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THE CELTIC MAGAZINE. 53
And a clansman of Glengarry's
Bred amid that mountain range —
One who had shar'd Culloden battle —
Was at hand a guide to be.
Then the Prince turned round, and gazing
On my face, spake words to me :
* Allan ! what can I repay thee
For thy service done so well,
Naught but thanks are mine to render.
Heart-deep thanks, and long farewell.*
In his own he grasped this right hand.
The Prince grasped it — never since —
Never while I breathe shall mortal
Grasp this hand which touched the Prince.*
Think na ye the tears came fa'ing,
Think na ye my heart was sair.
Watching him depart, and knowing
I shoiild see his face nae mair."
( To be Continued.)
NiBL Maokat's nuribe is said to have been so much at-
tached to him as generally to have accompanied him to the field of
battle. On one occasion she brought her seven sons along with her, to
accompany their chieftain; and as he happened, during some part of the
engagement, to be dangerously beset by a company of archers, she took
one of her sons and placed him in front, to defend him from the enemies*
arrows. When this one was slain she placed another, and so on, tiU aU
her seven sons were either slain or wounded, still exclaiming as they fell
— "Apran ur air beiilabh Naile" — A new apron in front of Niel I In
another conflict, Niel being sore wounded with a poisoned arrow, and
lying on the ground in great pain, when he saw his nurse coming towards
him, immediately called out to keep her away, as she would only torment
him, without being of any service in his present condition. Sh? was not,
however, to be so restrained, bi;t lying down upon him, carefully extracted
the deadly weapon, and with her mouth sucked out the poison. He soon
after completely recovered. — History of the Clan ilackay.
\ * This is literally tra<! of Hugh Ohisholm, one of the E€ven men who sheltered the
] Prince, on his v/ay nortii. in the Cave of Corombian, C'aiiholtn went afterwards to
reside in Edinliurgh, wl t ve many c;. lied on him out of cvriosity, to see one wLo had
been such a demoted Hdhe ent of Prinje Charlie, Chisliolm received money from several
of thei-9 admire s, and in eturn, while thanking them, he iiiways ofiered them a shake
of his left ham!, excusing himself for not giving the right, )y saying, that since he had
shaken hands v-ith the lounie Prince .it parting, he resolved never to '^ive his right hand
to any man, urj til he saw the Prince again. "We have heat d the same story related of
; John Macdonald, one of the Glengarry men, of which an old oil painting is now to be
•een in a certain place in Inverness, snuff-horn in hand, and with a tnisty crook under
i his una — a real picture of the " olden time." It has the following inscription : — " John
I Macdonald, aged 107 years, adherent of Prince Ckarles Steuart." (Bd. CM.)