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“We must do as we are bid,” answered another voice. “If chap.there is any thing wrong, our officers must answer for it.” John 1(i 3 2 ~Macdonald was so uneasy that, soon after midnight, he wentto Glenlyon’s quarters. Glenlyon and his men were all up, andseemed to be getting their arms ready for action. John, muchalarmed, asked what these preparations meant. Glenlyon ivasprofuse of friendly assurances. “Some of Glengarry’s peoplehave been harrying the country. We are getting ready tomarch against them. You are quite safe. Do you think that,if you were in any danger, I should not have given a hint toyour brother Sandy and his wife?” John’s suspicions werequieted. He returned to his house, and lay down to rest.

It was live in the morning. Hamilton and his men werestill some miles off; and the avenues which they were to havesecured were open. But the orders which Glenlyon had re-ceived were precise; and he began to execute them at the littlevillage where he was himself quartered. His host Inverrigenand nine other Macdonalds were dragged out of their beds,bound hand and foot, and murdered. A boy twelve years oldclung round the Captain’s. legs, and begged hard for life. Hewould do any thing: he would go anywhere: he would followGlenlyon round the world. Even Glenlyon, it is said, showedsigns of relenting: but a ruffian named Drummond shot thechild dead.

At Auchnaion the tacksmanAuchintriater was up early thatmorning, and was sitting with eight of his family round the fire,when a volley of musketry laid him and seven of his companionsdead or dying on the floor. His brother, who alone had es-caped unhurt, called to Serjeant Barbour, who commandedthe slayers, and asked as a favour to be allowed to die in theopen air. “Well,” said the Serjeant, “I will do you that fa-vour for the sake of your meat which I have eaten.” The moun-taineer, bold, athletic, and favoured by the darkness, came