"Aye, dear Maclure; him maist o' a'
We lo'e, and thro' the drifts o' sna',
Unmindfu' o' the north wind raw
We tearfu' come;
Wi' a' the mourning glen to draw
Near-haun his tomb.
An' barin' there oor heids we pray
That we may so live ilka day
That when we come to pass away
Frae a' things here,
Truth may the tribute to us pay
O' love wrung tear."
The scene of the doctor at the home of Tammas and Annie Mitchell is of peculiar interest to the McClures of Augusta county, Virginia, when it is remembered that the Mitchells and McClures were friends and among the first settlers of Augusta county.
The name is frequently found in Scotland to-day, and as in America, they are usually among the substantial members of their communities. Dr. John Watson, on his last visit to America, introductory to an address in Philadelphia, speaking of the Scotch families in the United States and their noble ancestry, mentioned especially the McClures and requested any of the name to come forward and speak to him at the conclusion of his address.
The late Earl of Stair, Scotland, states that the McClure family is one of the oldest in the list of the Scottish Untitled Aristocracy.
