Life of Flora Macdonald and her adventures with Prince Charles

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the case. Flora never parted with this precious memorial.
She carried it with her in after life to America, and back to
Skye, where it was carefully kept until her mortal remains
were wrapped in its folds, and consigned to the grave.
About three in the afternoon of the same day, the thirtieth
of June, 1746, the Prince warmly embraced the hospitable
old lady and her respected husband, and set off on his
journey, accompanied only by Flora, and the dutiful Niel
Mac-Eachainn. Niel carried with him the substantial
Highland dress of a farmer, and a pair of new shoes, all of
which Kingsburgh had provided for his Royal Highness.
These were to be exchanged for the Irish dress at some
convenient distance from the house. When about half-a-
mile on their way, Flora walked on, while the Prince and
Niel entered a hollow between two rocks, where Charles
robed himself in his new dress and shoes. Niel, at the
same time, carefully preserved and concealed the tattered
raiment, and torn " bachules" of Betty Burke, as keepsakes
for Kingsburgh of the Prince's perilous adventures.
Captain Donald Roy reached Portree on the previous
evening and having met young Raasay at the farmhouse of
Toutrome, they prepared every thing for meeting the dis-
tinguished pair from Kingsburgh, and for conveying the
Prince to the Island of Raasay, separated by a channel of a
mile or two from Portree.
When the Prince and his attendants arrived, they went to
the only inn in the village with young Raasay and Donald
Roy to procure refreshments. Donald suggested the pro-
priety of the Prince's retiring to a place of safety, as there
was great danger in remaining longer in a public hostelry,
when so many spies and suspicious characters were moving
about. He cold him that he knew of a cave where he could
find shelter until removed under night to Raasay, and that