Afterwards

rom its poverty-stricken laird, and cleared out the last of the Macdonalds from Lochaber. They arose and departed on a fine spring day, when the buds

, and married there, and sat with their heart's love there, and who, in that place, but after many years and in old age, had received the sacrament. When they were all in their places, the minister of the Glen, who would fain have gone with them, but was now too old, ascended the pulpit and spake to them from the words, "He went out, not knowing whither he went," charging them never to forget their native country nor their fathers' faith, beseeching them to trust in God and do righteousness, calling them all kinds of tender names in the warm Gaelic speech, till they fell a-weeping, men and women together, and the place was full of lamentation. After which Alister Macdonald, who had been through the Crimean War and the Mutiny, and now was a cate

salm of praise to God. From them also came hardy men to fill the ranks of the Highland regiments, who had tasted none of the city vices and did not know what fear was. Nor were they a fierce or morose people, for the Glen sounded of a summer evening with the sound of the pipes, playing reels and strathspeys, and in the winter time the minister would lend his barn for a dance, saying, like the shrewd man he was, "The more dancing the less drinking." The very names of those desolate homesteads and the people that

it made a rough pyramid. This was called the Cairn of Remembrance, and as often as any one of the scanty remnant left the Glen to go south it was a custom that his friends should accompany him to this sp

arm slipped round her waist He was a typical Scot, with bony frame, broad shoulders, strong face, deep-set eyes of grey, and the somewhat assertive and self-sufficient manner of his race. She was of the finest type of Highland beauty, with an almost perfect Grecian face

strength in me and hope, and then... the help you gave me; I can never forget or rep

I gave you the purse with the two or three pieces of gold you made a promise never to speak about that day again. It is not many quarrels we have had, Henry, and some will be good quarrels, for a

hought of me and your sacrifice, and I wanted to kiss you, and... you ordered me to stand

d milking the white milk into the pail, and churning the sweet yellow butter, all tha

so it was you that sent me to Germany. You gave me my learning, and some day, when we

ith books round the walls, and you will be sitting there, but I am not seeing any Magdalen. Wait a minute, for there will be another sight, and I am not underst

er hand upon his shoulder. "Have you got the broken piece?" He thrust his hand into his b

me to give you it, and then... you will be free; each of us... must drink the cup

ed. "Are you tired of me because I am not bonnie of face, but only a plain Scot, or is it that you

s it Alister Macdonald's granddaughter that would play her l

may seem cold and hard, but he can be 'siccar,' and if I keep not my troth with you, and deal

d then tears put out the fire in hers,

you, oh, no, and I have put it away, my love. Now may God be keeping you"-and she took his hand-"and prospering you in all your work, till you have your heart's desire in knowledge and everything... that would be good for you. This is the prayer Magdalen Macdonald will be offering for you every morning a