Men of Muscle, and the Highland Games of Scotland, etc.

DONALD DINi IE OF ABOYNE. 31 were offered, and Donal' won them all in the heavy division. On this day Dinnie won £350 in prizes, and half "gate" in another match with Muldoon the same night. From America, Dinnie crossed to New Zealand, and there defeated Billy Hudson, and, proceeding to Australia, met Prof. Millar, first in feats of strength and then at wrestling. In the weight-lifting match the referee gave his decision as a draw, which Donal' looked upon as unfair, as he easily surpassed Millar in almost every feat. When the men met to wre::. Donal' attacked his opponent with great determination, and threw him so violently that poor Millar had his leg broke. So Donal' made sure there would not be any draw that time. It is absolutely impossible to deal with even the half of Dinnie's victories. He has defeated all the best men of his time in almost every branch of athletics, and, as we have before stated, he is the greatest athlete of any time. When Donal' was in his prime people travelled many miles to see him at the games, and it is reported that an old woman up Deeside tramped to Braemar just to get a glimpse of the famous Donal' whom she had heard so much about. After much jostling and elbowing, she managed to reach a place from where the competitors could be seen, and eagerly inquired which of the men was Donal' Dinnie. "That's him there wi' the tanned skin!'' "Ay, ay; he's a braw chiel; he's a braw chiel. A'weel, I'll awa' hame again ; I'll dee happy noo, noo I've seen Donal' Dinnie." That was Dinnie thirty years ago. Alas, alas ! the times are changed since then, and very few travel miles to get a glimpse of him now. Still, he is as proud and independent as then, and the possessor of a spirit that nothing can break. He is pugnacious of disposition, and had he lived in prim-