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A history of the Highlands and of the Highland clans : with an ...

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HISTORY OF THE HIQHLANDS.<br />

against <strong>the</strong> b<strong>an</strong>k. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong>n cried out, What is it you have<br />

got here? Ano<strong>the</strong>r <strong>an</strong>swered, A log <strong>of</strong> birch wood. The o<strong>the</strong>r cried<br />

again. Let his invisible friends appear from all quarters, <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> let <strong>the</strong>m<br />

relieve him, by giving <strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>swer to our present denmmls; <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> in a few<br />

minutes after, a number <strong>of</strong> little creatures came from <strong>the</strong> sea, who <strong>an</strong><br />

swered <strong>the</strong> question, <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> disappeared suddenly. The m<strong>an</strong> was <strong>the</strong>n set<br />

at liberty, <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> <strong>the</strong>y all returned home to take <strong>the</strong>ir measures according<br />

to <strong>the</strong> prediction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir false prophets. This was alwaj'S practised at<br />

night.<br />

The second way <strong>of</strong> consulting <strong>the</strong> oracle was by a party <strong>of</strong> men, who<br />

first retired to solitary places, remote from <strong>an</strong>y house, <strong><strong>an</strong>d</strong> <strong>the</strong>n singling<br />

out one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir number, wrapt him in a large cow's hide, which <strong>the</strong>y<br />

folded about him, covering all but his head, in which posture <strong>the</strong>y left<br />

him all night until his invisible friends relieved him by giving a proper<br />

<strong>an</strong>swer to <strong>the</strong> question put ; which <strong>an</strong>swer he received, as he f<strong>an</strong>cied,<br />

from several persons he found about him all that time His comp<strong>an</strong>ions<br />

returned to him at break <strong>of</strong> day when he communicated his news to<br />

<strong>the</strong>m, which it is said " <strong>of</strong>ten prove

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