A HIGHLAND HIN I.
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An officer of excise who had recently set
tied in Highland district, where much ILL
cit distillaton had been carried an, COM
menced the duties. of his office with much
keenness, and seemingly ndefatigable per-
severance. One day, as he was ranging a
mong the craggy knowes that skirted the
sides of deep wild glen, an Unexpected little
curling cloud of smoke, which seemed to slip
out as if by accident, from under the firing
ed brow of large bush of heather, caught
his eye, and acting like magic on his enrap-
tured senses, directed him with hurrying
steps to the secret spot, where pushing a
side the heather. and plunging into the art
full concealment, the reckless guager sur
prsed poor Donald in the very midst of his
pots and pans. A momentary silence en-
sued, as if either party, from the sudden.
ness of their cquaintanceship, had felt un-
certain whether it became his individual
part to act on the offensive or defenslve.--
The pause, however, was of short duration,
when the man of mountain dew who was
a sturdy mountaineer, seemed suddenly to
recollect himself, and stealing first look
at the door, and fixing a stern enquiring eye
on the intruder, whispered in suppressed
tone, "Tid ony pody see her comm in !"-
The knight of the dipping rod mlsconstrued
this into symptoms of fear, and felt great
ly relieved and rallying little, stoutly an
swered, mo! not one!'' "'Tain," said the
smuggler, "to dell a ane sal ever see her
gaun out again." at the same time beginning
to suit the action to the word.'-'Iwas e.
nough-his visiter had no wish to be trou-
blesome by his presence, SO taking the hint,
scampered off as fast as his feet could carry
him.