Volume 1

Burt's letters from the north of Scotland : with facsimiles of the original engravings / With an introduction by R. Jamieson. And the History of Donald the Hammerer, from an authentic account of the family of Invernahyle, a ms. communicated by Sir Walter Scott.

  • Edmund Burt
Date:
1876
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Credit: Burt's letters from the north of Scotland : with facsimiles of the original engravings / With an introduction by R. Jamieson. And the History of Donald the Hammerer, from an authentic account of the family of Invernahyle, a ms. communicated by Sir Walter Scott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but the infant was alive and well., the lard being reduced to the size of a hazel-nut.—W. S.] When young Donald had acquired some strength, he was called to assist his supposed father in carrying on his trade; and so uncom- mon was his strength, that when only eighteen years of age, he could wield a large fore-ham- mer in each hand, for the length of the longest day, without the least seeming difficulty or fatigue. At last the blacksmith and his wife resolved to discover to Donald the secret they had so long kept, not only from him, but from the world. After relating the mournful tale of his parents’ death, the smith brought a sword of his own making, and put it into Donald’s hand, saying, “ I trust the blood that runs in your veins, and the spirit of your fathers, will guide your actions; and that this sword will be the means of clearing the difficulties that lie in the way of your recovering your paternal estate.” Donald heard with surprise the story of his birth and early misfortune ; but vowed never to put