others, but the Dykes arrived two days behind the Polly. (The Oughton reached the Island on the 27th of the month, more than two weeks after the other two.)" The scene greeting Selkirk upon his arrival was im- pressive, and in his diary he wrote:

I arrived at the place late in the evening, and it [the settle- ment] had then a very striking appearance. Each family had

kindled a larger fire near their wigwam, and round these were assembled groupes of figures, whose peculiar national dress added to the singularity of the surrounding scene. Confused heaps of baggage were everywhere piled together beside their wild habitations; and by the number of fires the whole woods were illuminated. At the end of this line of encampment I pitched my own tent, and was surrounded in the morning by at numerous assemblage of people whose behaviour indicated that they looked to nothing less than restoration of the happy days of clanship.”

And so, it would be. These men, women, and children, in their quest for a new and better life in America, would indeed concentrate their efforts toward “a restoration of the happy days of clanship.” In their quest, Highlander and Lowlander would come together in new bonds of friendship and appreciation. The Highlander was, generally, the romantic, the idealist — ambitious and hardworking if necessary, but less practical than the Lowlander. Writing of all Highlanders, Malcolm MacQueen noted:

Steady, unremitting toil is alien to the Highland nature. The drudgery of the farm makes less appeal to him than does work in the mysterious forest, on the changing ocean, or in any other calling responsive to a spirit emotional and imaginative. His highly sensitive and superstitious nature, tinged with brooding melancholy, requires change and diversity. As a consequence we find him at his best in a vocation which appeals to his restless spirit, and makes frequent calls upon his ardent sentiment and ready intuition. Seafaring, because the Viking ancestral spirit is in his blood, and the learned professions, because of the diversity of work, suit him best. In these he has been a notable success, and has left the imprint of sturdy Scottish character and Scottish

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