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down to see their kin, but in reality to
stir up the Scotch on the Cape Fear.
THE "CONFISCATION"
The result was that McDonald
jaised a company of men who joined
another that was at Cross Hill (near
Carthage) ready to march to Wil
mington. Flora went with them as
far as Cross Creek with her hus
band, I mean where they had a
tow with the " newcomers ' ' and would
not take orders from them. Flora made
a nice little talk in Gaelic that calmed
the troubled breasts of the rugged High
landers, and while they started on to
Wilmington, she turned back home and
stayed that night with Alexander McKay
at Longstreet. When she got back home
it was a very different place from what
she had left. The Tdries were gone and
the Whigs were having their own way.
Historians may soften the statement by
saying "their estate was confiscated;"
-we are not writing history, and would
just say that they took French leave and
-went down to old man Black's on Little
'Uiver (near Lakeview) for protection.
They were living here on a place belong
ing to Black when Capt. Bogan made Ms
raid in the neighborhood in revenge for
the massacre of Piney Bottom. His men
took the jewelry that Fannie and Annie
had on and split open their silk waists
-with their swords. Annie's health be
came bad immediately and required a
change of climate, for history says so.
"Nothing but the invigorating heather of
her native land would do her any good,
so they took some sort of leave of
America.
Mr. Cameron was evidently mistaken
about his grandfather, Shop Daniel's
deed. There was an Alexander McDonald
-who sold land around there about the
time he named, but his wife's name was
Isabella. But Shop Daniel (to distin
guish from-Hill Daniel) did come -into
-possession of the land, and the family
own it yet. Will find out how they came
"by it.
PRINCE CHARLIE'S SHEETS
While Flora was at the Hill she had
the sheets on which Prince Charles slept,
and which served as her "winding
sheets" when she died. She is said to
have had "a peck of jewelry" also,
which was given to her by her English
admirers. This was sold to pay her
way 'back 'to Scotland. A gold ring was
found at the old spring several years ago,
which Was supposed to have been one of
the gifts. The ring is now lost.
ALIAS ALLEN MACDONALD
Duncan McCormick (now dead), who
spent years in getting up a history of
Barbeqtw church, told me himself that
John MeLeod, who came over in 1770 to
assist Campbell, was a Chaplain in the
army (f) that was defeated at Moore's
Creek. He said his grandfather was
with them, and his grandmother carried
some supplies to her husband at Cross
Creek before the men left there, and he
heard her say that she talked with Me
Leod while she was there. Also, that
after the defeat, Campbell met Flora at
Cross Creek and they rode together at
Halifax, where Campbell got MeLeod re
leased, and Flora obtained the release of
her husband, both of whom returned with
them. Have you noticed how little is
known of Kingsboro after the Moore's
Creek affair? Why is there such a con
fusion in regard to his name? While
other writers call him Allen, Banks in his
history of Flora McDonald called him
Alexander every time. And Banks cer
tainly ought to have known. His history
was published in 1842, and a friend of
Banks ' (a Bethune), who came over with
the family, had only been dead five years.
Banks must be right.
You remember when old Hector Mc
Neill of Robeson, who was leader of the
Scotch at the battle of Cane Creek, was
"killed and his men would fight only under
their own leader, how his death was de
nied, and Jennie Ban's son Rector was
passed off as their leader. Flora had a
near relative in the army (?) that was
captured at Moore 's Creek, and I shall
always believe that he (his name was
Allen) personated Flora's husband,
while another Prince Charles escapade
was enacted in America with hubby
Sandy instead of bonnie Charlie this
time.
The Scottish heroine was a near rela
tive of my family of McDonalds.
"A lock of his hair, cut from his
temples by her own fair hand, was one
of her most reassured keepsakes."
4 1 VET JEW TO A BUFfALO II ITU T
Pawnee Hill Wanted Pinehurat
Represented at the Killing: of
President Wilson's Bion Steak
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butler and Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Tufts recently re
ceived an invitation from the famous
scout and plainsman Pawnee Bill, to
attend his annual Buffalo Hunt.
We supposed that this exciting game
had passed into history with the cow
puncher and the Sioux on the War-path,
with the memory of Custer and Oregon
Trail. But it appears that below Major
Lilies ' home on Blue Hawk Peak Paw
nee Bill fosters a remnant of the great
herds. And near the first of every year
he has a hunt, in the good old style, to
take off the superfluous old bulls, and to
keep the herd from being too homesick
for the scenes of their greatness. And
every year a few of the elect are invited
to join the sport, and a particularly
juicy roast is sent to the White. House.
We are sorry to record that the Pine
hurst party could not accept this invi
ttion, and bring us a first hand story
from the days of long ago.
Iltmc from. Camp
Lieutenant Paul and Private Trum
bull Dana have been home on furlough
and spending the holidays with Mrs.
Dana on the plantation. They were in
the best of trim and spirits, and spoke
with enthusiasm of the progress being
made at the camp at Columbia, and the
life of a soldier for Uncle Sam.
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PINEHURST SCHOOL
A Day and Boarding School for Boys
of from eight to eighteen years, offers, in addition to the
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school in the Sandhill Region can possess.
Among the numerous extra curricular activities which the
School offers are: baseball, tennis, basket ball, golf, riding,
canoeing on the Lumbee, forestry, manual training and mili
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Boys who live in Pinehurst during the winter may enroll
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School; motor bus leaves the General Office at 8.25 each
morning. Classes begin at 8.45 and last until 1.Q0. Boys
remain for the afternoon recreation period, when, in their
work and in their play, they are constantly under the super
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