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As soon as he came up, Brady very civilly touched his hat: "Well then long life to you, Captain Ussher, and it's you enjoys a fine horse, and it'd be a pity you shouldn't have one. You war with the Carrick harriers last Monday, I'll go bail." "No doubt, Mr. Brady, you would go bail for that or anything else; but I was not there."
"I tell you, it's a big thing. I've had an idea of it for some time; those clairvoyant tests put me on to it; but I've only just got it clear. It's big." Mr. Newman shook his head. "Not to-night," he said. "You're a queer fellow, Carrick; you never can remember what day of the week it is for more than five minutes at a time." "Oh!" Carrick scowled. "You mean it's Sunday.
King Robert arranged his infantry in four divisions; in front were three schiltrons of pikemen, under Randolph, Edward Bruce, and Sir James Douglas, and Bruce himself commanded the reserve, which was composed of Highlanders from Argyll and the Islands and of the men of Carrick.
Once in its tree-protected road they never relaxed speed until five miles had been placed between them and possible pursuit. "That's done with, anyway," remarked Carter jubilantly. He turned and faced his comrade whom the hum of bullets had exhilarated. "Were they Russians? Did you notice anything?" Carrick laughed outright. Peal followed peal before he could control himself.
"And there are two other loads following, besides those who were on their wheels. We ought to be able to collect at least thirty dollars, and that will buy out half of Cedarville." "If only old Carrick has some of his Fourth of July fireworks left," said Sam. "Chust so!" grinned Hans Muelle, the German cadet who had joined the academy the season before.
That afternoon Archie took up his abode at Westminster. A week later one of Bruce's retainers came in just as Archie was about to retire to bed, and said that the Earl of Carrick wished immediately to see Master Forbes. Sir Archie had retained his own name while dropping the title. He at once crossed, to Bruce's lodging. "We must mount at once!" the earl exclaimed as he entered. "What think you?
I cannot say that the ground displayed much that was elegant in the way of equipages, or anything very refined in the countenances belonging to the race-course. The weighing stand consisted of the scales in which potatoes and oats were usually weighed in the market-place in Carrick, and were borrowed from the municipality for the occasion.
We have seen that Highlander and Islesman fought under David I at the battle of the Standard, against the "Saxons farther off", and that although the death of Comyn ranged against Bruce the Highlanders of Argyll, numbers of Highlanders were led to victory at Bannockburn by Earl Randolph; and Angus Og and the Islesmen formed part of the Scottish reserves and stood side by side with the men of Carrick, under the leadership of King Robert.
Not one of them but has been contracted since I was of age. If they come to you, tell them so." "Roland, Lord Carrick gave you money once or twice when he was here," resumed Lady Augusta, "I know he did. What have you done with it all?" "Money melts," responded Roland. "Upon my word of honour, I do believe it must melt at times; it vanishes so quickly." My lady could not cavil at the assertion.
Bannatyne, secretary to John Knox, recounts a singular course of oppression practised on one of those titulars abbots, by the Earl of Cassilis in Ayrshire, whose extent of feudal influence was so wide that he was usually termed the King of Carrick.
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