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THE CELTIC ISrAGAZINE. 141enemies of his race and kindred, and <strong>the</strong> following morning <strong>the</strong>y parted<strong>the</strong> best of friends. And thus, by tlie daring of a strii^ling, Avas Glengarrysaved tlie fearfid doom that awaited him. <strong>The</strong> youth ultimatelybecame famous as one of <strong>the</strong> most courageous warriors of his race. Hefought many a single combat with powerful combatants, and invariablycame oil vic<strong>to</strong>rious. He invaded and laid waste Glenmoris<strong>to</strong>n, Urquhart,and Caithness. His life had been one scene of varied havoc, vic<strong>to</strong>ry,ruin, and bloodslied. He entered in<strong>to</strong> a fierce encounter Avith one of <strong>the</strong>i\fuiiros of Fowlis, but ultimately met tlie same flite at <strong>the</strong> hands of <strong>the</strong>'grim tyrant ' as <strong>the</strong> greatest coward in <strong>the</strong> land, and his body lies buriedhi <strong>the</strong> cliurchvard of Tulteam-iarhltucli."(To ho Cu)dtuaed.)ALAaTAIR OG.TuE Gaelic Society of Ina^erness.—<strong>The</strong> following are <strong>the</strong> newly electedoffice-bearers for 187G :— Chief—Professor Blackie ; Chieftains— Mr CharlesMackay, builder ; Mr Alexander Fraser, accountant ; and Bailie Noble,Inverness ;Honorary Secretary—Mr Wm. Mackay, solici<strong>to</strong>r ;SecretaryMr William Mackenzie, Free Press Office, Inverness ; Treasurer—Mr EvanMackenzie, solici<strong>to</strong>r, Inverness ; Council—Mr Alexander Mackenzie, of <strong>the</strong>' clfic Magazine ; Councillor Huntly Fraser ; Mr James H. Mackenzie,bookseller ;Mr James Fraser, C.E. ;and Mr Lachlan Macbean ; Librarian— IMr Lachlan Macbean ; Bard—Mrs Mary Mackellar ; and Piper— Pipe-Major Maclennan, Inverness. <strong>The</strong> following members have been electedsince <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> year :— IMr A. R. Munro, 57 Camphill, Birmingham;Councillor D. Macpherson, Inverness; Mr W. A. Mackay, bird-stuffer,do. ;Mr Jonathan Nicolson, Birmingham ; Major William Grant, fac<strong>to</strong>r for<strong>the</strong> Earl of Seafield, honorary ; Mr Donald Macleod, painter. Church Street,Inverness ;IMr Hugh Shaw, tinsmith, Castle Street, Inverness ;Rev.Laclilan IMaclachlan, Gaelic Church, Inverness ; Mr Archibald Macmillan,Kaituna, Havelock, IMarlborough, New Zealand; Mr William Douglas,Aberdeen Town and County Bank, Inverness ; Mr Donald Macdonald,farmer, Cnlcraggie, Alness ;Mr Andrew Mackenzie, ironmonger, Alness ;Mr Hugh Mackenzie, postmaster, Alness ; Mr Wilham Mackenzie, fac<strong>to</strong>r,Ardross ;Mr W. Mackenzie, solici<strong>to</strong>r, Dingwall ; Captain Alex. Ma<strong>the</strong>son,Dornie, Lochalsh ;Mr Cliris<strong>to</strong>pher Murdoch, gamekeeper, Kyleakin, Skye ;Mr Norman M'Raild, Caledonian Canal, Laggan, Fort- Augustus ; Mr JamesHunter, Bobbin Works, Glengarry ;Mr Fergusson, schoolmaster, Guisachan;Mr Maclean, schoolmaster, Abriachan ; Mr D. Dott, CaledonianBank, Inverness ; and Dr Farquhar Ma<strong>the</strong>son, Soho Square, London. MrAlex. Mackenzie, of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Celtic</strong> 3Liija:in

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