Stories of the Border Marches

Project Gutenberg's Stories of the Border Marches, by John Lang and Jean LangThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Stories of the Border MarchesAuthor: John Lang and Jean LangRelease Date: December 22, 2004 [EBook #14416]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STORIES OF THE BORDER MARCHES ***Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Aaron Reed and the Online Distributed Proofreading TeamSTORIES OF THE BORDER MARCHES[Illustration]BY JOHN LANG AND JEAN LANGLONDON: T.C. & E.C. JACK LTD. 67 LONG ACRE, W.C., AND EDINBURGH1916PREFACEThe quotation that speaks of "Old, unhappy, far-off things, and battles long ago," has grown now to be hackneyed. Yet,are not they those "old, unhappy, far-off things" that lure us back from a very commonplace and utilitarian present, andcause us to cling to the romance of stories that are well-nigh forgotten?In these days of rushing railway journeys, of motor cars, telegrams, telephones, and aeroplanes, we are apt to lose sightof the tales of more leisurely times, when lumbering stage-coaches and relays of willing horses were our only means oftransit from one kingdom to the other.Because the "long ago" means to us so infinitely valuable a possession, we have striven to preserve in print a few of thestories ...