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Taken By Beigands

Now , 1 do nae wish to imply that I could onderstand and talk the language pat off like this . I made out conversation slowly , and with difficulty ; but still I did o-et at their meaning , anel let them know

Dime . ' When may I gang back to my ship 1 " I asked . " Directly we have received your ransom , " he replied . " Kansom ? " cried I , bewildered . " Yes ; I suppose you know who we

are ?" " Not a bit of it ! " I answered . " Have you ever Heard of II Corbino ?" he inquired . " What ! the mountain thief—the brigand , as they call him ? " cried I . " Yes ,

to be sure . Are you him ?" " No ; I am only his lieutenant , " he said ; " but II Corbino himself will come back to-day , maist likely . " " And do you mean to say you have ta ' en the trouble to set a trap for me , and carry me off for the sake of getting a ransom ?" I asked .

" Certainly , replied the other . " Well , that is the best joke I ever heard in a' my life ! " cried I , laughing , and slapping my thigh .. " You are a rum sort of thieves , you are ! Why , you didna knaw the rudiments of your ain trade I you canna draw blood out of a stane ,

mon !" " We maun try , " said he . " We know what money you have in the Palermo Bank , and it isna very much , but you could easily raise ony loan you like by signing your name . "

"I wish I had known that before , " I said . " But are you in your senses , mon ? Do you suppose that any one with money at a banker ' s would serve as a common

sailor ?" t £ . " Oh ! I know why you have disguised yourself in a sailor ' s dress , so it ' s no use trying to pass that off , " he replied , with a laugh . Then the truth flashed upon me , and I cried : " Why I'm blest if you didna take me for Lairrl Goldfinch himself I "

" Certainly I do , " said the lieutenant , Mid bringing out pens , ink and paper , he told me to write a letter to the banker at Palermo , saying that I should die by

torture unless a certain sum could be raised by a certain date . The sura and date were left blank for the captain , II Corbino , to decide upon when he came ; but it seemed that he liked all little preliminaries to be got ready for

him . I wrote the letter , but told the lieutenant he was wasting paper , for Laird Goldfinch was safe on board his yacht , and the banker wad pay nae attention to it . " Hark you ! " said he , his manner which had been rather jokingturning to savage

, earnestness ; " Signer Englishman , II Corbino is a man who doesna like to be trifled with , and that you manna think it all child's play , I will tell you our custom in the regular course of business . If your letter isna answered at aince , you will

write another , more pressing , in which will be enclosed one of your ears , cut oft ' with a pair of scissors . If that doesna bring a satisfactory reply , we sent the other ear , with a couple of nails . You shrink at thatand are riht . I have tried a

, you g great variety of torments on different prisoners , and I think that drawing the nails is e ' en worse than roasting . But you will be able to judge for yourself gin the ransom isna forthcoming , since we always finish with fire .

up " Then I wish you would put a bullet through my head at once , " said I , for my story is quite true ; and now you have turned my pockets out , I havena a penny in the world . "

" The captain may believe that if he likes , " said the other ; " I do not . " He was ganging off , when I took the liberty of suggesting that if I died of hunger and thirst there would be nae chance of their getting their money , even if I were to be Laird Goldfinch .

He saw the truth of that , and gave an order whereby I got a lump of black bread , a bit of kid meat , and a pannikin of water . You may well think it strange that I should think of eating with such an awful prospect before me ; but it is a curious fact that an empty stomach has the loudest voice of anything in creation , and till its calls are attended to , nae future

prospect of pain or danger seems vera threatening . But when I had satisfied my hunger I had leisure to reflect upon the situation ;

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Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 1
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 2
BESSIE GROVE: Article 4
A PCEAN. Article 7
ZOROASTRIANISM AND FREE MASONRY. Article 9
SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR PEACEFUL SOLUTION. Article 10
TO SAINT BRIDE'S CHURCH, DOUGLAS, LANARKSHIRE, N. B. Article 13
THE WOMEN OF OUR TIME. Article 14
FREEMASONRY.* Article 16
LONG LIVERS: Article 17
EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTE BOOKS OF THE ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF PARADISE, No. 139, FREEMASONS' HALL, SHEFFIELD. Article 31
A SANG ABOUT THE BAIRNS. Article 34
LITTLE JACK RAG'S "DAY IN THE COUNTRY"." Article 35
EMBLEMS OF TIME. Article 39
CONTEMPORARY LETTERS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Article 39
GERARD MONTAGU; Article 41
FAIRY TALES UTILISED FOR THE NEW GENERATION. Article 43
THOMAS TUSSER—A SONNET Article 45
CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGI NEER'S SOCIETY. Article 45
AN OLD, OLD STORY. Article 47
MASONIC SERMON. Article 50
SONNET. Article 54
TAKEN BY BEIGANDS Article 54
PARENTAL AFFECTION. Article 57
Our Archaeological Corner. Article 57
ADDRESS OF P.G.M. BRO. HONRICHARD VAUX, AT CENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN UNION LODGE. Article 58
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 60
THE FLOOD OF YEARS. Article 62
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Taken By Beigands

Now , 1 do nae wish to imply that I could onderstand and talk the language pat off like this . I made out conversation slowly , and with difficulty ; but still I did o-et at their meaning , anel let them know

Dime . ' When may I gang back to my ship 1 " I asked . " Directly we have received your ransom , " he replied . " Kansom ? " cried I , bewildered . " Yes ; I suppose you know who we

are ?" " Not a bit of it ! " I answered . " Have you ever Heard of II Corbino ?" he inquired . " What ! the mountain thief—the brigand , as they call him ? " cried I . " Yes ,

to be sure . Are you him ?" " No ; I am only his lieutenant , " he said ; " but II Corbino himself will come back to-day , maist likely . " " And do you mean to say you have ta ' en the trouble to set a trap for me , and carry me off for the sake of getting a ransom ?" I asked .

" Certainly , replied the other . " Well , that is the best joke I ever heard in a' my life ! " cried I , laughing , and slapping my thigh .. " You are a rum sort of thieves , you are ! Why , you didna knaw the rudiments of your ain trade I you canna draw blood out of a stane ,

mon !" " We maun try , " said he . " We know what money you have in the Palermo Bank , and it isna very much , but you could easily raise ony loan you like by signing your name . "

"I wish I had known that before , " I said . " But are you in your senses , mon ? Do you suppose that any one with money at a banker ' s would serve as a common

sailor ?" t £ . " Oh ! I know why you have disguised yourself in a sailor ' s dress , so it ' s no use trying to pass that off , " he replied , with a laugh . Then the truth flashed upon me , and I cried : " Why I'm blest if you didna take me for Lairrl Goldfinch himself I "

" Certainly I do , " said the lieutenant , Mid bringing out pens , ink and paper , he told me to write a letter to the banker at Palermo , saying that I should die by

torture unless a certain sum could be raised by a certain date . The sura and date were left blank for the captain , II Corbino , to decide upon when he came ; but it seemed that he liked all little preliminaries to be got ready for

him . I wrote the letter , but told the lieutenant he was wasting paper , for Laird Goldfinch was safe on board his yacht , and the banker wad pay nae attention to it . " Hark you ! " said he , his manner which had been rather jokingturning to savage

, earnestness ; " Signer Englishman , II Corbino is a man who doesna like to be trifled with , and that you manna think it all child's play , I will tell you our custom in the regular course of business . If your letter isna answered at aince , you will

write another , more pressing , in which will be enclosed one of your ears , cut oft ' with a pair of scissors . If that doesna bring a satisfactory reply , we sent the other ear , with a couple of nails . You shrink at thatand are riht . I have tried a

, you g great variety of torments on different prisoners , and I think that drawing the nails is e ' en worse than roasting . But you will be able to judge for yourself gin the ransom isna forthcoming , since we always finish with fire .

up " Then I wish you would put a bullet through my head at once , " said I , for my story is quite true ; and now you have turned my pockets out , I havena a penny in the world . "

" The captain may believe that if he likes , " said the other ; " I do not . " He was ganging off , when I took the liberty of suggesting that if I died of hunger and thirst there would be nae chance of their getting their money , even if I were to be Laird Goldfinch .

He saw the truth of that , and gave an order whereby I got a lump of black bread , a bit of kid meat , and a pannikin of water . You may well think it strange that I should think of eating with such an awful prospect before me ; but it is a curious fact that an empty stomach has the loudest voice of anything in creation , and till its calls are attended to , nae future

prospect of pain or danger seems vera threatening . But when I had satisfied my hunger I had leisure to reflect upon the situation ;

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