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any one who had not the regulation costume, and 

 it was wo ! to the unfortunate Highlander who 

 chose to don the trousers of civilisation. Nick had 

 no sympathy for any one who did not wear the 

 regulation kilt, tartan, Glengarry, and claymore. 

 The Highlanders had become so fond of their 

 deer and dog, that they ordered a splendid silver 

 collar to be engraved for each by the cleverest 

 engraver in Broadway. 



One of the cooks of the Highland brigade (named 

 M'Dowell) had conceived a great friendship for 

 NicJc, but the other (named Duncan) had played the 

 dog a good many tricks, which Nick had pretended 

 not to understand, and had not otherwise recognised 

 than by a certain winking of the eye. One summer's 

 day, the Highlanders started on one of those military 

 target excursions so well known at New York. These 

 excursions are generally understood to combine the 

 pleasures of an excursion with the labours of mili- 

 tary drill. The weather being very warm, the corps 

 determined upon enjoying a bathe. Nick seemed to • 

 know very well that, powerful as his enemy Duncan 

 might be on land, he (Nick) was by far the stronger 

 in the water. He watched his opportunity, and 

 would have had Duncan under, if his comrades 

 around had not seen what was going on, and swum 

 to the rescue of the luckless cook. The story goes 

 that the cook repented of his harshness to Nick ; 

 but the dog was not to be appeased. Nothing could 



