**The great wall of Severus, which runs between Abercorn and
Kirkpatrick, being attacked by the Scotts at the time the Romans
abandoned Britain, a huge breach was made in it by Graham (or Greame),
the uncle of the young king of Scots. By this achievement he conquered
the whole of the country as far as the Cheviots, and the wall of
Severus has since been called Graham's Dike-(1809.)
"There," exclaimed Ker, extending his hand toward the cloud-capped
Ledi, "beneath the shadow of that mountain, we shall find the light of
Scotland, our dear master in arms!"
At this intimation, the wearied Murrays-like seamen long harassed on a
tempestuous ocean at sight of a port-uttered a shout of joy; and
hastening forward with renovated strength, met a foaming river in their
path. Despising all obstacles, they rushed in, and, buffeting the
waves, soon found a firm footing on the opposite shore. The sun shone
cheerily above their heads, illuminating the umbrageous sides of the
mountains with a dewy splendor, while Ben Ledi, the standard of their
hope, seemed to wave them on, as the white clouds streamed from its
summit, or, rolling down its dark sides, floated in strange visionary
shapes over the lakes beneath.
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