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The Seaforth News, 1939-06-01, Page 6PAGE SIX THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939 Goat have haveg and and - chatP out end far p re_ a and of a its of !by the his of a of of wit, a of of the the un- be 1i- a: May I, ,cnavie of you. what these Jelin- g'uen'ts have been justified dor?" . e looked toward the .gibbet as he pke; and the Gael, 'comprehending his meaning rather by his .action than his words,I 'immediately replied, Three gentlemen caterans, God sain them" ;(crossing 'himself)—"two Sassenadh bits o' ;bodies, that •wadna do.soniething that M'•Gallum More 'bade them;" and turning from ,Dal- getty'witli an air of indifference, away he walked, staying no further ques- tiara. Dalgetty 'shrugged his shoulders and proceeded, for Sir Duncan •Camp- bed's tenth or twelfth 'cousin has al- ready shown some signs of irnpati- encs, At the gate of the castle another terrible spectacle of feudal power awaited him. Within a stockade or palisade, wbiph_ seemed lately to have been added to the defences of the gate, and which was protected'' by two pieces of light artillery, was a small enclosure, where stood a huige block, on which lay an axe. Both were smeared with recent ;blood, and . a quantity of saw -dust strewed around, partly retained and partly obliterated the marks of a very late execution. As Dalgetty looked on. •this object of terror, his 'principal guide suddenly hint by the skirt of•his jer- .kin, and having thus attracted 'his at - tention, winked and pointed with his finger to a pole •fixe on the stockade, supported a human head, being that, that, doubtless, of the late sufferer. There 'was a leer on the Highlander's face, as be pointed to this 'ghastly , 'which seemed to his fellow- spectacle,hention traveler aminou•s of nothing 'good. Dalgetty dismounted' from his horse at the gateway, and Gustavus taken from him without his being per- a itted •to attend him to the stable, . a000rding to 'his custom. This gave the soldier a pangwhichSt.,Seaforth the apparatus of death had not con- veyed.-a"P�oor Gustavus!" said he to 'himself, "i£ anything but good hap- pens to me, I 'had better have left'hintPhone at Darnlinvarach than .oro ht him here among these Highland •salvages, who scarce know the Head of a horse from fins tail. But 'duty must parte man 'from his •nearest and dearest— 'When the cannons are roaring, lads, and the 'colors are dying, The lads that seek honor must never fear dying; Then, stout cavaliers, let us toil our 'brave trade in, And fight' for the gospel and the 'bold king of Sweden." Thus silencing his apprehensions with Holl he beet -end of a military 'ballad, he ow d his guide into a sort of guard -room filled with armed Higlil-]toughly orders. It was intimated to him that 'he must remain 'here wail 'his arrival was communicated to 'the: Marquis. To make this communication the more intelligible, She doughty Captain gave to the D,unniewassel Sir Duncan Cantlbell's packet, desiring as well as he could, by signs, that it should be 'delivered into the Maarquis's own hands. His guide nodded and with- drew The Captain was left about half an hour in this place, to endure with indifference, or 'return with scorn, the inquisitive, and, at the saute time, the inimical glances of the armed Gael, to whom his exterior and equipage were as much a subject of curiosity, as his .lis—Person and country seemed matter :of dislike. All this he !bore with military nonchalance, until, at the expiration of the above period, a person dressed in black velvet, and wearing a gold chain like a magistrate of Edinburgh, but who was in ,fact steward, of the house- hold to the Marquis of Angyle, enter- ed the apartment, and invited, with solemn gravity, the Captain to follow hint to his master's presence. The suite of apartments through 1 which he passed were filled with attendants or .visitors of various .de- soriptions, disposed, perhaps, with some ostentation, in order to impress the envoy of .1b1on'trase with an idea of the superior ,power and rnagnifi- cence 'belonging to the rival house of Ar Argyle. One anteroom was filled with lackeys, arrayed in brown and yellow, the calors 0f the family, who, ranged in double file, gazed in silence upas Captain Dalge'tty as he ;passed be- twixt their ranks. Anpth r was be_ Pied ,!by; Highiand"'igentlemen and chiefs of small branches, who were apiusin•g themselves with ,chess, back- gainnton, and other games, which they scarce .intermitted to gaze with curiosity upon the stranger: A third Y p tsafety, was filled with Lowland gentlemen .used and officers, who seemed. also in at- tendance; and 'lastly, the presence- 'ehamlfier of the ...Marquis himself showed him attended by a levee which marked his High invportarnce, This "apartment, the folding doors of which were opened for the recep- tion of Captain Dalgetty; was a long 'he, •,alter y, decorated with tapestryand 'ami1 Y Portraits, and keying a vaulter' •Provost 'eilin;g of open wood vont, the ex• r me r of the !beams +beim 5 projections richly •carved •and, gilded. The gallery Was `lighted 'by long ,lanceaiated Go-, thic casements, divided by heavy shafts, and .filled with'painted iglus's,' where the sunbeams 'glimmered dimly through boars' heads, .and galleys, ;batons, and swords, armorial bearings of the powerful house of Argyle, and emblems 'of the :high hereditary of- fires of;justiciary- of Scotland, and Master of the Royal H'ou'sehold, which they long enjoyed. Af the .up- per 'end of •this .magnificent, igallery 'stood the Marquis hitnself, the centre :ofa splendid circle of Highland and Lowland gentlemen, all richly, dress-' ed, among 'whom were two or' three of the clergy, 'called In, perhaps, to be witnesses of his lordship's zeal for the .covenant, The marquis himself was dressed in the fashion of ,the period, which Van-' dyke has so often 'painted; :bit his habit was •sober and uniform in color,' and rather rich than gay. His dark complexion, 'furrowed forehead, and ,downcast look, gave 'hint the appear- ince of one frequently engaged in the 'consideration of important affairs, and who has acquired, ,by long' habit, an air of 'gravity and m ster •, .which Y Y he 'cannot shake offeven 'where there is nothing to be concealed. The cast with his eyes, which had y , procured him on 'the Highlands the nick -name of Gillespie Grumaoh_1('or the frim), was less'perceptible when he looked downward, which perhaps- was one .cause of his''heving adopted that :habit. In person, be was tall .and thin, gni y of de- but not without that dignity ortment and 'manners, which became Pyour his high rank. Something there was cold in his address, and sinister in his -look, although he spoke and !behaved with the 'usual grace Of a man 'of quality. He was adored by his own clan, whose advancement 'he had ,greatly studied, although be was in proportion disliked by the Highland- ers of other septi, some of wham he ,had already stripped of their 'posses- cions, 'while others conceivedthem- selves in 'danger from his 'future schemes, and all dreaded the height to which he was elevated. We have already noticed, that in displaying .h'imself amidst his ,coin- his officers of the household, and his train of 'vassals, allies, and de- Pendants, the Marquis of Argyle pro- bably wished to 'make an impression on the nervous system of Captain Du- gald ;Dalgetty: Bit that 'dought per- son had fought his way, in .one de- partment or another, through the greater part of the Thirty Years' War hi Germany, a period when a 'brave and successful soldier was a oompan- ion for princes. The king of Sweden, and, after his example, even the princes of the empire,'bad found themselves fain, frequently, to compound with their dignity, and sit- ence, when they could not satisfy, the pecuniary claims of their soldiers, by admitting 'them to unusual privileges and familiarity, Captain Dugald Dal- getty had it to' boast, that 'he had sate with princes at feasts made for mon- archs, and therefore was nota person to 'be browbeat even by thedignity which surrounded WiCellum. More. Pndeed he was naturally by no means the most modest man in the world, 'hut. on the •contrary, had so good an opinion of •himself, that into whatever company he chanced ,eci be thrown, he always proportionally elevated in his own .conceit; so that he felt as much at ease in the most exalted soc- iety as among his own ordinary coo- parsons. In this high opinion of his own .rank, he was 'greatly 'fortified 'by his ideas of :the military profession, which, in his phrase, make a valiant cavalier a camarado to an emperor, When introduced, therefore, into the Marquis's presence -chamber, presence -chamber, he advanced to the upper end with' an air of more confidence than grace, and would have cane close a to Ar- g p gele's person 'before speaking, had not the latter waved this 'hand, as a signal to him to stop short. Captain Dalgetty did so accordingly,and',hav-Campbell ing made his military congee with easy confidence he thus accosted the Marquis: "Give you 'good -morrow, my lord—or rather 7 should say, good -even; B•eso a listed los maims, as the Spaniard says." "Who are you, sir, and what is your 'business?" demanded the Marquis, in a tone which was intended to inter- rupt the offensive familiarity of the soldier, "That is a fair interrogative, my lord," answered Dalgetty, "which •I shall forthwith answer as becomes a cavalier, and that. peremptofre, as we to say at Maresthe'l College:" "'See who or what ,fie is,Neal" sal.Loner the 'Marquis sternly, to a gentleman who .stood near him, "I will save the hanoza+ole sills- g man • the labor of investigation," con- ' captain. "I am Du id Dal -Thomas trued the ca 'getty, of Drumfhwa'cket that should null late.Rift master in various ser- vanes, and now Major of 'I know not what or whose •regiment of Halms, and I am .c•ome with a lllag o -f truce from a high and Power$u] Lord, 'Jiames Earl. of :Montrose, and • other noble personsnow in arias 'for his majesty. 'And iso, God .save King Charles!" "Do You, know where you'. are, and the danger of allying with -us, sir," again demanded the ,Marquis; "'that you reply tome as if I were a Child or a 00? the. :Earl of ...Montrose is with the English malignants; and 1 suspect you are one of those Irish runagates, who are 'come into this. country to !burn and 'slay, as they ,did under Sir Phelien 1O14'eale." ` '"My lord," replied Captain Dalget- ty, "'I am no renegade, 'though a Maj- or of Irishes, for which I might refer, your lords'hi'p to the invincible Gusta- nus Adolphus, the lion of the north, to Bannier, to IOvenstiern, to the war- like duke of Saxe -Weimar, Tilley, Wailemstein, Piccolomini , and other great captains, both dead and living;' and touching the noble Earl of Mont- rose, I pray your lordship to peruse these 'my Mull powers for treating with, you in the name of that right honor- able Commander." The .Marquis looked slightingily at the signed and :sealed paper which Captain Dalgetty handed to him, and throwing it with contempt g p upon a table, asked those around him what ,he deserved who came as the avowed envoy and agent of malignant traitors in arms against the state? ga' "A high gallows and a short shrift,” was the readyanswer of one sof the bystanders. "1 ,will 'cra've of that honorable ;env slier who 'hath last s Dal- paten," said Dal- ingY getty,"to be less hasty forming his conclusions, and also of lordship to 'be cautelous in adopting:the sante, in respect such threats are to be held, p out ,only .tobase b'isognas ,and not to tme of spirit and action, who are nd to peri themselves as freely in services of this nature, as sieges, 'battles, or onslaughts of any sort. 'And albeit •I shave not with me a trumpet, or a white (flag, in respectP our armyis not yet •e u' ed with its full appointments, q fhe yet the honorable cavaliers and your lordship must con - cede unto me, that the anctity of an envoy .who corneal on matter of truce or parley, consisteth not in the fan- fare of a •trumpet, whilk is 'but a sound, or in the 'flap of a white flay, whilk is but an old rag in itself, but in the confidence reposed by the •party 'sending, and the party sent, in the honor of 'those to whom the res- sage is to be carried, and their full re- !lance that they well respect the jus gentium, as well as the law of arms,• in the person of the com'missionate," "You are not come hither to !entire es •upon the law of arms, sir,"said the Marquis, "'`wdhich neither does nor can apply to rebels and .insurgents; but to suffer the penalty of your insolence and folly for bringing a traitorous message to 'the Lord Justice -General of Scotland, whose duty calls upon him to punish suoh an offence with 'death." "Gentlemen," said the Captain, who 'began much to dislike the turn which his mission seemed about .to take, "I Pray you to remember, that the .Eate of Montrose will hold you and your possessions liable 'for whatever in - jury my Person, or my Horse, shall sustain by these unseemly proceed- Ings, and that he will be justified in executing retributive vengeance on your persons and possessions." This menace was received with a scornfullaugh, while one of the Campbells replied, "I't•is afar cry to Lochow;" a proverbial expression of the tribe, meaning that their ancient Hereditary domains lay beyond the reach of an invading enemy. "But, gentlemen," 'further urged 'the 'unfelt- urate Captain, who was unwilling to he .condemned without at least the benefit of a furl hearing, "although it is not for me to say how far it may be to Lochow, in respect I am a stranger 'ta these parts, yet, Whet ,is more to the purpose. I trust that you will ad- mit that 1 have the guarantee of an honorable 'gentleman of your awn name, Sir. Duncan of And- envahr, for 'my safety an this mission; and I pray you to observe; that in breaking the truce toward me you will highly prejudica'te his honor and fair name." This seemed to be new information to many of the gentlemen, for they spoke aside with each other, and the Marquis's face, notwithstanding his power of suppressin g all •external signs of his passions, sh°wed impati- once and vexation. "Does Sir Duncan of A7,denvo'hr pledge his honor for this pe'rson's my 'lord" .said one of the company, addressing the ,Marquis. do not believe it," answered the Marquis; ".but I have not yet had time to read this letter." " WC will pray your lordship to do so;" said another of the Campbells; "our name must not suffer •discredit through-' the means of such a ;fellow as. this' „ "`A •deaxl H +' y. said a ' clergynvan, mnaleeth the ointment •of ills a offs- p 'carr to stisik." (Gantinv• red) PROFESSIONAL CARDS Medical master ole as lege, if see motive to Obligation es instead physical from Rite Calculations casiomal !flask evening repose. mer understand, 'his materials, attendan•oe, cry. able soldier •passing observed emnployed with he the in which timonial andwrnin he he guarded, from the as took of superior dignity stand lationship of But tive subject, commander English. military was the mode ing pace, that with jealous once, ing to him some part much maintained was escape known tle plodded and which herds with satisfaction combinations which corner capon their At ern which bugle, ed ,erved ;alley, uv'here tarty which erred SEAFO'RTH CLINIC ` Dr. E. A. McMaster, M.B„ Gradu- ate of University of Toronto. J. D. Colquhoun, M.D., C.M., 'Grad- mate of 'Dalhousie University, Halifax. The Clinic is fully equipped with complete and modern x-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and thereuptic equipment. ' Dr. Margaret K. Campbell, M.D,, L•A•B•'P•, Specialist in Diseases in Infants and Children, will be a' the d Clinic last Thursday in every a month from 3 to 6 p,m. Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in Diseases of the Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat; will be 'at the Clinic the first Tuesday in every month from 4 to rn 6 p'' Free well -baby elinin will 'be held on the second and last Thursday in every :month front• 1 to 2 .m. . The ej L.4gnd. v, It is very well, thought tihe Rift, to himself the annuls myPar- by g u•ttin g guards open rue, for, we used to say at •Mareschal Col- fides et'fideeia sunt relative, and he dies not trust myword, I do not how 7 am bound ho keep it if any should occur 'farm desiring y g depart from it. Surely the moral of the parole is relaxed, in far as 'physical force is substituted thereof. Thus 'comforting himself in meta- immunities which he deduced the vigilance of his sentinel, -master Dalgetty retired to his where .amid the theoretical of tactics, and the oc more practical attacks on the and pasty, be consumed the until it was time to go to He was summoned by Lori- at break of day, ave hint to y gpicturesque that, when he had broken fast, for 'w'hich he produced 'ample his guide and horse were in for his journeyto Inver- After complying with the hospit- dint of the'chamberlain, the proceeded to take horse. In through the apartments, he that domestics were !busily in 'hanging the great hall blank cloth, a ceremony which said, he had seen practised when immortal Gustavus Adolphus lay state in the Castle of Wolgast, and therefore, he opined, was a tes- 'of the strictest and deepest g• When Dalgetty mounted his steed, found himself, attended, or perhaps by five or six Campbells, armed, commanded by one, who, the target at his shoulder, and short .cock's feather in his bonnet, well as from the state which he upon himself, claimed the rank a Dnnniewassel, or clansman of rank; and indeed, from his of deportment, could not in a more distant degree of re- to Sir Duncan, than that tenth or twelfth cousin at furthest. it was impossible to extract posi- information on this or any other inasmuch as neither this or any of his party spoke The Captain rode, and 'his attendants walked; but such their activity, and so numerous impediments which the nature of road presented to the equestrian of traveling, that far from be- retarded by the slowness of their his difficulty was rather in keep- up with his guide's, He observed they occasionally watched him a sharp eye, as if they • were of some effort to escape; and as the lingered behind at cross- a 'brook, one of the Hies began gi blow the match .of his piece, giving to understand that he would run Tisk in •case of an attem pt to Dalgetty did not augur good •goad 'fromahe ,close watch thus upon,'his ,person; but there no remedy, for an attempt to from his attendants ,in an lin-' country, would have 'been. lit- short of insanity. He therefore ;patiently on through a waste savage wilderness, oughnwere g paths were only known to the •step- and cattle -drivers, andMar passing much more of discomnfort thany ninny .af these sublime of mountainous scenery now draw visitors from ever 'ordinary y of England, to feast their eyes Hightail! gnand•eur, and mortify Palates mean Iii P ecj and theate length `they arrived on south-' verge . of that noble lake upon Inverary is situated; and a which the Dunniewassel wind- till rack and 'greenwood rang, as a signalThe to a well -manned which, starting from a creek it lay concealed, rece..ed the on board, including. Gustavus; sagacionis quadruped, an exPer- traveler bath 'b p y water andto land, walked in and out of the with the discretion of a Christian. Embanked on the ibosam of Looh Fyne, Captain Dalgetty might admired one of the grandest scenes which naturetwitched affords, He might •noticed the rival rivers, Amy Shiro y, 'which pay tribute to the lake, each .issuing 'from its own dark wooded retreat. He might have mark ed on the soft and 'gentle slope ascends from the shares, the noble old Gothic ,castle, .with its varied line, embattled 'ovalis, towers," outer and inner •covrfs, which, so as the picturesque is concerned, .tshtatted an aspect 'much more stri'kin'gwas n the present massive and uniformsuch mansion. He might have admiredupon those .dark woods which for many mile surrounded this strong 'princely dwelling, and his eye 'might 'have dwelt on the'peak Duniquoich, starting abruptly from the lake, and raising its scathed !brow into the 'mists of middle sky, while solitarywatch tower, perched on top like an eagle'snest, gave 'dignity to the scene 'by awakening a sense 'possible danger. All these, and everycillors, other accompaniment of this noble scene, 'Captain Dalgetty might have marked, if he had been so minded. But, to 'confess the truth, the .gallant Captain, who had eaten nothing since daybreak, was chiefly interested the smoke which ascended from castle chimneys, and the expectations which this seemed to 'warrant of encountering g an abundant stock Provant, as he was wont•to 'call sup- Plies of this nature• The boat soon approached the rung- gel pier, which abutted into the loch from the little town of Ltverary, then a rude assemblage of 'huts, with very few stone mansions interspersed,Auctioneer. stretching upwards from the'ban'ks Loch Fyne to the principal gate the castle, before which a scene pre- rented itself that might easily have quelled a less stout heart, and turned a more delicate stomach, than those of Ritt-master Dugald Dalgetty, filo- lar of Drumthwacket. CHAPTER XII for •close designs and crooked ,coon- sels fit, Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of Restless, unfix'd in principle and place, In ,power unpleased, impatient in grace, .Absalom and Achftophel• rhe village at Inverary, now neat Country town, then partook the rudeness of the seventeenth cen- tury, in the miserable appearance the house, and the irregularity of unpaved street. But a stronger and more terrible characteristic of Period appeared in the market -place, which was a space of irregular width, half -way betwixt the harbor, or pier, and, the frowning castle gate, which terminated with its gloomy archway, and :Hanker portcullis, s; the upper end of the vista.:Midway this space was erected a rude gibbet, on which 'hung five dead 'bodies, two of which from their dress seemed to have been Low- larders, and the other three corpses muffled in their Highland p'lai'ds. Two or three women sate :der the gallows, who seemed to mourning, and, singing the corenach of the deceased in a low voice.' But 'the spectacle was apparently of. ' too •occurrence to'havemach terest for the inhalbitan'ts, at large, while theythronged to 1 g oak at the military 6•gure, the horse of an an, usvel size, and the 'burnished panoply"1 of Captain Dalgetty, seemed to be-. slaw no attention 'whatever an the .piteous spectacle which their awn market -place afforded. Y en'vo of Montrose was not cable •sa indifferent; and, hearing word of two of English g sit escape from a Highlandor of decent appearance, he immediately halted Gustavus and addressed him, "The -Mar- a l has Ueen bus .here, my friend, Y JOHN A.' GORWILL, B.A„M.D. Physician and Surgeon In Dr. H. H. Ross' office. Phone 51 W. C. SPROAT, M.D., F.A.C,$; Surgery Phone 90-W. Office John St., Seaforth ' DR. H. HUGH ROSS, Physician and Surgeon 'Late of Landon Hoe- pita!, London, England. 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