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182 MOY CASTLE .<br />

If we bring th e prince to Loudon's lord,<br />

H e'll fill our hands with gold."<br />

15. Th ey came lightly on th eir way,<br />

H ad never a thought of ill,<br />

When suddenly from th e darksome wood<br />

Broke out a whistl e shrill.<br />

16. An d st raight the wood was filled wit h <strong>cr</strong>ies,<br />

\Yith shouts of angry men,<br />

And the angry skirl 0 ' the bag-pipes<br />

Came answering th e shouts again.<br />

1T, Th e En glishmen looked and listened,<br />

Listened and looked amain ,<br />

And nought could they see through the mirk night,<br />

But the pipes shrieked out ngnin,<br />

18." Hark to the slogan of Loehiel,<br />

To Keppoch's gathering C1"y !<br />

H ar k to th e rising swell that tells<br />

Clanranald's men ar e nigh !<br />

19."Now woe to the men that told us<br />

Lochiel was far away!<br />

The whole of th e Highland army<br />

I s waiting to bar our way.<br />

20." It's little we'll see of Charlie Stuart,<br />

And little of Loudon's gold,<br />

A nd but we're away from th is armed "'00

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