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in charge of a valuable property, it is as much their duty to 

 punish a clansman who offends as to convict a stranger. 

 Circumstances that have lately happened in the north, and 

 indeed, the passage of every hour of our lives, ought to show to 

 non-resident Highland landlords the boon which a good tenant 

 confers on their domains, when for years he pays a high rent 

 and employs a multitude of people, simply exercising just or 

 tenant rights, and keeping up the place by living in it, without 

 injuring anything belonging to his landlord, while at the same 

 time he confers much benefit on the local or labouring poor. 



I look upon the mountains and lakes of Lochiel as splendid, 

 yet the deer forest, being, as I said before, essentially a hind 

 forest, is not one of the first class for the exercise of the rifle ; 

 but it might be made better if the whole of the mountain, 

 instead of half of it, was assigned to the deer, and better care 

 taken in burning the heath and falling of timber. It is, 

 however, a fine wild scene in which to sojourn, with sport 

 enough to amuse the able and hardy, but not easily accessible 

 to the fine gentleman or man who wishes to ignite a number of 

 caps without much trouble. Adieu, then, to the territory of 

 the Lochiel. 



The printed Memoirs of Sir Ewen Cameron in the library at 

 Achnacarry, under permission, of course, would afford matter 

 for longer notice than this ; and I need but raise my eyes from 

 the library to dune's Hill and the cave wherein Prince Charlie 

 was so long concealed, or, farther on, to the mountain on whose 

 rugged sides and summit I have shot ptarmigan, where, in a 

 small niche, the remains of a mattress were found, supposed to 

 have afforded rest to a claimant king, to ink my pen and 

 sweeten invention with a dash of truth. Sufficient, however, 

 for the present; that English Thane of letters, Longman, in 

 my ear seems to cry his " Hold, enough," and my Reminiscences 

 like a watch must be wound up and submitted to the public 

 perusal. 



