\"Withtheweaponsandwiththecourageofourfathers,\"saidMacEagh;andmadetheCaptainobserve,thatthemenofhispartywerearmedwithbowsandarrows。
\"Bowsandarrows！\"exclaimedDalgetty;\"ha！ha！ha！haveweRobinHoodandLittleJohnbackagain？Bowsandarrows！why,thesighthasnotbeenseenincivilizedwarforahundredyears。
Bowsandarrows！andwhynotweavers\'beams,asinthedaysofGoliah？Ah！thatDugaldDalgetty,ofDrumthwacket,shouldlivetoseemenfightwithbowsandarrows！——TheimmortalGustavuswouldneverhavebelievedit——norWallenstein——norButler——noroldTilly,——Well,Ranald,acatcanhavebutitsclaws——sincebowsandarrowsaretheword,e\'enletusmakethebestofit。
Only,asIdonotunderstandthescopeandrangeofsuchold—
fashionedartillery,youmustmakethebestdispositionyoucanoutofyourownheadforMYtakingthecommand,whilkIwouldhavegladlydonehadyoubeentofightwithanyChristianweapons,isoutofthequestion,whenyouaretocombatlikequiveredNumidians。Iwill,however,playmypartwithmypistolsintheapproachingmelley,inrespectmycarabineunhappilyremainsatGustavus\'ssaddle。——Myserviceandthankstoyou,\"hecontinued,addressingamountaineerwhoofferedhimabow;\"DugaldDalgettymaysayofhimself,ashelearnedatMareschal—College,\"NonegetMaurijaculis,nequearcu,Necvenenatisgravidasagittis,Fusce,pharetra;