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    EAMBLES NORTHWARD. 327

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    miraculous In one of spring the isl , ands lield of to Loch perform . Maree , wonderful or Saint Mary cures ' s in Lake cases , is of a

    insanity . A few years since , tlie shepherd of a nighbouring farm tried its effect upon a favorite and valuable dog who had gone

    mad , and report says , -with success ; but the patron saint of this at spring such " , no profane less a person application than of the its Virg healin in g Mary 1 pow herself ersdried , disp up leased its

    , - waters , and it was not until the farmer had dismissed the mart , and had caused the dog to be killed , that the spring * was restored .

    _Heport says further , that though Popery has long * vanished from tlie neighbourhood , the man was held in such universal execration

    for this deed , or rather misdeed , that he was obliged to seek occupation elsewhere .

    At the south-west extremity of Loch Maree , and distant nearly two miles from the lake , is the only inn this sparsely inhabited

    neighbourhood affords . Our reception therein was anything but promising ; a young and pretty girl , with the shy startled look of a fawn ,

    after some delay came to the dog-cart to greet us , and ushering us into a tiny parlor set down tlie cloaks and disappeared . It was a raw

    cold day , and the rain had been falling * during tlie last mile or two of our journey . "We were cold and hungry , and stood in instant need of

    fire and food , but moments passed and no one came to the rescue . At length _Macgregor himself brought the bags into the room , and ,

    dismayed by the appearance of the place , we questioned him as to the possibility of getting on to the next station . But the dun mare

    was tired ; the stall into which she had been put the night before was too short and too narrow to allow of the poor beast lying down ,

    and this want of rest following the long journey of the day before , had told upon heras well it might . The inn where we were had ,

    , _g'ood stabling " , and for tlie animal ' s sake we must make the best of matters till Monday .

    TMs determined , we rang the bell again and again , till at last the shy young girl re-appearedlooking shyer than ever , and beat

    , a rapid retreat in search of fire . Oh , liow long tlie material for that fire seemed in coming , and how long it was before it kindled ! As

    the girl knelt , blowing and coaxing the wet peats , we inquired for rooms and dinner . Rooms there were , but for dinner , " you can

    have an egg and a piece of bacon , " was the reply , a most unsatisfactory one for hungry people who had only pic-niced the day

    before , and who , willy nilly , had to remain where they were from Saturday to Monday . We were endeavoring to get a promise of

    something better out of tlie shy lassie , and were exchanging looks of dismay at our non-success , when an elder sister made her

    appearance , a handsome buxom girl , whose cordial smile , as we appealed to her , conveyed the assurance of a larder full of good

    things ! Tlie egg and the piece of bacon were the products of terror ; the

    shy lassie , unaccustomed to receive guests , and put forward to greet

    Eambles Northward. 327

    EAMBLES NORTHWARD . 327

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1860, page 327, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011860/page/39/