His Birthplace and its Influences. 7 



" Jeddart " justice — that is to say, they were 

 hanged first and tried afterwards. Worst of 

 all, says the " History of Cumberland," were 

 the Graemes of Netherby, from whom were 

 descended the brave General Elliot, who 

 defended Gibraltar, and Sir James Graham, 

 with whom " The Druid " was always a great 

 favourite. When the hungry Scots prepared 

 for a southward raid, they either waded the 

 Solway, or forded the Liddel or the Esk. 

 Crossing the Border by secret ways known 

 only to themselves, and with a bag of oatmeal 

 slung to every man's saddle-bow, they met at 

 some appointed tryst, and flung themselves 

 upon a lonely farmhouse, whence they drove 

 off the cattle and sheep. Many a time 

 were they hunted with sleuth-hounds, which 

 tracked them to their retreats among the hills, 

 and it was not until long after the Union of 

 England and Scotland took place in Queen 

 Anne's reign that the Border feuds began to 

 die out, and the inhabitants on either side 

 were left to cultivate their rugged acres in 

 peace and tranquillity. 



It is said that even to this day it is difficult 

 to induce a Carlisle jury to convict a man of 



