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SALT" W0KK& POMUOY STRL£Tr LGNDGM. S.t ST. CLAIR OF THE ISLES, OR, THE OUTLAWS OF BARRA. ST. CLAIR OF THE ISLES OR THE OUTLAWS OF BARRA A SCOTTISH TRADITION BY ELIZABETH HELME BRIDGED EDITION LONDON GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS BROADWAY, l.UDGATE HILL GLASGOW, MANCHESTER, and NEW YORK In Demy 8vo., Picture Covers, Uniform with this volume. THE WOLFE OF BADENOCH. By Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, THE SCOTTISH CHIEFS. By Jane Porter. WHITEFRIARS ; or, The Days of Charles the Second. FRANKENSTEIN. By Mrs. Shelley. POE'S TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION. SUSAN HOPLEY. By Mrs. Crowe. THE WHITEBOY. By Mrs. S. C. Hall. THE ROMANCE OF THE FOREST. By Mrs. Radcliffe. MARGARET CATCH POLE. By the Rev. R. Cobbold. SI €hxx as % Isles; OR, THE OUTLAWS OF BARRA.

Chapter I

spirit speaks thus in inspired men, we should indeed mark it; but a close mouth makes a wise head. The prediction seemed to allude, in part, to the house of our noble lord, and to mention that might involve us in ruin." " Troth might it; my advice is for us to con sult the holy monk John of Inveresk; we can give him the account together, and he will ad vise for the best." " BREAK, ye rude waves osthe Northern Seal break on the tower of M'Leod. — Like the rock on which it is founded, it mocks your efforts. — Lonely and forsaken, its halls are desolate, and its chambers the retreat of birds, who mistake its galleries for' the recesses osthe mountain. — Soon, soon shall they afford refuge to the eagle, who under his wing shall rear the bloody arm on which shall hang the future fate of Scotland."

Rising from one of his prophetic dreams, thus spoke the seer of Roskelyn Glen, his affrighted spirit projecting his eyeballs, his cheeks pale, his Ups livid, and his grey hair stiffened and erect. " Right, Robert; I like your counsel well; we will away thither. The seer spoke of the tower ©f M'Leod — know ye where that is situ ated?" "Not in the Lowlands, as I should conjec ture," answered Donald. "The seer himself is osthe western isles — 'tis probably there; but what think you of the eagle who shall rear the bloody arm?" " Nay, I know not; our poor country is never free from warfare. Some deadly battle is surely foretold, and all we can say is the will of Heaven must be fulfilled. It may perhaps never take place in our time, for these inspired men see forward for many years." Thus conversing, by the close of day they reached the chapel of Inveresk, where they relieved their minds to ihe monk: he heard them with attention, and took their depositions down in writing; then giving them his blessing, dismissed them, with a strict injunction to conceal what they had heard, as it could answer no purpose to disclose it, but might breed confu sion, by inflaming weak minds; that the will of Heaven would be, in its own time, undoubtedly accomplished; and that all erring mortality could effect, was to receive its decrees with pious resignation.

Again entranced he lay, when wildly starting, he continued — " And ye lofty turrets of Ros kelyn s wide domain, your f ride shall bow, till the disgrace of your ancient house becomes its highest glory." He ceased for some moments, then again ex claimed — "Ah mel sad sight I on what a field of blood will shine the glorious sun! — See, the parties meetl — hark to the clashing of their sfears I — they strike, they sink, they fall! — Again they rise; again renew the attack with more than mortal fury! — they bleed! — their spears art broken! — they draw their swords! — ■ their armour is cleft in twain! — The bloody arm triumphs, and Scotland is once more free from the tyrant yoke of England!" Such was the vision that intruded itself on the aged seer, who, faint and powerless, when nature recovered her usual tone, craved a draught of water from two youthful shepherds, who had witnessed the prophetic speeches which he had uttered; then, praying them to lead him to his humble home, he stretched himself on his couch, and endeavoured to collect his wander ing spirit.

Chapter II

During the latter years of James I. of Scot land, in an ancient fortress, situated in the island of Barra,* resided St Clair Monteith, an outlaw. Young, open, and generous, he was The seer composed to rest, the shepherds left him. " Donald," said Robert, as they walked forward, " in good troth, but I tremble in every limb; what think you of what we have heard? I pray ye heed it well." "I will/' answered Donald* "When the * One of the Hebrides. universally beloved, not only by the poor inha bitants of Barra, ,but throughout the islands which he sometimes indiscriminately visited, and from whence the power of James himself could scarcely, against his will, have forced him. St Clair Monteith, or St Clair of the Isles, as he was more commonly called, was at the period of his outlawry not more than twenty-two.

He had been bred and trained to arms by his uncle Monteith, who at his death left him considerable possessions in the south of Scotland, but which, on his outlawry, had been seized by the strong hand of power, and the produce devoted to the use of his enemies. Confined by the royal mandate to the isle of Barra, he had taken up his residence in an old fortress, called the tower of M'Leod, where, could he have forget ten past events, he might have lived happily, for he had four companions, well born and valiant, who had voluntarily shared his misfor tunes and disgrace. To these, at different times, others in similar circumstances, though without the sentence of the law, had joined, so that St Clair, if occasion needed, wanted neither commanders nor men, for in his companions he had chiefs, and in every islander a willing sol dier.

The court of Scotland well knew his power, but as he was peaceable, no means were used to check it, either from fear or prudence. The money he had brought to the island on his first outlawry he had spread with a liberal hand; and for cattle, or other necessaries which he had si nee purchased, he had given orders to the amount on an agent in the vicinity of Edinburgh. The outlaws, companions of St Clair, were, first, Sir James Ross, a valiant knight, and noble gentleman, the companion of St Clair's youthful days, and the sworn friend of his riper years. Allan Hamilton, of a similar character, learned and reflective, a disposition which he had yet more cultivated since his residence at Barra. The Chevalier de Bourg, a French knight, lively, generous, and volatile, and who, involved in St Clair's disgrace, had voluntarily shared his captivity, rather than attempt an escape to his native country. The last was James M 'Gregor, bold, undaunted, and re vengeful where he was displeased, but willing to sacrifice his life and fortune in the cause of

Chapter III

" Fill your goblet; nay, fill to the brim; my pledge is, ' May the generous soul prosper, and the oppressor sink into deserved infamy!' Nay, drink it to the dregs; what, though we are out laws, we are men. From eighteen to twenty one, the world plundered and laughed at me; now, though they still plunder me, they tremble at my name, for fear of what aiay come. At the final account which priests s.iy we all must give, let the widow I nave wronged, the orphan I have oppressed, or the virgin I have betrayed, stand forth and bruit it to my face." "Your inclinations, St Clair, did not naturally lead to these points," answered the Cheva lier de Bourg; "therefore you possess the less virtue in having avoided them; but woe to you, if broken heads, and an invincible spirit, are included in the acts of condemnation !

Never since you were sixteen have I seen you so quietly inclined, as since James did us the favour of ordering us here." "The reason is obvious," replied St Clair; " from my earliest youth my heart was alive to gratitude; and do not our poor neighbours here, and the inhabitants of the adjacent is'es, all love and regard us? I am therefore cateful to support a conduct proper to justify their opin ion; and, by my soul! if I knew one among us stoop to meanness or dishonour, my voice and arm should be the first to banish him fiom oui society." "Your wishes have hitherto been cur law, and strictly observed," answered one of the number. " 'Tis well! then let the proud court of Scot land bow to the barren rocks of Baira, and confess the superiority of nature's commoners. Not only our own honour demands our acting as we have hitherto done, but also common prudence ; for in our old dwelling here, though it be crumbling with age, and perishing with neglect, we are as secure as in a strongly defended castle, for there is not one of our neighbours but would fight, bleed, or die for us."

"True," answered M'Gregor; "yet I have often thought that it would be prudent to re pair our fortress, and increase our number of inmates. James may not always be so pacific, and in case of danger we are but seventeen." " Perish the thought!" replied cit Clair; "seventeen men are enough to procure all the necessaries we want. In all our contests hitherto, seventeen men have been enough for victory; and in case we fall, seventeen men are enough to die." "That's readily allowed," said Ross, "yet methinks M'Gregor advises well; your enemies are powerful, and will never think themselves secure while you have life." " Perhaps so, " answered St Clair, "but my unhappy fortune has already involved too many of my friends; but our die is cast, and must be honour or friendship. These gentlemen, as well as St Clair, were bachelors; and though for some time the rocks of Barra had in general confined them, they looked forward to the time when they should burst their bonds and again become active members of society.

The characters who had at different times joined them were of divers kinds, but in general men of talents, and well born, who had either left their country from difference of political opinion, family quarrels, debt, or other cause, and, as the name and character of St Clair were well known, had enlisted under his ban ners: these last amounted to twelve; the whole inhabitants making seventeen. OP THE ISLES. 5 abided. For those gentlemen that have voluntarily joined us, like ourselves, I surmise they have some strong quarrel with the world; but for the islanders, they have none; they labour in the manner of their fathers, and are content with the station allotted them. Shall we then break on their quiet? no surely; let them vege tate in happy obscurity; labour and peace for them — the bustle of life and jollity for us!

But see, the goblets stand; drink round — drown re flection." kelyn to disregard any such as might be sent him from St Clair, whose estate the king had awarded to his sole use. St Clair rose hastily from table, his face flushing with anger, and his eyes sparkling with indignation, "the miscreant!" exclaimed he; "by my soul, I will once more proclaim him villain, even to the tyrant's face! 'Tis not tha order of James that shall confine me to Barra; with the sirst fair wind I will away to Scotland, and retrieve mine own or die." The party drank, — " I espouse St Clair's opinion," said Hamilton; "we are inmates enough for peace, and in case of danger, the standard of St Clair would collect an army. "For men," said De Bourg, "act as you please. I am as willing to fight, nay, to die, in a good cause, as another; but for a Frenchman of my age and constitution to be stewed up like a monk in a cell is too much.

A few women now would render all easy. Ross, Hamilton, De Bourg, and M'Gregor, laid their hands upon their swords. " Let good or ill befall," exclaimed they in one voice, "we go with you, neither shall you fall alone nor unrevenged." "Nay, then, we all go," added some of the party that had joined them; " St Clair must leave none of his friends behind." St Clair looked affectionately round him. " Do not unman me," said he; "no man whose life is in danger shall leave the island. A day may yet come, when we shall regain our rights, though for a while injustice triumphs. The present quarrel is only mine, and I alone will meet it." "Women!" repeated St Clair; "by Heaven! Chevalier, when you introduce them, ye lose me: bring me toads, serpents, tigers, devils, fiends, but spare me from women. Are ye tired of quiet, that ye name them?

Bring women, and you bring dissensions never to be appeased, and all the concomitant horrors of quarrels, blood, and murder. No, we will have 110 mistresses but the bottle, no crime but drunkenness." " By my honour, you shall not!" replied Ross; " if you resolve to brave destruction, I will share the danger." The whole party interrupted Ross with a cry to the same purport. "Men — friends," ex claimed St Clair, "can you wish me to live dishonoured, that you use the only means that can dissuade me from my purpose?" "No," replied M'Gregor; "but prudence is sometimes better than courage: to go now to the court of Scotland, would be to brave dan ger — to die the death of fools. Think you, St Clair, that vengeance sleeps? or that the death of the Duke of Albany, his sons, and that of the Earl of Lennox, is forgotten?* No, the world yet remembers that the tyrant sent in triumph to the widowed countess the bleeding heads of her sons, of her father, and of her husband.

Preserve your life, then, and those of your friends, for a better cause than petty animosity. Stay till you shall be called upon in the cause of your country, and fall or live nobly. " "And let the villain Roskelyn revel in my wealth, and even refuse to pay those just debts which necessity forces me to contract?" " Could you gratify your enemies more than by subjecting yourself to the penalty annexed to your returning from your outlawry?" asked Hamilton. " St Clair is right," answered Hamilton; "women would but breed contention, and more men confusion. If we hve like monks, at least we are merry ones, and our penances easy." "Well observed, wisdom," said one of the party, who had lately come to the island; " from you I expected as much, but from St Clair's complexion, far otherwise. Had ye never mothers, or did ye never love?"

"A mother I undoubtedly had," replied St Clair, a burning blush mantling through his dark complexion, and overshadowing his manly features, ' ' but she was a wolf, and so fierce and inhuman, that she not only refused to nourish my infancy, but would, if possible, have de voured me in my riper years. Like other fools, too, I fell in love; that is, the glittering crest of a serpent caught my eye, and I pursued it till it fixed a sting in my heart. For a while I yielded to my folly, but at length, calling reason to my aid, I made a strong effort, and plucked at once the venom from my heart." Tlie hom at the gate of the fortress at that moment gave notice of strangers, and proved some herdsmen from Lochaber, from whom St Clair had received oxen and sheep, not only for the use of the fortress, but also to help the poor islanders, who had been greatly distressed dur ing the winter, which had been uncommonly severe.

For the value of these he had given an order on an agent near Edinburgh, but who had declined accepting Ihe drafts, saying, that he had received orders from the Earl of Roy St Clair paused. *J will think till to-morrow," answered he; "Monteith must live with honour, or he must cease to live." " Perish the paltry consideration of distinct property among us!" said Ross. "Whatman here has not shared St Clair's ? and what right * These noblemen were condemned to death by James 1, There crime is not specified by historians. has he to claim a superiority of friendship over us? The man who cannot receive an act of kindness is unworthy to confer one." is to command the payment of sixty, a small sum compared to what you have of mine in your hands: see therefore that it be paid, or I shall be necessitated to enforce the demand in person, at once, from the villain who usurps my right, and from you, the despicable tool of his treachery.

"St Clair Monteith." One of the party, named Randolph, who was entimately acquainted with all St Clair's misfortunes, then spoke. He was elder brother to M'Gregor, of the same character, but more deeply coloured. "The tide of passion must have way," said he, "and those who attempt to stem its course may be likened to those who reason with madmen. St Clair, we all know, values not his own life, but he will be careful of those of his friends. Ross, Hamilton, De Bourg, and M'Gregor, must therefore remain with him in Barra. For me, held here by no law, unknown at the court of James, and a stranger to John of Roskelyn, 1 am a proper messenger to carry St Clair's demand. Myself, and another in similar circumstances, will repair to the south with his order; and from the result of our errand he can form his future designs."

All approved of this measure except St Clair; but the danger of his friends abated his ardour, and made him deliberate on the subject. "For this time give way," said Ross; "if Randolph brings not back an answer to your wishes, every voice, as well as arm is in your favour. We will raise the men of the islands, and away to Scotland, call together the vassals of your uncle's house, those of mine, and of all our friends; then claim our freedom, rights, and property ; obtain them, or perish in the attempt." This arrangement was so warmly seconded, that Monteith was forced to yield, and that perhaps the more willingly, as he conceived that Randolph, being a stranger, incurred no dan ger. All the party who were free claimed the privilege of accompanying Randolph, who, at length, instead of one companion, was obliged to accept of three; and having made a provision for the journey, and being well armed, they resolved to adventure with the first fair wind to Scotland, in one of the fishing-boats that lay on the coast.

The journoy, after they reached the main land of Scotland, was long, but they lost no time on their way; and reaching Edinburgh, they presented St Clair's letter to the agent. He perused it with visible emotion; but care fully examining the messengers, and finding nothing in their personal appearance to alarm his fears, he answered them haughtily, ordering them to attend on the morrow at Roskelyn. " Troth, master, will we," replied Randolph, assuming a language suitable to his habit, "and I hope you will then despatch our business, for we are not used to dance attendance like courtly lackeys, and cannot easily brook it. We ask, I presume, nothing but what is the brave St Clair's right, and it would not be honest or mannerly to refuse it, as that might give him the trouble to come himself."

" Insolent var-let," replied Carnegie, " know you that St Clair dares not show his face in Scotland, under forfeiture of his life?" "Marry, I know not the place where St Clair dares not show his face; and for his life, whoever attempts that, with all submission, will rouse a hornet's nest." "Do you threaten, villain?" said Carnegie. "Marry, Heaven forbid!" answered Ran dolph; " we poor lads of the isles are not given to threaten; we are not courtiers, master; we are more for deeds than words." Carnegie viewed the party suspiciously. " I will consult the lord of Roskelyn," said he; "meet me at his castle to-morrow, at noon." So saying, he left them; and they retired to procure rest and refreshment. Careful to their appointment, Randolph and his companions reached Roskelyn at the appointed hour.

For a considerable time they waited in the outward court, subjected to the gaze and rude jests of the lackeys, who, usually imitating the manners of their masters, and wanting their education and rank, convert pride and haughtiness into vulgar rudeness and illi beral insolence. In the intervening time, a private consultation had taken place between Ross, Hamilton, M'Gregor, and Randolph, in which the three first empowered the last to claim, on their respective estates, what sums of money were due to them, and to give their discharge; for the property of Monteith, as principal, had alone been confiscated. At length they were summoned into the great hall, where, seated on costly chairs, covered with rich embroidery, sat the Lord of Roskelyn, and his haughty, but beautiful countess, sur rounded by a numerous train of ladies and at tendants.

Chapter IV

All being prepared, Randolph and his com panions, simply clothed as men of the common rank, departed; St Clair giving them a letter to this purport: — Judging by the rudeness of the strangers" appearance, they were astonished to see them show no signs of admiration or restraint at the grandeur and pomp around them; for Ran dolph entered with a careless, unembarrassed air, his cap upon his head, and his left arm w rapped in his plaid. " To the Agent Carnegie. ' ' Whereas, I some time since sent an order ou you for the payment of twenty marks, which sura you have refused to discharge, this kelyn; "seize and bear these men to the prison of the tower — I repeat, they are not what they seem, and the pubhc tranquillity may require them to be punished." "And who will punish us?" replied Ran dolph; "not John of Roskelyn, I trow? his fears wont let him, whatever his inclination may be.

Come, lead the way," continued he, ad dressing his companions ; " the air of this per fumed hall is too heavy for me — I love a purer atmosphere." "Away with him — I will hear no more," cried Roskelyn. "Marry, but you will, and shortly too; you have a long account to discharge. ", The attendants prevented more, by attempt ing to seize Randolph and his companions; but drawing their broadswords from under their garments, they cleared the way to the gates, where, mounting their horses, they soon lost sight of the towers of Roskelyn, and using their utmost speed, reached the Frith of Forth, which having crossed, they proceeded to St John's Town, Perth, where they refreshed themselves and their beasts, considering them selves secure from the pursuit of Roskelyn. The business they had to transact for Ross, Hamilton, and M 'Gregor, now alone prevented their return to the island.

That of Ross was in the shire of Inverness; that of M'Gregor nearly in the same place; and Hamilton's near where they then were. A few days completed the last named; they then journeyed to Inverness, and received various sums for Ross; but the person Randolph was the most anxious to see was his elder bro ther, Sir Alexander M'Gregor, who at this time happened to be about as far distant as Teviot dale, upon the English borders. Since the outlawry of his younger brother James, Sir Alexander had received his revenues with unblemished honour, and protected his property from depredation. Randolph's wish, however, to see him, was not solely on account of pecuniary concerns, but also to consult him on the measures the outlaws should pursue, as he had no doubt but St Clair would be deaf to all but revenge.

"You come from the outlaw St Clair," said the earl; "know you the consequence of mak ing a demand of property no longer his; ever mine by right, but now mine, both by justice and the will of the king?" "Marry, I understand not that," replied Randolph ; " it may, however, be the courtly fashion; but in the isles, no king has a right to rob a man of his own." " Rude clown," said Carnegie, who stood at a humble distance from the earl, "know you to whom you speak thus rudely, and in whose presence you stand, that you do not move your cap?" " I speak to John of Roskelyn, I trow; I told you before I knew no courtly fashions. I wear my cap, for I took cold by waiting so long among the lackeys in the entry." "The lackeys surely are company good enough for thee, " said the Lady Roskelyn ; ' ' but thou hast learned insolence from thy employer."

" I came not to talk with women," replied Randolph; "I am afraid of their tongues. Will the demand of St Clair be paid?" "It will not," answered Roskelyn; "and mark my words, rogue, if thou dost not depart hence immediately, I will punish thee for thy insolence." "Punish me!" repeated Randolph; " if all rogues were punished, honest men would have their right." "Wilt thou, once more I repeat it, take thy answer and be gone, ere I make thee repent thy daring?" "A time will come for repentance for all," answered Randolph contemptuously throwing down his glove. So saying, without waving his cap, or bending his body, he and his com panions prepared to leave the hall. "Come back," cried Roskelyn; "what meanest thou by throwing down thy glove? thou surely, hind as thou art, dost not carry thy insolence far enough to defy me!"

"I mean," answered Randolph, " that who will may pick it up; and should any one defy me, though it were even John of tRoskelyn, I would answer as a man." "Villain! thou art not what thou seemest," exclaimed Roskelyn. After consulting with his companions, they despatched a trusty messenger to bear a letter to Barra, which was to inform St Clair that their absence would be unavoidably protracted two months longer; but fearful of exasperating him, they palliated as much as possible the con duct of Roskelyn; and concluded by entreating him to bear all with patience until their return, which was only delayed by their wish to con sult Sir Alexander M'Gregor on the proper steps to pursue. " My good lord," said the countess, "why lose your temper with this wretch, who, rude as the catterencs, * among whom he dwells, is sent purposely to affront you? give him in charge to your vassals; in the prison of the castle let him learn respect."

"In the halls of the castle — nay, lady, in yocr bridal chamber, learn you that truth and rmodesty is the crown of a woman; and that she who prostitutes her person, though under the sanction of marriage, is Uttle better than a harlot." This point arranged, they departed for the south, clothed and accoutred in a manner suit able to their rank; and reaching Teviotdale, enjoyed the satisfaction of meeting the elder M 'Gi egor. A warv politician, as well as a brave warrior. ' Insufferable insolence!" exclaimed Ros- * Highland banditti. on the Dowager of Roskelyn, she is among the greatest of his enemies." " I know that well — I expect nothing from her; but what think you of making the young Montrose the hostage for his father's honour? Once in the islands, Roskelyn, nor even James himself, dare attack the outlaws, or should they, they could away to Norway, and be secure from danger."