Chapter Twelve Paladins to Two Drovers of T by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Two Drovers (The), a tale in two chapters, by sir Walter Scott (1827), laid in the reign of George III. It is one of the “Chronicles of the Canongate” (see p. 207), supposed to be told by Mr. Croftangry. Robin Oig M‘Combich, a Highland drover, revengeful and proud, meets with Harry Wakefield, a jovial English drover, and quarrels with him about a pasture-field. They fight in Heskett’s ale-house, but are separated. Oig goes on his way and gets a dagger, with which he returns to the ale-house, and stabs Harry, who is three parts drunk. Being tried for murder, he is condemned and executed.