Memoir of the Chisholm

NOTICE OF THE CLAN. 63
the old castle yet for many a long year ! It
is so nice now, and ivy and trellis will do
wonders to its appearance. In short we
admire all he has done, and hope he will keep
out of lime and mortar. What a magnificent
drive it is from Beauly thither ! If I could
write a romance, I would describe Erchles as
the scene of it.
" I hope, my dear Lady Eamsay, Miss Chis-
holm is well, I long to see her. What are
your plans for the summer ?
" Believe me your's,
"Most sincerely and affectionately,
The population upon the estate of the Chis-
holm had never been very large ; and, in the
Memorial which was transmitted to Govern-
ment, after the Rebellion of 1745, and said to
be drawn up by the Lord President Forbes
of Culloden, — detailing the force of every
Clan, the tenures of every Chieftain, and the
account of retainers which he could bring
into the field, — the amount of able-bodied
men which the Chisholm could then bring
into the field, was estimated at two hundred ;