Bear witness in her behalf ?--a proper witness, that even to speak these few words to a woman of so little consequence as yourself, must choose such an hour and such a place as this.

When you see owls and bats fly abroad, like larks, in the sunshine, you may expect to see such as I am in the assemblies of men .-- Hush--listen to that." A voice was heard to sing one of those wild and monotonous strains so common in Scotland, and to which the natives of that country chant their old ballads.

The sound ceased--then came nearer, and was renewed; the stranger listened attentively, still holding Jeanie by the arm (as she stood by him in motionless terror), as if to prevent her interrupting the strain by speaking or stirring.

When the sounds were renewed, the words were distinctly audible: "When the glede's in the blue cloud, The lavrock lies still; When the hound's in' the green-wood, The hind keeps the hill." The person who sung kept a strained and powerful voice at its highest pitch, so that it could be heard at a very considerable distance.

As the song ceased, they might hear a stifled sound, as of steps and whispers of persons approaching them.