William Mackenzie a catechist--His song to Balone's sister--His song lampooning a wedding party--His consequent dismissal--Malcolm Maclean a notorious bacchanalian--His beautiful daughter--His wife's resignation illustrated by an anecdote--Translation by Professor Blackie of his song to his daughter 180 CHAPTER XIX.--WILLIAM ROSS, THE GAIRLOCH BARD. William Ross, a grandson of the "Blind piper"--His youth--His travels--Appointed schoolmaster of Gairloch--Dies young--Monument over his grave--Estimate of his poetry 183 CHAPTER XX.--ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, BARD TO SIR HECTOR. Alastair Buidhe's ancestry and youth--Appointed ground-officer and bard to Sir Hector--Instructed to remove the roof from a defaulting tenant's house--His prudent artifice approved by Sir Hector--Dr Mackenzie's recollections of Alastair as bard--His bad health, and death--His character--His friendship with William Ross--His descendants--His poetry highly appreciated 185 CHAPTER XXI.--ALEXANDER GRANT, THE GREAT BARD OF SLAGGAN. Sandy Grant's ancestry--His enormous stature and strength--His appearance, portrait, and poetry--Reputed to have second-sight--Anecdote--Sandy Grant discovers cheeses stolen in Loch Carron--His descendants 187 CHAPTER XXII.--JOHN MACKENZIE OF THE "BEAUTIES." John's ancestry and youth--His mechanical skill--An accident disables him--Collects Gaelic poems--Devotes himself to literary work--List of books he translated--Known as a poet and piper--Anecdote of his humour--Buys a ship and her cargo--Gives up the bargain--Monument to his memory 189 CHAPTER XXIII.--LIVING GAIRLOCH BARDS. Alexander Mackenzie, of Oban--Duncan Mackenzie, the Kenlochewe bard--Short memoir--His poetry--His epithalamium on the marriage of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie--Translation of it by Professor Blackie--Alexander Cameron, the Tournaig bard--His song in praise of Tournaig--English translation by Mr W. C. Good--Alexander Bain--His elegy on the late Dr Kennedy--English translation 192 CHAPTER XXIV.--THE POOLEWE ARTIST. Paucity of art in Gairloch--Finlay Mackinnon--His characteristics--His yearning for art as a young boy--Assisted by Mr Davis, R.A., and others--His watercolour sketches 200 CHAPTER XXV.--JAMES MACKENZIE'S GAIRLOCH STORIES.