HIGHLAND CATTLE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 166, 13 July 1907, Page 9

HIGHLAND CATTLE.

By WITiD H. OGIL.VIE. WEen .the mist rose, with frontlet* tio the .. ihorn ; ', They stood above the glen, cacti one a king, v V - -.--•<- ■" ',• With tawny mane and widely spgtadlng. -a c&innei-AuJJtia,...., ung..;-"; _ r' : ' T'- -■ . r -■';. ,; Their trodden paths wound upward f)y the;- ■ burn t That wanders from the mountainM pur* pie crest, . ' ■ • . Their couch was in the moss amoftg the . fern' ' When the red hand of noonday bade ; •them rest. , The: lone tain was their mirror, ami the cloud A royal plaid to cover them around. And never .Highland chief, however iiroud. Took such" glory in the title to hisgiound. No creature offered battle to their if ill. The wild iawk left his quarry wtiei* thejv . came,. . * " ..'"*. The red deer gave them freedom *<£{■'the hill; I —Ko,w the us witness to their shame! With Death's dread in their' sorrftVing ■ brown eyes, V. They limp across the stones iwlth aching feet, Bewildered by the whipstroke and the cries, The sport of every schoolboy in the street. . ■ ■ Mountain freedmen! Royal princes in Your. right! ' .. My heart is with you in your Bitter hour. ' ' I wauld give you back your freedom, If I might. I would give you back your purple, Mfed I ,p_ower!