. The land of heather . sburned, he made a descent on the factor of the Mon-trose family who was on a rent-collecting tour, and car-ried off all the money the man had gathered, to thelast shilling. Robs usual method, however, of levyingon the dukes rentals was much more a considerable extent the tenants paid in grain, andstorehouses were established at various points for itsreception. Rob Roy was in the habit of helping him-self to such quantities of grain as he pleased, some-times for his own use, sometimes for the assistance ofneedy country people ; but he never failed to g
. The land of heather . sburned, he made a descent on the factor of the Mon-trose family who was on a rent-collecting tour, and car-ried off all the money the man had gathered, to thelast shilling. Robs usual method, however, of levyingon the dukes rentals was much more a considerable extent the tenants paid in grain, andstorehouses were established at various points for itsreception. Rob Roy was in the habit of helping him-self to such quantities of grain as he pleased, some-times for his own use, sometimes for the assistance ofneedy country people ; but he never failed to give reg-ular receipts for what he took, pretending that he wasgoing to reimburse the duke for it later. As he advanced in years he became more peaceable,and the duke, who had found offensive measures ineffec-tual, stopped harrying the Macgregors, and to such ofthem as would settle down he gave leases at a low result of the dukes clemency in the case of RobRoy was that toward the close of his life he dwelt un-. ao o o hX <oU Lochs and Bens i6i disturbed under his own roof, and about the year 1733he died in his own bed in the parish of Balquidder. His temper was not without fire to the very his final illness it was announced to him bymembers of his family that a certain person with whomhe was at enmity had come to visit him. Raise mefrom my bed, commanded the sick man, throw myplaid around me and bring my claymore and shall never be said that a foeman saw Rob RoyMacgregor defenceless. The visitor then entered and made friendly inquiryafter Rob Roys health, but the latter maintained a cold,haughty civility during the short conference. As soonas the caller had gone the old chieftain sank back,saying, Now all is over. Let the piper play, ^ Wereturn no more. The piper played, but before the quavering dirgewas finished Rob Roy had expired ; and when thenews of his death spread, his loss was lamented far andwide in his own wild district. When I prep
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