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24 WYSEBY : A LEGEND
the quick tread of many feet ; the door flies open ; a
strong warrior, cased in mail, bursts into the hall.
" Ho ! yield !" cried he, waving a battle-axe.
The clansmen give way. The lower part of the
hall is filled with grim figures steel-clad. In mute
astonishment the retainers gaze upon their chief.
' : Say, who art thou," cried Irving, fearlessly ad-
vancing, " that thus uncourteously intrudest thyself
into the hall of a chief, and the presence of peaceful
men?"
" Perish !" muttered the intruder, aiming a furious
blow at the head of the chief.
A clansman sprung forward ; the axe is dashed
aside ; the conflict becomes general. The Irvings
are borne back. Ever new assailants f — are they in-
numerable ? The chief, undaunted, cheers on his
retainers. Man grapples man in deadly strife. The
floor is slip with blood. By the blazing torches it
was a ghastly sight that ! The chief is brave — the
retainers devoted. In vain ! — the foe is prevailing.
A shriek ! The arm of the intruder encircles the
waist of Catharine ; with a demoniac's laugh he
whirls her round. He is flying with her. Ha ! who
is he that bursts, like a God of Battle, upon the foe
— terrible — flaming — irresistible ? They fly before
him as chaff before the northern blast. He rushes
upon the chief of the assailants — dashes him to the
earth. Catharine is rescued, feeble, fainting ; he
bears her to a seat. The foe rally ; they bear away
their leader. The terrible warrior bursts upon them
again. Yells — shouts — curses blending, the tide of
conflict rolls beyond the gates of the castle. Within.
save the groans of the dying, all is still. The pur-
suers return. The gates of the castle are secured ;
the quick tread of many feet ; the door flies open ; a
strong warrior, cased in mail, bursts into the hall.
" Ho ! yield !" cried he, waving a battle-axe.
The clansmen give way. The lower part of the
hall is filled with grim figures steel-clad. In mute
astonishment the retainers gaze upon their chief.
' : Say, who art thou," cried Irving, fearlessly ad-
vancing, " that thus uncourteously intrudest thyself
into the hall of a chief, and the presence of peaceful
men?"
" Perish !" muttered the intruder, aiming a furious
blow at the head of the chief.
A clansman sprung forward ; the axe is dashed
aside ; the conflict becomes general. The Irvings
are borne back. Ever new assailants f — are they in-
numerable ? The chief, undaunted, cheers on his
retainers. Man grapples man in deadly strife. The
floor is slip with blood. By the blazing torches it
was a ghastly sight that ! The chief is brave — the
retainers devoted. In vain ! — the foe is prevailing.
A shriek ! The arm of the intruder encircles the
waist of Catharine ; with a demoniac's laugh he
whirls her round. He is flying with her. Ha ! who
is he that bursts, like a God of Battle, upon the foe
— terrible — flaming — irresistible ? They fly before
him as chaff before the northern blast. He rushes
upon the chief of the assailants — dashes him to the
earth. Catharine is rescued, feeble, fainting ; he
bears her to a seat. The foe rally ; they bear away
their leader. The terrible warrior bursts upon them
again. Yells — shouts — curses blending, the tide of
conflict rolls beyond the gates of the castle. Within.
save the groans of the dying, all is still. The pur-
suers return. The gates of the castle are secured ;
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Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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