34 THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES. 



Unless appearances are totally misleading, the work which 

 they were obliged to accomplish was most repugnant to 

 Sheriff Ivory, Sheriff Spiers, Mr. James Anderson, Pro- 

 curator-Fiscal for the County, and Mr. MacLennan; and the 

 hope may be expressed that they will never again be called 

 upon to undertake similar duties. 



The "Battle of the Braes" has been capitally hit off in the 

 following parody, published in the Daily Mail of the 26th of 

 April last : 



CHARGE OF THE SKYE BRIGADE. 



Half a league, half a league ! 



Four a-breast onward ! 

 All in the valley of Braes 



Marched the half-hundred. 

 "Forward, Police Brigade! 

 In front of me," bold Ivory said ; 

 Into the valley of Braes 



Charged the half-hundred. 



" Forward, Police Brigade ! 

 Charge each auld wife and maid ! " 

 E'en though the Bobbies knew 



Some one had blundered ! 

 Their's not to make reply ; 

 Their's not to reason why ; 

 Their's but to do or die ; 

 Into the valley of Braes 



Charged the half-hundred. 



" Chuckies" to right of them, 

 " Divots " to left of them, 

 Women in front of them, 



Volleyed and thundered ! 

 Stormed at with stone and shell, 

 Boldly they charged, they tell, 

 Down on the Island Host ! 

 Into the mouth of well ! 



Charged the half-hundred. 



