es-
cort him as a King's officer to Fort Wil-
liam to my Colonel at Fort William."
This special fraud --mutually concoct-
ed by Baroaldine and the unprincipled
Captain—had the appserauop of troth,
and the "bait," as was especteci, fairly
took. If the Earl is on Government
commission to report on "oath -taking"
names, rneutally meted Allan, he can -
nut know too soon of my submission.
The chance of having it personally and
from my own lips is too opportune a
chance to let lightly slip. In possession
of my formally offered submission he
cannot there -after honestly allow Gov-
ernment to proceed against ine and my
people, late t hough nay allegiance is
thus, by misfortune mounded. Meutal-
ly reasoning out,hia position in this way,
the distressed Chief strove to sincerely
intimate his satisfaction with the state-
ment made (although a rankling au pie
ion kept possession of his mind, and ex-
pressed his resolution to await his Lord-
ship's arrival.
"Glenbucket!"cried Bercaldine prompt
on M'Ian's exprseeed resolve to re-
main.
"At your khic) service'" said that
repressible domestic, who seemed to
in highly popular request at the Ba
dine establishment.
"Breakfast Glencoe and his part
The Captain and I eon wait, having
rather long shed. Do you hear 2.,
"Yes, yes ; I hear like thun'nor
lichtnin' '' answer d Glenbocket, from
somewhere below, the latter clause being
mumbled in • Bort of undertone. "Send
the (hic) Laird doon !" The dram was
evidently rendering (llenduaket disres-
pectfully valiant.
"Come up here at once, sir," retorted
Barcaldine.
"Aye, aye, wi' the greatest possible
plesaure, master ; but this hic, con-
foondit Lang reel-my-rall dais aye fricht
me unless when I'm (hic) stayed up wi a
mornin' dram. It wad e'en talc,' a law-
yer wi' a poother wig to successfully
coont an' •clim them," and thus deliver-
ed, the worthy domestic clutched vague-
ly at the bannister rail, and began the
adventurous ascent.
. Half-up,he discovered M'Ian standing
at the staircase head, awaiting his com-
ing thither.
"Th- ih—this way, Laird, this way,"
he half whispered, fearful of being over-
heard by Barcaldine ; it's a deil eicht
easier for you tae come doon to ate than
fur me to wauchle up to you, and, let me
add, mair sensible -like, too. Sae come
awa', Laird, come awn', doon," and
frankly ehoting his aria within that of
M'Ian, he led him to a small side room,
wherein a fire burned warmly, promise
ing to bring down the Laird's "twa brave
sons." and breakfast the " three o' then,
in less than nae 'time," and " fon " as
Clenbucket undoubtedly was, it is but
justice to state that he was all batt as
good an his punctilious word
"(Sive me your hand, Captain : that
was a well -played shot," said Itarcal-
dine, the moment M'Ian had left the
room. " The old fox is wily to a paint,
and it will be difficult to trap him. Ile
is suspicious of us, but has ewalll.wed
the ' bait ' at the last moment. He is
now safe till the evening, but how to
hold him reasonably after that I am lit a
loa9i,to devise. There'll be a flare-up
and' an explosion, I opine, Captain.
Khat think you !"
gaming admittance to Ba
preaenctecourteously sought
excuse for the abruptness of this intrus-
ion, but in defence of his action insisted
on the extreme. urgency of the business
he had in hand, of his sleeplw anxiety
thereanent and of his natural, and he
hoped, pardonable desire to be re-assur-
:d of the Carl s premised visit, and the
hour at which he was expected to arrive.
13arealdine, who had jest risen from
bed to re;;eive M'Ian--wrapping himself
for Cie winos in the ample folds of a
dresuog gown - - affected to sincerely
sympathise with kis distressed guest, and
informed him that it might be well in
the afternoon before the Earl reached
Barcah ine) House, if not late in the eve-
ning, as he was then staying at his Cas-
ted of Kilchurl., and in view of the state
of the reads might be delayed by the
way.
"If, then, the Earl's visit her is to
depend en the state of the toads, and
his appearance at Barcaldine house is
"merely previsi..oal, replied M'Ian, "my
lunger stay here. ib • mistake. I will
once more fans the road,and at once too.
The exposure and hardship of the jour-
ney will prove far less than the agony of
expense which 1 now endure. 1 shall
;{o and summon my friends ;" and he
made a ntoaemrr.t iu this direction of the
door.
"Stay, stay," urged Barcaldine ; "the
Karl will bo here in good time, and your
further journey south be rendered unne-
cessary. Compose yourself. In the
Earl's hands your certificate uf" submis-
sion is as grind as if in the hands of the
:sheriff."
"What assurance eau you give rue of
the certainty of the Earl's visit here to-
day T" curtly asked M'Ian.
"None," deliberately answered Bar-
ualdine, fixing, as he spoke, a scrutiniz-
ing gale on his suspicious and openly
doubting ,guest. "The Earl leaves his
house at (;lonurchy this morning. He
will stay to dinner at Kilcheru Osstle,
and afterwards ride north to Bsrealdine.
I have no immediate assurance to give
you. Du you doubt me ?"
"The extreme urgency of my husineas
demands the trust jealous and inexor-
able severity in the fulfilment of it," an -
red M'Ian. "I cannot afford to place
the lives of u.y whole people at the
mercy of any single, man's word. Have
you heeu formally ' lettered' of the
Earl's visit 2'.
This was llarcandiue's special oppor-
'unity, and he as,tuick to use it.
Springing to his feet lie thrust his
head ..utside the bruit -teem doer, and
cried at the top of his voice : Glenbuckot
(:lenbucket !"
"At your rervico, sir," piped that wor-
thy domestic from the butt:OUI of the
stair. ':What's your hie gracious
wull
"Send up Captain Druinwond here at
,ace,' rejoined Barcaldine.
pleasure, pin, w•i' plersuro cried
back Glenbucket aloud, qualifying the a
.rata r ,' ;air—rection of - " W'i' (aur, I
o
shuuld say, the rather, for if that black -
„amid captains sword's at hand, it's jist
.alnoi t as muckle as my life's worth tao
rouse him up free a drunken sleep. 'Od
help us ! if the devil's buckie is no lyin
atap . the bed, weeded and booted and
bolted. end anorin' intoe the bargain like
a horse wi' the snifters. Captain Dr1tm•
mond ! ' he cried keeping his positidn
near the t•rcn deer. "Captain Drum-
moud, the master's wantin ye up
stairs.'
” N hat ho ! without there ! the en-
emy ! the enemy !" cried the disordered
Captain. springing to his feet. "Throw
out a (tank n:aevcrnent to the right, and
hring up the reserves 1" and drawing his
sword he made a forty and move in the di-
reotion of Gianbucket, who fled the spot,
to phraec the thing technically without
raring a shot.
Reachii.g the end of tho passage he
paused to look back, and observing the
,niracul)us Captain emerging on the pas-
sage from the doorway Of his loom, re-
,atimated his master's desire t iwmed-
•btcly sue him, and sceint the Captain
..cling on the euggeetiorelie retain gather-
ed! himself together and taade a tolerably
steady anti yell-t-,e,ductcd rear( -at kiteh-
enwards.
In half a n..nate
Captain was in the
,ud his her
$aid Bareshl t'e, assuming a lofty air
-"Our friend M'lan doubts nay word.
Ile fears the Karl will t o: he hero to-das
-that 1 Lace l:alf invented the story,
l.ke.'• The hraggart Captain turned a
Laoghty eye on 'flan, who retnrned not
the stare, but kept his eyes fixed on vs.
nanny, eith a face ar motioenle's ns msr-
b!e.
"This as LI authority to the natter,
Captain," continued Narceldine, turn-
ing to )('Ia ; perhaps you will believe
is leis oerefirrnatioa of my atatement l
VrItat helm you to gay on the matter,
r-
an
up a reserve man. But list ! there he
004110s --advancing upon us in echelon of
division, and full of spirit in a double
serve, like a true euldier of the Kiug."
" Glebucket there !" again cried Bar-
caldine, putting his head over the kau
Mater.
" Coming c coming "' replied the
indispensable (llenbucket. " Wh—wh
-- what the deevil's up two, I'll like to
n r -
be
real -
Y.
lain
and
forth at onus on • night journey through
the snow-covered, wintry hili.
[to as moronism. J
Tiers is a stst/tesotioa of nature's
latent rigor elm 'whim. Like the
world count yto, ttrleew your oomplea-
iou, invigucate year powers, cleanse the
channels 1•1 id.. eyer's tisresparilla is
the means to use fur this purpose.
" You're down, anyhow," retorted
Barcaldine, as he witnessed his head
domestic subsiding at the fuut of the
stair with the question untiniahed on his
nerveless Hpa
" CLII out the reserves," shouted the
Captain, with a loud hoarse laugh.
" What's yer wull, master!" asked
Glenkucket, maintaining a sitting posi-
tion at the star foot, " what's yer (hie)
gracious wull 1"
"Good fur Glenbucket," interjected
the vivacious Captain. " No surrender,
down, but defiant. True British pluck.
Sound a fresh advance !"
" That you immediately go to
said Barcaldine " I shall call you when
you are wanted."
" The most (his) sensible thing I've
heard ye my for many a day, master, re-
plied Gleubuck.t, unabashed. "Minoan
yse thing an aiithher, I'm jilt clean warn
aF my twa lair waukit feet. Up till
three t' the mornin' useless than eevea
times a e sok, waitin' on you an' that
drunken Captain---"
" Call out the ieserves, Barcaldine !
Call out the reserves !" cried the Cap-
tain. " Pop that knave, Barealdine !
Pop him!"
--an' syne," he continued, ''gettin'
twa score less than forty winks, when
jang gangs somebody's voice in my tor-
tured lugs, an' there ye are, or rather
(hic) there I am, as fu' o' the love o'
work an' the spirit o' duty as ever man
was, but as sairly forjaskit an' complete-
ly knockit up as ever spavined nag was
at a steep hill fit."
" Go to bed, sir," reaturted
dins.
0-rs wipe, toaster.'
4rI'ui+ageing, master '
''"Qt' at onos, Glenbucket '"
tale tberahtf a gone!" and rollita* bod-
ti� reasetensw oe takes, hs got steadily
bedll@wems''�in bet, and the eaftarmade
a hishipmeaseardel rush forward in the
disembowel hi bedroom'. which was situ-
atefileis s.hamli tat of the hawse.
• "Igneltgoas; in truth," bslghed Bar-
"The devil go with his!" added the
bhnrt-tossasd Captain. "I crossed the
itching pale with gold hat night, and
he the pink of deferential politeness ;to-
day he has the manners i.f a pedlar.
Barwaldine, I should like to have the
military privilege of quitely- 'pepping'
the arrant knave . ro the just go .lads .ef
insubordination.",
"Why. this, you know, t-'aetain, is
Nterr Year's Dip, and Glaibucket is but
seasonably merry," answered Batenldine,
expiatively.
"Bless my sword and scabbard : ' ex-
claimed the Captain, "so it is : and we
yet remain here, with our throats aa dry
and dusty as one of the King's hiehways
in hot weather
"Praise gieal heck, , addt•i Iltreel-
dine, "we care quickly aue.'i d tali—selves
in the painter of this neglect. Come,
Captain, let us adjutant th x.atairs and
shoving his arta eithin that :.f his mili-
tary t.. the
tory friend, the pair dt.'x
lower flat for the ostensible tu,po. - "f
feline, back en the domestic -letter% es'
of the Louse, ss the Captain technicai-
lp phrased it, by electing a s,.tstitute to
wait on them in the room of the tiepo•aed
and half-mireculousGlet:buciet.
Meanwhile. the Glencoe ,tarty had
been duly "breakfasted" lichee Clen-
"The devil go with and abide by the bucket's final collapse, aid the old
d—d Jacobite !" wan the reckless C'ap-
tain's hot-headed answer. " When the
evening comes—without the Earl, of
course--" (and the pair smiled at each
other knowingly) we'll e'en let the ras-
cals go. We have robbed them of twen-
ty-four hours' time, anyhow. They can't
advance by the hill path after the night
sets in, but must remain here or put up
at an inn on the road till daylight to -
marrow."
,o•,nd tho. :l.iitered
presence of M'Iaw
EATING WIT Terse /KNIFE.
ear of sa. cameo of ocarinas amens
senes.ea 1a sMseaar.
kt Heidelberg, writes• correspondent
of the London News, an English friend
once dined at the table d'hote, and, be-
ing seated oppostto • young utas who
wore the badge of a "corps' acres him
breast. he could Dot help noticing
estrauedinery seeeeeris t
young man teak hh Meal. at Itot
admired him fur the skilful ,Wanner Ip
which he managed his knife, which in-
cessantly pass.d from his plate to hie
mouth, ie•vily lades, ss it was, with
peas. Eel whet' the sWriemt,
vines finifhisheti his meat, toot up his
ravy with the knife, the Etselishesan
to feel his blood boil within him.
Pudding with apple moos followed, and
the student operated with his dessert
keifo jest se hewith heleror
knife bat the, mould 'me-
tro' tuned? ue !a a beanie
whisper headdressad his vis-a-vis, lay-
ing, 'toe All cut year month opus if
you don't leave off eating gravy with
your knife." The student looked up
and answered, " Wirt is teat tayust I
can asst -ser *ettth..epea to my ears for
a/l piosi vettrstgbt-te iatestsre." "Ok,
nonsense, said the Englishaan, coolly ;
" you oan,t expect a decent parses to let
bou hatchet yourself at dinner.' " Oh,
yourselfut I cua .though, asd . you 'hell ..s,
Dummer Jump 1'' With that the stu-
dent roam and left the roues. Demmer
Jung* ! (stupid fellow !) siagiikes as
a challenge. Whet' the student's **e-
tude came to arrange details with the
Englishman, he was terribly serpsieed
at the serious consequences of what Ise
had deemed a most natural remark. H.
offered to apologise, and did all in kis
power to hays the int' ter aturagrd. but
he didosit and on his way to the
ntaorT x to hie Inco& :—
shame
—shame twat I should
e�roq fern because he
'y the proper use of his
it would b. just
ed Rang in the
but chance
Baroal-
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have to
does not- k
knife and bark. _
as unfair, to let hose
The Englishman i
sir if he had the
was sieges to Wes;
to shoot first —the him'
young Teuton fell without a /near-
" The Earl will npprnve and reward
our devotion to his own and the King'a
interest," added Barcaldine. " Of as
much as I am sure Glencoe ir his heredi-
tary enemy, besides being a rebel, and
it is meet that neighbors en cunning and
dangerous as Clonal* and his d•e•el.1 - vire
should be put outside of his fa• -r and
the King'. mercy.''
" Gal sae* the King,' rejoined the
noisily efuaivs Captain, making the
steel sheathed point of his 'mord-scab-
bard nne on the floor ; sad se this is
the first day of the year, 1 feel as if i
would drink with a *fish both the Kinds
health and the health and prosperity d
the right loyal hews of Barcaldine."
" Bless ate, yes, Caption, my board is
at your eery welcome service.. L.t us
bare congratulatory wishes, and a plea-
sant exchange of sentiment. Olesbuck•
et ! (Cienhucket !" shouted Beircaldinm,
going to the door. "Why ! 1 verily he -
limes the old General's drunk, Cap-
tain."
Chief, ill at ease, fretted and chafed
against the slew progress of the hours
like an nninial of the forest •in bonds.
He lunged fel the coming of the Earl,
striving cheerfully to hope aganot lupe,
and wishe3 and . watched and waited
hour by hour for the nppraach of the
aftetnoon, which was to see tl.e 'great
man at lt,trcaldine Hype, and for the
stir and hustle which would annt.uwce
his presence at the anter gate.
Ana the hours went round : anal the
day wore steadily into the aftetimen;
and the afternoon faded into the gray id
the gloutnin'—long dela, e1 by the white -
gleaning paths and surrounding hills, of
•now—owl the grey ..f protracted glos-
trin' deepened into the auk o1 p.is;ta,
and still the Glencet tarty watched and
waited, sad hoped and feared by turns :
but the silent eteow lying ot. the road
..vtaide the gateway remained
of horses how's, and the white fringe
(aeiag the doe slaps eatrd.ien by
human foot.
And at leehrtb the black night settled
slowly down, and the ansat les crept
el,ser toeetbr fest few, GM live wind
moaned at.rrowf*Uy astisgthalialiows of
the hills, and fitfully, as if half afraid,
the stars l.a,ked furtively out from the
clefts in the dark sky ; but still the Eari
name net then e
Then M'[an, with a great s..lness at
his heart, arose, and calling for his ettd
and plaid, avowed his intention of fac.
• Put him in the gssrd-rein in l call ins dancer and possible death iv teltisg
Simply
t �athe effect of Dr.
Cure in my ore. An elderly lady
writes this frees Antigonish, N. S., who
had suffered frompmba pi
twenty years. Sold tet!
rich. 2m
restaa-Cord abuses.
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ARDWARE.
RW. MCKENZ1E'S
It is atraoge tttet those roppiest hooka
on etiquette which airecfeat-bones shall
uut be thrown under the table at dinner
the teeth picked out with a fork, .•e the
chair tipped upon its hied legs in the
parlor,. do Lot devi to ;11 bast a brief sec-
tion to the use and .tbuse of the postal -
card.
It nay be at -"+ace •ol•jecte.l th.tt eti-
qutte does not recognize tit.' n.e of pus-
tal-cards at all, which, being at untie al-
1"wed, the fact still remains that postal -
cards are used, and it should, moreover,
bz e. ident to the most casual oh
that .. me effort rl.uuid be made to modi-
fy their use. At present their abuse.is
far more c.t:ur-..n. than their legitimate
employment. I'cop:e who should know
bettor send ul' to post'ilcat•ds the moat
private or r.rn c.lui:rotnisieg tnartnages
with :.n t btu.ity and o1a161u!t t stattlitgt
et en in t1. w.•rld '•f tor.tl del rsvity.
1tu14 anal eeeffdeoc.•., re:andel and piety,
c...uplimunts. threats ,anti cnr.fwsirns, go
f. -nth ah..ut the Ian.•: leetitute -of even tho
decency t•f :. ig-ler.: te, ca., et' thoir ea.ed-
nes+, when eel; etel:sa•; et...•lopee are to
be had 1..r a .o,.4...ud k.'stage rates are
of the taint reas..ttalole. Flpldolay deli-
cacy seen,s in a fa.r st ty to become a
thin; of the past thr' ugh the ill -lived et5-
cit umess of three •.btrus.. o bits of card-
board, and in the inte:sett of both man-
ners and rr,..rala there ia'derti cr that it
will leans be tieceassii icstitute a wi-
eldy fur tI.t .upr.d.s.: ,f the eestel-eard
altogether.
We d, not aced to call att rulers to sin
obt-inus a breech of good manner% and
moral.• at the black:.:ailia which is
done iu the rbitp.- -' pastel-rnrd duns.
Nu yetil.g 114 au to r.s:itty, mho t.ai been
forced into payout t.se 1,1! of n persist-
ent t.ai .r ..r a-a'he. ,. " ei hs ;.0 iineer
tintnt cmmueici.titai ,rel ethich his
ivaaginati. 41 saw trite.:,.{ the facer of
penny post, aerv;.nt-gitl red landlady,
will require any ampliticatina en this
point. But there ie a larz: class of pos-
tal iwpertinences which arise froia noel.
ins; et.tse than tb,ughilnasrass, and to
these the voluminous writers upt.n eti-
quette wtii;ht address themselves ; their
readers etre likely to he! ng to the num-
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whitln t' a speak.
Tl.jc.saoda hear wittesn to the rrasi-
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U+v fn's -cowries, iia ..cly remedy that
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