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THE DYING SOLDIER. The count had been conveyed on board of the Anna Catharina , where Dr. Pennicuik examined his wound, and at once declared him to be past all recovery. As I have much to relate, i…
COUNT KŒNINGHEIM'S STORY—THE LILY OF CULBLEINE. Few kirkyards in Scotland are more solemn or pleasing in aspect, or more romantically situated, than that of Logie, which lies four miles from th…
THE COUSINS.—THE STORY CONTINUED. Many years had glided thus away. The summer of 1594 was at hand. Kenneth Logie was then twenty years of age, and his cousin was two years younger. Kenneth, a hands…
THE RAID OF MACALLUM MHOR. The scarlet mantle and the blue bonnet of the murderer, with his crest thereon, were found in the thicket, and left no doubt as to who was the perpetrator of this terrible…
THE BATTLE OF GLENLIVAT—CONCLUSION OF THE COUNT'S STORY. The result of this skirmish was deemed a sure prognostic of victory by the Catholic band, and so far encouraged the Lord Huntly, that, a…
WALLENSTEIN. Such was the story revealed to us by the little manuscript book of Kœningheim, who, wandering from his native land, had sought death among the armies of the Empire, but found honour, ra…
THE MAJOR OF MUSKETEERS. The whole of our regiment looked forward with joy and ardour to entering on this new arena of operations, where we hoped to do deeds more worthy of us than the futile and de…
THE CASTLE OF HELNŒSLAND. After carelessly setting on fire the fortress of Fredricksort, Merodé had been ordered by Tilly to establish himself in the next suitable castle; and in search of this, aft…
THE SERPENT IN A NEW SKIN. The result of our solemn council of war, held over certain cans of Odenzee beer, under the Green-Tree at Hesinge, was, first —that Gabrielle should be freed from Merodé, …
BERNHARD'S OFFER. When I reflected by what a narrow chance Ernestine had escaped a terrible assassination; when I thought of what my emotions, and the emotions of all, would have been, had we f…
