CAWDOK CASTLE 



glaodh o' Lochow \ 'S fhada cobhair o chlann dhoaine \" 

 That is, " It's a far cry to Lochowe ! and succour is 

 far from my lads in their danger!" Then he had 

 recourse to an ingenious ruse. Having caused the 

 baby to be stripped and her clothes stuffed with 

 straw, he thrust the bundle under a large camp 

 kettle inverted, taking care that the enemy should 

 have full view of the latter part of the proceeding. 

 Then he set his seven sons round the kettle, charg- 

 ing them to defend it to the death, and, drawing 

 off the survivors of his band, escaped with them 

 and the babe into the wilds of Monadh Lia. 



The seven young men all perished at their 

 appointed post ; but when the bereaved uncles raised 

 the kettle lo ! there was nothing but a bundle of 

 straw and some baby's clothing. 



When Muriel was brought to Lochowe, the nurse's 

 sagacity in mutilating her was justified. 



"What shall we do," asked Campbell of Auchin- 

 leck, " if she dies before she is of marriageable age?" 



" She can never die," answered Inverliver, " so 

 long as a red-haired lassie can be found on the 

 shores of Lochowe ! " 



Muriel remained in custody of the Campbells 

 till the year 1510, when, being twelve years of age, 

 she was duly married to John, third son of the 

 Earl of Argyll, from which union the present Earl 

 Cawdor is tenth in direct male descent : and that is 

 how the Campbells came to Cawdor. 



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