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OUR ADVENTURE IN THE HIGHLANDS. 851
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And Our The Regiment Season Was Was Stat...
" Harry _, Harry ! " I cried , as I swam with all my might to the ? assistance Hel ! of oh my God poor ! " friend But it ; was Harry onl , Harry the ! rocks where that are y
you answered me p . before I swam I coul with d reach a strength him Charlie only g ' iven s limbs me for had that become occasio motion n , but - ,
lessand his face d , ark with suffocation . He had struggled violentl , y at first , but at no time would he have had any chance in the giant-like grasp of Ashton—more especially in the excelled water ,
Charlie being * but an indifferent swimmer , while Ashton his in A that victim few as strokes in all The other m former ore , things and seeing I . should me be coming beside and the thinking maniac and his
. , , literall work comp y flung leted poor , made with Charlie for all the towards the power me , shore of and his with tremendous a wild laug arm h ,
or rather shriekopposite . to I shore caught Before Charlie , lung ere he ing sunk into , and the succeeded water I had in pulled bringing off him my '
coat ; it . then was p the only dry garment available . I wrapped it round him as well as I couldlaid hiin in the sun for warmth
pocket poured flask som ) e between brandy ( his which set teeth , most , and fortunatel did all y in I my had power in my to ,
revive himbut no sign of consciousness came to reward me . of Every that minute lonel , seemed little lake a day dreading as I knelt each beside moment him on to the feel shore the
l fe ying eble lifeless pulsation y ben of eath his hear the , still t cease wat , fe ers aring , expectin that g Harry every mi minute ght be
to see the glaring eyes of the maniac fixed upon us , and believing that no human being but shall he was within miles of us ,
last Harry The mental I ! heard " I kept agony his well shouting of that -known tim almost whistl e I franticall e in never rep y ly ; forget . and " Thank . at _" last Harry God , at ,
he at , least is safe ! " I exclaimed . . , A few minutes afterwards his welcome figure appeared
through the trees . He was not alone either ; three men were with him—rough-bearded , honest-looking hands fellows , heard with their axes
over their shoulders and ropes in their . I voices as than they the drew finest near mu —s sic trange I had and ever uncouth heard . , but sweeter in
my ears what u Good ails gracious the man ! ? " what were has the happened exclamations ? " and uttered " Losh by keep Harry s a' ! the
arid them as they saw poor Charlie lying senseless among the heather men . if I exp there lained was as any well house as I in could the , and neighbourhood anxiously asked from
which " 'Deed we could sir" get assistance lied the . oldest and shaggiest of them
u 'deedsir , yer , far rep away frae ony hoose , but we hae a bit placie , , ,
Our Adventure In The Highlands. 851
OUR ADVENTURE IN THE HIGHLANDS . 851
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1864, page 351, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071864/page/63/
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