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LEAVES FROM MY AUTOBIOGllAPHY. 109
sentcd iii the act of reading the Scriptures on the
hill-side, with her younger sister Agnes ; a lamb rests
gently at their feet, and their guardian angel hovers
near.
Distressed that any doubt should be thrown on the
actual occurrence of the martyrdom, as has been
done by Mr Mark Napier in his " Life of Viscount
Dundee," but which doubt has been entirely refuted,*
Mr William Drunnnond not only reared the monu-
mental group on the Ladies' Rock, but endowed with
a liberal annuity Margaret Wilson, a young person
descended from the martyr's family.
When the new cemetery, including the Valley and
Ladies' Eock, was fully laid out, I had the grounds
provided with convenient iron seats for the accom-
modation of the traveller. By public subscription I
constructed a drinking-fountain in the centre of the
Valley, which J\Ir William Drummond afterwards
adorned.
Four portions of ground adjoining the cemetery
enclosure were still wanted to complete the improve-
ment. One which adjoined the castle esplanade,
resting on its southern front, was used as a kitchen
garden by the barrack-master of the garrison. Hav-
ing induced that official to surrender it, I communi-
cated with General Peel, Secretary of the War
Department, begging that it might be granted for
* See "Monuments and Monumental Inscriptions in Scotland," printed fur
the Grampian Club, 1871, vol. i., pp. 349-357.