. The true story book . peculiar views aboutcourage, Johnstone was a man who generally managed to do what-ever he had set his heart on. He had resolved to go to Eothie-murchus, and to Rothiemurchus he would go. At last he arrivedthere, but found, to his great disappointment, that the laird, his oldfriend, was away from home. In his place was his eldest son, whowas urgent that Johnstone should surrender himself a prisoner, asLord Balmerino had just done, by his advice, and under his escort. 1 P. 217. JOHN STONES ESCAPE FEOM CULLODEX 17 Johnstone replied that he would keep his liberty as long as
. The true story book . peculiar views aboutcourage, Johnstone was a man who generally managed to do what-ever he had set his heart on. He had resolved to go to Eothie-murchus, and to Rothiemurchus he would go. At last he arrivedthere, but found, to his great disappointment, that the laird, his oldfriend, was away from home. In his place was his eldest son, whowas urgent that Johnstone should surrender himself a prisoner, asLord Balmerino had just done, by his advice, and under his escort. 1 P. 217. JOHN STONES ESCAPE FEOM CULLODEX 17 Johnstone replied that he would keep his liberty as long as hecould, and when it was no longer possible, he would meet his fatewith resignation. We all know the end to which poor Balmerinocame, but Johnstone was more fortunate. His brother-in-law, the son of Lord Bollo, had been madeinspector of merchant ships in the town of Banff, and Johnstonefondly hoped that by his help he might obtain a passage to someforeign country. So he set off with three gentlemen of the name. of Gordon, who had also been staying at Bothiernurchus, andrested the first night at the house of a shepherd near the mountainof Cairngorm. Here he saw for the first time the stones whichbear this name, and though he is flying for his life, he dwells withthe delight of a collector on the beauty of the colours, and evenpersuades his friends to put off their departure for a day, in orderthat he may search for some specimens himself. He contrived, hetells us,1 to find several beautiful topazes, two of which he had cut 1 P. 219. 198 JOHNSTONES ESCAPE FROM CULLODEN as seals, and presented to the Duke of York, brother of PrinceCharles Edward. Four days after leaving Rothiemurchus Banff was reached, andthe fugitives were sheltered by a Presbyterian minister, who was asecret adherent of the Stuarts. Johnstone at once took the pre-caution of exchanging his laced Highland dress for that of an oldlabourer, quite ragged, and exhaling a pestilential odour, dueapparently to its havin
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