dioThe first was addressed, "For Master W. Ruffen These."-" Dear sur, stim of our yong gulpins wull not bite, thof I tuold them you shoed me the squaire's own seel. But Tims will deliver you the lettrs as desired, and tell ould Addềm he gave them to squoif's hond, as to be sure yours is the same, and shall be reddy for signal, and hoy for Holy Church and Sachefrel, as fadur sings at harvest whome. Lises to our Yours, deer Suf, aid tuo wollst aid go Divasa aid gM?H$

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- 15“-Poscriff. ›› Do'e tell square we longs to heer from him, and has dootings about his not writing himsell, and Lifetenant. Bottler is smoky:Pora svi toastA abom bet adi yli je to sman sydemib :)" This Ruffen, I suppose, then, is your Donald of the Cavern, who has intercepted your letters, and carried on a correspondence with the poor devil Houghton, as if under your authority, has pauod-əl

It seems too true. But whosean Addem beber 39ing.cl to? plast

Possibly Adam, for poor G, a sort of pun on his name.”

The other letters were to the same putpose, and they soon received yet more complete light upon Donald Bean's machinations. 15-kryet

John Hodges, one of Waverley's ser vants, who had remained with the regiment, and had been taken at Preston, now made his appearance. He had sought out his master, with the purpose of again entering his service. From this fellow they learned, that some time after Waverley had gone from the head-quarters of the regiment, a pedlar, called Ruthven, Ruffen, or Rivane, known among the sol diers by the name of Wily Will, had made frequent visits to the town of He appeared to possess plenty of money, sold his commodities very cheap, seemed always willing to treat his friends at the ale-house, and easily ingratiated hintself with, many of Waverley's troop, particularly Serjeant Houghton, and one Tims,

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also a non-commissioned officer.Tosthese he unfolded, in Waverley's name,raoplan for leaving the regiment and joining him in the Highlands, where report saidɔ the clans had already taken arms in great numbers. The men, who had been educated as Jacobites, so far as they had badý opinions at all, and who knew their landy ford, Sir Everard, had always been suppor sed to hold such tenets, easily fell into the share. That Waverley was at a distance In the Highlands, was received as a suffe cient excuse for transmitting his letters througlf the medium of the pedlargi tand the sight of his well-known seal seemed to authenticate the negociations in his hame, where writing might have been dangerous.

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perous! The cabal, however, obegan take air, air, from the premature mutinous Feilad language of those concerned.Wily Will justified his appellative; for, áfterosuspicion arose, he was seen no more.to When the Gazette appeared, in which Waverley was superseded, great part of shis troop

broke out into actual mutiny, but were surrounded and disarmed by the rest of the regiment. In consequence of the sen tence of a court-martial, Houghton and Tims weremcondemned to be shot, but afterwards permitted to cast lots for lif life. Houghton, the survivor, shewed much penitence, being convinced, from the rebukes and explanations of Colonel G that he had really engaged in a very heinous crime.swIt is remarkable, that as Datas? stion ass the poor fellow was satisfied of athis, he became also convinced that the instigator had acted without authority from Edward, saying, "if it was dishonourzable and against Old England, the squire could know nought about it: he never diddor thought to do, any thing disho-: anourable, no more didn't Sir Everard, nor Inone of them afore him, and in, that belief SUKU QUEI -he would live and die that Ruffen had done nit all of his own headsw od sent m yo The strength of conviction with which qhe expressed himself upon this subject, as

well as his assurances that the letters intended for Waverley had been delivered" to Ruthven, made that revolution in Colonel G's opinion which he expressed to Talbot.

The reader has long since understood that Donald Bean Lean played the part of tempter on this occasion. His motives were shortly these. Of an active and intriguing spirit, he had been long employs ed as a subaltern agent and spy by those” in the Confidence of the Chevalier, to an extent beyond what was suspected even by Fergus Mac-Ivor, whom, though oblik's ged to him for protection, he regarded with fear and dislike. To success in this poli tical department, he naturally looked for 2 raising himself by some bold stroke above his present hazardous and precarious trade" of rapine. He was particularly employed in learning the strength of the regiments in Scotland, the character of the officers, &c. and had long had his eye upon Was