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Scottiah .A1seedote, by fbe Etttick Shep- herd.-In Appin there is a public house call ed Figh-phort-na-eroise. Io this house l "red-coato came one day, and while talk ing his dram, entertained the landlord and a couple of his friends, with stories of bat ties, of imminent dangers, and hair breadth escapes. He Wasasked the most treYeltiug sight he had ever seen. He answered he had seen many, butthe massaereof of l4leneoebeat thema He there saw sixteen men bound hand and foot, placed side by side on a bench, and sixteen musket balls fired thro' their stout hearts. The landlord imme- diately beckoned out one of his friends. "M My father," said he, twas one of those sixteen--the red-coat was one of his mur- derers. I am resolved to run him through with my dirk this instant" "Agreed, my brave Donald" said his neighbor, .but first let us hear more of his stories.n .n- They went in together, and the red-coat proceeded. ssAbout dawn we were under orders to quit Glencoe; we heard the screan of child d little way tip the hill :; the Captain said to me, "Go, Duncan, run that child through if it be male, but if it be female, spare it." l climbed up and saw decent looking woman with blank ct about her, and forcing corner of it into the child's mouth, to keep it from crying to present discovery. My heart melted with pity; went back, and though at the risk ol my life, told the captain 1t was female child.o s.I was that child." exclaimed the landlord, ssthat woman was my mother often has she told me the tale with tears oi gratitude! But moment ago was re- solved to slay you; but now put off that red coat, and be my son forever"