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"Eh, sirs!" he said, having accomplished this task, "look out yonder, Milnwood; saw ye ever mortal fight like the deevil Claver'se? Yonder he's been thrice doun amang them, and thrice cam free aff. But I think we'll soon be free oursells, Milnwood. Inglis and his troopers look ower their shouthers very aften, as if they liked the road ahint them better than the road afore."
I must commend your caution, Edith, for having said nothing of this young gentleman's affair to your grandmother you may rely on it I shall not I will take an opportunity to speak to Claver'se. Come, my love, they are going to breakfast. Let us follow them." Their breakfast so warm to be sure they did eat, A custom in travellers mighty discreet. Prior.
"Truly ay, sir; and he saw Claver'se himsell, that they ca' Dundee now." "What!" exclaimed Morton, in amazement; "I would have sworn that meeting would have been the last of one of their lives." "Na, na, sir; in troubled times, as I understand," said Mrs. Maclure, "there's sudden changes, Montgomery and Ferguson and mony ane mair that were King James's greatest faes are on his side now.
"Truly ay, sir; and he saw Claver'se himsell, that they ca' Dundee now." "What!" exclaimed Morton, in amazement; "I would have sworn that meeting would have been the last of one of their lives." "Na, na, sir; in troubled times, as I understand," said Mrs. Maclure, "there's sudden changes, Montgomery and Ferguson and mony ane mair that were King James's greatest faes are on his side now.
In the old ballad on the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, Claverhouse is said to have continued the slaughter of the fugitives in revenge of this gentleman's death. "Haud up your hand," then Monmouth said; "Gie quarters to these men for me;" But bloody Claver'se swore an oath, His kinsman's death avenged should be.
"Eh, sirs!" he said, having accomplished this task, "look out yonder, Milnwood; saw ye ever mortal fight like the deevil Claver'se? Yonder he's been thrice doun amang them, and thrice cam free aff. But I think we'll soon be free oursells, Milnwood. Inglis and his troopers look ower their shouthers very aften, as if they liked the road ahint them better than the road afore."
So, there they come through the Netherwood haugh; upon my word, fine-looking fellows, and capitally mounted. He that is gallopping from the rear of the column must be Claver'se himself; ay, he gets into the front as they cross the bridge, and now they will be with us in less than five minutes."
Six voices speaking at once, informed her, in reply to her first enquiry, that Claver'se and all his men were killed, and that ten thousand whigs were marching to besiege the castle, headed by John Balfour of Burley, young Milnwood, and Cuddie Headrigg.
"Ye might ask my mither, then, if she were in life," said Cuddie; "it was her explained it a' to me, for I thought the man had only been wounded. At ony rate, he spake of the casting out of the Stewarts by their very names, and the vengeance that was brewing for Claver'se and his dragoons. They ca'd the man Habakkuk Mucklewrath; his brain was a wee ajee, but he was a braw preacher for a' that."
Claver'se spake our friend fair, and sent him to consult with Lord Evandale. But then there was a break-off, for Lord Evandale wadna look at, hear, or speak wi' him; and now he's anes wud and aye waur, and roars for revenge again Lord Evandale, and will hear nought of onything but burn and slay. And oh, thae starts o' passion! they unsettle his mind, and gie the Enemy sair advantages."
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