Cinder Path Tales

CINDER-PATH TALES Indeed, he was quite confident that he could give a good showing, making much of the fact that the MacLeods had been noted for their strength for centuries. Many stories he told me of old John M'Dhoil-vic-Huishdon, from whom he claimed to have descended. This John was thehead of the MacLeods of Lewis. He lived in the days of James VI., and, though a man of small stature, wasof matchless strength. Some of the tales, I con­ fess, I should have doubted, had not Angus been both a Scotchman and a church mem­ ber of good standing. It was quite asy for usto choose an oppor­ tunity for Mac's debut, asthere were some very convenient sports only a few weeks ahead. These games, Scotch and otherwise, were the principal attraction at an an ual excursion of Caledonian societies, comprisingall those within a radius of one hundred miles of Boston. Purses were small, but the enthusiasm great; and many a canny Scot, under the influence ofa "wee drappie," would back an impossible winner for all his pockets might hold. These were the good old days of Duncan Ross and Captain Daily, andat one of these Caledonian excursions there afterward oc-