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Rothiemurchus£»¡¡in¡¡Scotland£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡ruins

of¡¡their¡¡castle¡¡may¡¡still¡¡be¡¡seen¡¡on¡¡the¡¡island¡¡of

Loch¡­an¡­Eilan£»¡¡in¡¡the¡¡northern¡¡Highlands¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡was

never¡¡the¡¡picturesque¡¡castle¡¡of¡¡song¡¡and¡¡story£»¡¡this

home¡¡of¡¡the¡¡fighting¡¡Shaws£»¡¡but¡¡an¡¡austere¡¡fortress£»

probably¡¡built¡¡in¡¡Roman¡¡times£»¡¡and¡¡even¡¡to¡­day

the¡¡crumbling¡¡walls¡¡which¡¡alone¡¡are¡¡left¡¡of¡¡it¡¡show

traces¡¡of¡¡the¡¡relentless¡¡assaults¡¡upon¡¡them¡£¡¡¡¡Of

these¡¡the¡¡last¡¡and¡¡the¡¡most¡¡successful¡¡were¡¡made

in¡¡the¡¡seventeenth¡¡century¡¡by¡¡the¡¡Grants¡¡and

Rob¡¡Roy£»¡¡and¡¡it¡¡was¡¡into¡¡the¡¡hands¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Grants

that¡¡the¡¡Shaw¡¡fortress¡¡finally¡¡fell£»¡¡about¡¡1700£»¡¡after

almost¡¡a¡¡hundred¡¡years¡¡of¡¡ceaseless¡¡warfare¡£



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of¡¡their¡¡struggles£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡confess¡¡to¡¡a¡¡certain¡¡satisfac¡­

tion¡¡in¡¡the¡¡knowledge¡¡that¡¡my¡¡ancestors¡¡made¡¡a

good¡¡showing¡¡in¡¡the¡¡defense¡¡of¡¡what¡¡was¡¡theirs¡£¡¡

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men¡£¡¡¡¡There¡¡were¡¡other¡¡sides¡¡to¡¡their¡¡natures£»

however£»¡¡which¡¡the¡¡high¡¡lights¡¡of¡¡history¡¡throw¡¡up

less¡¡appealingly¡£¡¡¡¡As¡¡an¡¡instance£»¡¡we¡¡have¡¡in¡¡the

family¡¡chronicles¡¡the¡¡blood¡­stained¡¡page¡¡of¡¡Allen

Shaw£»¡¡the¡¡oldest¡¡son¡¡of¡¡the¡¡last¡¡Lady¡¡Shaw¡¡who

lived¡¡in¡¡the¡¡fortress¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡appears¡¡that¡¡when¡¡the

father¡¡of¡¡this¡¡young¡¡man¡¡died£»¡¡about¡¡1560£»¡¡his

mother¡¡married¡¡again£»¡¡to¡¡the¡¡intense¡¡disapproval

of¡¡her¡¡son¡£¡¡¡¡For¡¡some¡¡time¡¡after¡¡the¡¡marriage¡¡he

made¡¡no¡¡open¡¡revolt¡¡against¡¡the¡¡new¡­comer¡¡in¡¡the

domestic¡¡circle£»¡¡but¡¡finally£»¡¡on¡¡the¡¡pretext¡¡that

his¡¡dog¡¡had¡¡been¡¡attacked¡¡by¡¡his¡¡stepfather£»¡¡he

forced¡¡a¡¡quarrel¡¡with¡¡the¡¡older¡¡man¡¡and¡¡the¡¡two

fought¡¡a¡¡duel¡¡with¡¡swords£»¡¡after¡¡which¡¡the¡¡vic¡­

torious¡¡Allen¡¡showed¡¡a¡¡sad¡¡lack¡¡of¡¡chivalry¡£¡¡¡¡He

not¡¡only¡¡killed¡¡his¡¡stepfather£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡cut¡¡off¡¡that

gentleman's¡¡head¡¡and¡¡bore¡¡it¡¡to¡¡his¡¡mother¡¡in¡¡her¡¡bed¡­

chamberan¡¡action¡¡which¡¡was¡¡considered£»¡¡even¡¡in

that¡¡tolerant¡¡age£»¡¡to¡¡be¡¡carrying¡¡filial¡¡resentment

too¡¡far¡£



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for¡¡months£»¡¡and¡¡finally¡¡captured¡¡and¡¡executed¡¡by

one¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Grants£»¡¡who£»¡¡in¡¡further¡¡virtuous¡¡disap¡­

proval¡¡of¡¡Allen's¡¡act£»¡¡seized¡¡and¡¡held¡¡the¡¡Shaw

stronghold¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡other¡¡Shaws¡¡of¡¡the¡¡clan¡¡fought

long¡¡and¡¡ably¡¡for¡¡its¡¡recovery£»¡¡but¡¡though¡¡they¡¡were

helped¡¡by¡¡their¡¡kinsmen£»¡¡the¡¡Mackintoshes£»¡¡and

though¡¡good¡¡Scotch¡¡blood¡¡dyed¡¡the¡¡gray¡¡walls¡¡of

the¡¡fortress¡¡for¡¡many¡¡generations£»¡¡the¡¡castle¡¡never

again¡¡came¡¡into¡¡the¡¡hands¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Shaws¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡still

entails¡¡certain¡¡obligations¡¡for¡¡the¡¡Grants£»¡¡however£»

and¡¡one¡¡of¡¡these¡¡is¡¡to¡¡give¡¡the¡¡King¡¡of¡¡England¡¡a

snowball¡¡whenever¡¡he¡¡visits¡¡Loch¡­an¡­Eilan£¡



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Many¡¡Shaws¡¡are¡¡still¡¡to¡¡be¡¡found¡¡in¡¡the¡¡Mackintosh

country¡¡and¡¡throughout¡¡southern¡¡Scotland¡£¡¡¡¡Others

went¡¡to¡¡England£»¡¡and¡¡it¡¡was¡¡from¡¡this¡¡latter¡¡branch

that¡¡my¡¡father¡¡sprang¡£¡¡¡¡His¡¡name¡¡was¡¡Thomas

Shaw£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡was¡¡the¡¡younger¡¡son¡¡of¡¡a¡¡gentlemana

word¡¡which¡¡in¡¡those¡¡days¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡define¡¡a¡¡man

who¡¡devoted¡¡his¡¡time¡¡largely¡¡to¡¡gambling¡¡and¡¡horse¡­

racing¡£¡¡¡¡My¡¡grandfather£»¡¡like¡¡his¡¡father¡¡before¡¡him£»

was¡¡true¡¡to¡¡the¡¡traditions¡¡of¡¡his¡¡time¡¡and¡¡class¡£¡¡

Quite¡¡naturally¡¡and¡¡simply¡¡he¡¡squandered¡¡all¡¡he¡¡had£»

and¡¡died¡¡abruptly£»¡¡leaving¡¡his¡¡wife¡¡and¡¡two¡¡sons

penniless¡£¡¡¡¡They¡¡were¡¡not£»¡¡however£»¡¡a¡¡helpless¡¡band¡£¡¡

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the¡¡fighting¡¡Shaws¡£¡¡¡¡Peter£»¡¡the¡¡older¡¡son£»¡¡became¡¡a

soldier£»¡¡and¡¡died¡¡bravely¡¡in¡¡the¡¡Crimean¡¡War¡£¡¡¡¡My

father£»¡¡through¡¡some¡¡outside¡¡influence£»¡¡turned¡¡his

attention¡¡to¡¡trade£»¡¡learning¡¡to¡¡stain¡¡and¡¡emboss¡¡wall¡­

paper¡¡by¡¡hand£»¡¡and¡¡developing¡¡this¡¡work¡¡until¡¡he

became¡¡the¡¡recognized¡¡expert¡¡in¡¡his¡¡field¡£¡¡¡¡Indeed£»

he¡¡progressed¡¡until¡¡he¡¡himself¡¡checked¡¡his¡¡rise¡¡by

inventing¡¡a¡¡machine¡¡that¡¡made¡¡his¡¡handwork¡¡un¡­

necessary¡£¡¡¡¡His¡¡employer¡¡at¡¡once¡¡claimed¡¡and

utilized¡¡this¡¡invention£»¡¡to¡¡which£»¡¡by¡¡the¡¡laws¡¡of

those¡¡days£»¡¡he¡¡was¡¡entitled£»¡¡and¡¡thus¡¡the¡¡corner¡­

stone¡¡on¡¡which¡¡my¡¡father¡¡had¡¡expected¡¡to¡¡build¡¡a

fortune¡¡proved¡¡the¡¡rock¡¡on¡¡which¡¡his¡¡career¡¡was

wrecked¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡that¡¡was¡¡years¡¡later£»¡¡in¡¡America£»¡¡and

many¡¡other¡¡things¡¡had¡¡happened¡¡first¡£



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and¡¡gone¡¡into¡¡the¡¡flour¡­and¡­grain¡¡business£»¡¡and£»

for¡¡another£»¡¡he¡¡had¡¡married¡¡my¡¡mother¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡was

the¡¡daughter¡¡of¡¡a¡¡Scotch¡¡couple¡¡who¡¡had¡¡come¡¡to

England¡¡and¡¡settled¡¡in¡¡Alnwick£»¡¡in¡¡Northumberland

County¡£¡¡¡¡Her¡¡father£»¡¡James¡¡Stott£»¡¡was¡¡the¡¡driver

of¡¡the¡¡royal¡­mail¡¡stage¡¡between¡¡Alnwick¡¡and¡¡New¡­

castle£»¡¡and¡¡his¡¡accidental¡¡death¡¡while¡¡he¡¡was¡¡still¡¡a

young¡¡man¡¡left¡¡my¡¡grandmother¡¡and¡¡her¡¡eight

children¡¡almost¡¡destitute¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡was¡¡immediately

given¡¡a¡¡position¡¡in¡¡the¡¡castle¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Duke¡¡of¡¡Nor¡­

thumberland£»¡¡and¡¡her¡¡sons¡¡were¡¡educated¡¡in¡¡the

duke's¡¡school£»¡¡while¡¡her¡¡daughters¡¡were¡¡entered¡¡in

the¡¡school¡¡of¡¡the¡¡duchess¡£



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Nicolas¡¡Grant¡¡Stott£»¡¡for¡¡she¡¡was¡¡a¡¡remarkable

woman£»¡¡with¡¡a¡¡dauntless¡¡soul¡¡and¡¡progressive¡¡ideas

far¡¡in¡¡advance¡¡of¡¡her¡¡time¡£¡¡¡¡She¡¡was¡¡one¡¡of¡¡the¡¡first

Unitarians¡¡in¡¡England£»¡¡and¡¡years¡¡before¡¡any¡¡thought

of¡¡woman¡¡suffrage¡¡entered¡¡the¡¡minds¡¡of¡¡her¡¡country¡­

women¡¡she¡¡refused¡¡to¡¡pay¡¡tithes¡¡to¡¡the¡¡support¡¡of

the¡¡Church¡¡of¡¡Englandan¡¡action¡¡which¡¡precipitated

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every¡¡pane¡¡of¡¡glass¡¡in¡¡a¡¡window£»¡¡and¡¡a¡¡portion¡¡of¡¡the

money¡¡thus¡¡collected¡¡went¡¡to¡¡the¡¡support¡¡of¡¡the

Church¡£¡¡¡¡Year¡¡after¡¡year¡¡my¡¡intrepid¡¡grandmother

refused¡¡to¡¡pay¡¡these¡¡assessments£»¡¡and¡¡year¡¡after

year¡¡she¡¡sat¡¡pensively¡¡upon¡¡her¡¡door¡­step£»¡¡watching

articles¡¡of¡¡her¡¡furniture¡¡being¡¡sold¡¡for¡¡money¡¡to¡¡pay

her¡¡tithes¡£¡¡¡¡It¡¡must¡¡have¡¡been¡¡an¡¡impressive¡¡picture£»

and¡¡it¡¡was¡¡one¡¡with¡¡which¡¡the¡¡community¡¡became

thoroughly¡¡familiar£»¡¡as¡¡the¡¡determined¡¡old¡¡lady

never¡¡won¡¡her¡¡fight¡¡and¡¡never¡¡abandoned¡¡it¡£¡¡¡¡She

had¡¡at¡¡least¡¡the¡¡comfort¡¡of¡¡public¡¡sympathy£»¡¡for¡¡she

was¡¡by¡¡far¡¡the¡¡most¡¡popular¡¡woman¡¡in¡¡the¡¡country¡­

side¡£¡¡¡¡Her¡¡neighbors¡¡admired¡¡her¡¡courage£»¡¡perhaps

they¡¡appreciated¡¡still¡¡more¡¡what¡¡she¡¡did¡¡for¡¡them£»

for¡¡she¡¡spent¡¡all¡¡her¡¡leisure¡¡in¡¡the¡¡homes¡¡of¡¡the¡¡very

poor£»¡¡mending¡¡their¡¡clothing¡¡and¡¡teaching¡¡them¡¡to

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as¡¡definite¡¡as¡¡the¡¡line¡¡of¡¡foam¡¡that¡¡follows¡¡a¡¡ship£»

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Nicolas¡¡Stott¡¡was¡¡as¡¡much¡¡opposed¡¡to¡¡dirt¡¡as¡¡she

was¡¡to¡¡the¡¡payment¡¡of¡¡tithes¡£



She¡¡kept¡¡her¡¡children¡¡in¡¡the¡¡schools¡¡of¡¡the¡¡duke¡¡and

duchess¡¡until¡¡they¡¡had¡¡completed¡¡the¡¡entire¡¡course

open¡¡to¡¡them¡£¡¡¡¡A¡¡hundred¡¡times£»¡¡and¡¡among¡¡many

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