ler must submit to these inconveniences. Meanwhile, my good lad, here is a trifle for you to drink Vich Ian Vohr's health." The hawk's eye of Call flashed delight upon a golden guinea, with which these last words were accompanied. He hastened, not without a curse upon the intricacies of a Saxon breeches pocket, or spleuchan, as he called it, to deposit the treasure in his fob; and then, as if he conceived the benevolence called for some requital on his part, he gathered close up to Edward, with an expression of counte nance peculiarly knowing, and spoke in an under tone, "If his honour thought ta auld deevil whig carle was a bit dangerous, she could easily provide for him, and teil ane ta wiser." a How, and in what manner ?” $1,901 Her ain sell," replied Callum, "could wait for him a wee bit frae the toun, and kittle his quarters wi' her skene-occle." "Skene-occle? what's that?" Callum unbuttoned his coat, raised his left arm, and, with an emphatic nod, point ed to the hilt of a small dirk, snugly deposited under it, in the lining of his jacket. Waverley thought he had misunderstood his meaning; he gazed in his face, and discovered in Callum's very handsome, though embrowned features, just the degree of roguish malice with which a lad of the same age in England would have brought forward a plan for robbing ɛan orchard. Good God, Callum, would you take the man's life ?nits 157 194 *Set 201 -bit Indeed," answered the young desperado, and I think he has had just a lang eneugh lease o't, whan he's for betraying honest folk, that come to spend silver at his public." de -b ̧ #23966769 10 od Edward saw nothing was to be gained by argument, and therefore contented himself with enjoining Callum to lay aside all ~ practices against the person of Mr Ebene✨ zer Cruickshanks; in which injunction the page seemed to acquiesce with an air of great indifference. $ JoTa Duinhe-wassal might please himsell ta auld rudas loon had never done - Callum nae ilk. But here's a bit line frae Ata Cean Kinné, tat he bade me gee your honour ere I cam back.".. 2010850 aid 1 The letter from the Chief contained Flora's lines on the fate of Captain Wobgan, whose enterprizing character is so well drawn by Clarendon& He had origionally engaged in the service of the Parliament, but had abjured that party upon >the execution of Charles I. and upon hearing that the royal standard was set up by the Earl of Glencairn and General Midedleton, in the Highlands of Scotlandy took gleaver of Charles II who was then at PaJris, passed into England, assembled a body of cavaliers in the neighbourhood of Lonbdon,g traversed the kingdom, which had been so long under domination of the usurlper, by marches constructed with such -skill, dexterity, and spirit, that he safely united his handful of horsemen with the body of Highlanders then in arms. After several months of desultory warfare, in which Wogan's skill and courage gained him the highest reputation, he had the misfortune to be wounded in a dangerous manner, and no surgical assistance being within reach, he terminated his short but glorious career. ~ There were obvious reasons why the politic Chieftain was desirous to place the example of this young hero under the eye of Waverley, with whose romantic dispo sition it coincided so peculiarly. But his letter turned chiefly upon some trifling commissions which Waverley had promised to execute for him in England, and it was only toward the conclusion that Edward found these words:" I owe Flora a grudge for refusing us her company yesterday; and as I am giving you the trouble of reading these lines, in order to keep in your memory your promise to procure me the fishing tackle and cross-bow from London, I will enclose heris verses on the Grave of Wogan. This I know will teaze here for, to tell you the truth, I think her more in love with the memory of that dead hero, than she is likely to be with any living one, unless he shall tread a similar path. But English squires of our day keep their oak trees to shelter their deer parks, or repair their losses of an evening at White's, and neither invoke them to wreath their brows, or shelter graves. Let me hope for one brilliant exception in a dear friend, to whom I would gladly give a dearer title. The verses were inscribed, muf 1sttal Emblem of England's ancient faith, |