Folk-Lore and Legends 
Scotland

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Having fallen into a dispute with a man with whom he had previously been on friendly terms, they proceeded to blows in the scuffle, the boy, the son of Ian’s adversary, observing the two combat ants locked in a close and firm gripe of eager con tention, and being doubtful of the event, ran into the house and brought out the iron pot-crook, with which he saluted the head of the unfortunate Ian so severely, that he not only relinquished his combat, but departed this life on the ensuing morning.