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PART III. OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PAG US 17 TO 2O. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , APRIL 21 , 1805 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY CENTS. CHAPTER IV. THE CLASH OF STEEL. 'A doubtful dawn had grown Into a chosen day when I raddled In Earlstoun courtyard to rldu past the house of our kinswoman at Lochlnvar on a sad nnd heavy errand. Sandy betook himself to his great oak on the bor ders of the policies , where , with his skill In forest craft , he had built himself a platform among the solldcst masses of the leaves. There he abode during the dny , with a watch set on the Todd Hill and another on the White Hill nbovo the wood of Barskeoch. Only n { the even , when all things were quiet , would he venture to slip down and mix with us about the fire. But ho swung himself swiftly back again to his tree b'y a rope If any of the dragoons were to bo heard of In the neighborhood. During all this time It comes back to me how much wo grew to depend on Malsle Lenox. From being but "Anton Lenox's dochtcr" she came to be "Meysle , lass , " to my mother , nnd Indeed almost a daughter to her. Once going to the chamber door at night to cry ben some message to my mother , I was star.tled and afraid to hear the sound of cobbing within as of ono crying like a ycung lass or a bairn , exceedingly pitiful to hear. I thought that It had been Malsle epcaklng of her sorrow , and my mother comforting her. But when I listened , though Indeed that Was not'my custom , I perceived that It was my mother that grat and refused to bo comforted. " 0 , my William ! " she cried , moaning like a child that would sob Itself to sleep. "I ken , O I ken I shall never see him malr. Hu's lying cold and still at the dyke back tl0t ylndo time alrins kecpit fast. O thae wjy Covenants , time weary , weary Coven - enUs. . " ' 'ifush thee , my daw tie , say not PO ! " I hoard the voice eif my cousin Malsle I could not help but hear It. "The Lord calls us to do little for Him ourBcls , for we are feckless Women , ari' what can we do ? But He bids ua gto Him our men folk , the desire o' our hearts. Brlthcrs hae I glo'n , twa and three , and my last Is my falther , that Is nee amang the moss-hags , as yeken. . " But again I heard my mother's voice breaking through In a querulous anger. "What ktn ye , lassie ? Brlthers nnd falther , Kulds and gear , they are no muckle to lose. Yo never lost a man for wlm's sake ye left falther nnd mlther only. Just to follow him through the warl'l" And In the darkness I could hear my mother \yall , and Malsle , the young lass , hushing and clapping her. So , shamed and Ehnken at heart , I stole away atlptoe , lest any should hear what I had heard. But I forgot to tell of our riding away. It was a morning so buoyant that we deemed upborne by the flood of sunlight , like the small birds that glided and sang in our Enrlstoun woods. Yet wo had' ' small time to think of the beauty of the summcrtlde , when our father lay unburled at a dyke back , and some one must ride and lay htm reverently In the earth. Sandy could not go that was plain. He was now head of the liouso and name. Betides - tides , the pursuit was hot upon him. So , at my mothsr's word , I took a pair of decent serving men , nnd then my way over to the hill. And as I went my heart was sore for my mother , who stood at the door to see us go. She had supplied with her own hands all the decent wrappings wherewith to bury my father. Sandy further Judged It not prudent to attempt to bring him home. He had gotten a staw of the red soldiers , ho said , and wished for that time to see no more ol them. But I , that had seen none of them , was hot upon bringing my father to the door tc He among his kin. "Tho driving Is like to be brisk enougli without that , " said Sandy. And my mother never said a word , foi oow he was the laird and the head of the house. She even offered to give up the keys to Jean Hamilton , my brother's wife. Bui for all her peevishness , Jean Hamilton knew her place , and put aside her hand kindly. "No , mother , " she said. "These be yours as long as It pleases God to keep you In the hbuso of Earlstoun. " For which I shall ever owe Jean Hamilton a good word and kindly thought. The names of the two men who went will mo were Hugh Kerr and John Mclklewood They were both decent men , with families I ' J.QHN . .GRAHAM. ' of their own , and bad been excused froi following my father and brother onUia account ? Now AS wo went up the hill a sound fol lowed us that made us turn and listen. 1 vas a sweet and charming sound of stngtni There , at the dorr of Earlstoun , were in mother and her maidens gathered to bid u farewell upon our sad Journey. It made eolemn sound on the caller morning air , fc It wns the sound of the burying psalm , an they sang It sweetly. So up the Douch Wate , tvo rode , the little birds making a melod about us , and young , tailless thrushes pulltn at reluctant worms on the short , dew hnowlcs. All this I saw and more. For th Lord that made mo weak of arm did nc ( tint me as to glegness of eye. When we came to where the burn wimple 'down from Garryhorn we found a picket c the king's dragoons drawn across the roai who challenged Maraud'made us to ( tarn Thcjr commander wns ono Cornet Inglla , rough and royiterlng blade. They were 1 hold at Garryhorn , a hill town belonging t Oreer of Lag , whence tbey could common all the headend of the Kelli. " .Where away 10 briskly ? " the cornt cried , ns we came riding up the road. "Where nway , Whlgs , without the leave of the king nnd Peter Inglls ? " I. told him civilly that I rode to Carsphalrn to do my needs. "And what need may you have In Carsphalrn that you cannot fit In Saint John's Clachan of Dairy as well , and a deal nearer to your hand ? " I told him that I went to bury my father. "Aye , " he said , cocking his head quickly aslant llko a questing cat that listens at a rnouso hole , "and of what complaints do fathers die under every green tree on the road to Bothwell ? Who might the father ol you be. It yo happen to bo so wise as tc ken ? " "My father's name was Gordon , " I said , with much quietness of manner , for , cir cumstanced as I was , I could none other. Cornet Inglls laughed a great vacant laugh when I told him my father's name , which. . Indeed , was no name to laugh at when he that owned It was alive. Neither Petei Inglls , not yet his uncle , had laughed In the face of William Gordon of Earlstcun aye though they had been riding with a troof behind them. "Gordon , " quoth he , "Gordon yo canno spit In the Glenkens wlthoot sploltlng on c Gordon and every Jack o' them a cantln rebel ! " "You He , Peter Inglls , Ho In your throat ! ' cried a voice from the hillside , quick as at echo. Inglls. who had been hectoring It hand on hip , turned at the word. Ills blacl brows drew together and his hand fell til It rested on his sword hilt. Ho who spoki so boldly was a lad of 20 , straight as i lance shaft Is straight , who rode slowl ] down from the Garryhorn to Join those 01 the main rode where the picket was posted It was my cousin and kinsman , Wa Gordon of Lochlnvar , a spark of mettle , win In the hour of choosing had stood for tin king and the mother of him ( who was i Douglas of Morton ) against the way of hi father and forebears. The Wildcat of Lochlnvar they called him nnd the name fitted him like his laced coat For Wullcat Wat of Lochlnvar was th gayest , brightest , most reckless blade In th , vorld. And oven In the days before hi 'nther's capture and execution he had dt vlded the house with him , rallied half th etatncrs and ridden to Morton castle t jack his undo there when the king's Inter cst wns at Us slackest , and It looked as I the days of little David Crookback wer coming back again. At Wat Gordon's bacl .hero rode always his man-at-arms , Join Scarlet , who had been a soldier In France and also In Brandenburg , said to bo th jreatest master of fence and cunning mai of weapons in all broad Scotland. But I was rumored that now John Scarlet had si nstructed his young master that with an : weapon , eave perhaps the small sword , th young cock could craw crouser than the eli upon the same mlddenstead. 'I said you lied , Peter Inglls , " cried Wull cat Wat , turning back the lace ruflle of hi silken cuff , for he was gay and glancing Ii ils npparel as a crested Jay ) hawk , "Are yi deaf , as well as man-sworn ? " Inglls stood a moment silent ; then he sav who his enemy was. For Indeed It was n Maypole dance to quarrel with Wat of Loch nvar with John Scarlet swaggering behlni "Do you not hear ? I said you lied man- lled In your throat. Have you aught to sa ; to It , or shall I tell It to Clavers at th table tonight that yo have no throat and n man's heart , but only the gullet of a trench erman ? " " 1 said that the Gordons of Glenkens wer traitors. 'TIs a kenned thing , " answered In glls , at last mustering up his resolution "but I have no quarrel with you , Wat Gor don , for I know your favor up at Garryhorn- and Its enure. " "Cause , " said Wullcat Wat , bending llttlo forward In his saddle and drawing on long gauntlet glove lightly through the pair of his other hand , "cause what knows Pete Inglls of causes ? This youth Is .ny cousl of Earlstoun. I answer for him with m life. Let him pass. That Is enough e cause for an Inglls to know when he chance to meet men of honester name. " "He's a rebel and a traitor , " cried Inglls "and I shall hold him until I get better at thorlty than yours for letting him go. llea yo that , Wat of Lochlnvar ? " The two sat fronting ono another on thel horses. Inglls was the older nnd more flrml set man. But Wat of Lochlnvar was slende and lithe as a bow that has not been ofte bent and quivers to the straight. It was curious sight to see them passaging wit llttlo airs and-graces , Ilka fighting cock matched In a pit. The soldiers stood Indifferently nroun A pair of dragoons patrolled , turning an crossing as If on parade , within earshot i the quarrel of their officers. It was the fin time I had ever seen what discipline mean And In a moment I learned why they ha broken us at Bothwell and Rulllon Green , have heard my brother Sandy say that at an tlmo In the Covenanting- host , had thn drawn together and spoken llko men thi are hot In questioning , the whole army woul have run from their posts to hear and to tal part In the controversy. But all the whl these dragoons kept their noses pointing I the straight of their necks and fronted an wheeled like machines. It was , In fact , nor of their business If their officers cut eae other's throats. But they knew that or John Graham would assuredly make It h business If they omitted their military scr Ice. "Cornet Inglls , " said Lochlnvar , doffit lightly his feathered hat that had the king colors In It , "hearken ye well : This Is rr cousin Will of Earlstoun , who took no pa with his kin In the late rebellion , as I toe no part with mine , but Instead , abode i home In peace. I require you to let him i upon his errand. I will be answerable fi him to Colonel Graham of Claverhouse. Afd that wo can arrange our little matter as favor and Its causes. " There was a Tceen leaping light In n cousin Wat's blue eyes , the light that afterward grew to know as the delight battle. He was waxlnsr coldly angry. P me , I became silent as I grew angered. S ! brother Sandy grows red and hot , but Wul cat Wat was of those more- dangerous men whom deadly anger when It comes at on quickens the pulses and stills the nerves. "Think not I am afraid of a traitor's seer or any of the name of Lochlnvar , " quo Inglls , who was Indeed no coward win once he had taken up a quarrel ; "after a ! ye are all no better than a bow-o'-mea Gordon I" It was the gage of battle. After th there was no more to be said. To call a mi of our name "a-bow-o'-meal-Gordon" ts equ to saying that he has no right to the nan he bears. For It is said that a Lochlnva wanting retainers to ride at his back , often snug holdings and so many bolls of me yearly to any lusty youth who would man on his land , take his name and eet hlmse like a worthy iworder to breed well bom loons to carry In their turn the leathern Jack.At At the taunt , swift ns flame " \Vat of Loch lnvar rode nearer to his enemy on his quick turning , well mouthed horse , and drawing the leather gauntlet through his fingers till the fingers were striped nnrrow like whip lashes , he struck Inglls with It upon the cheek. "My father's head , " ho cried , "Is on the Ncthcrbow. Ho had his way of thinking and dltd for It. I have mine nnd may die for It In my time. But In the meantime Loch- Invar's eon Is not to be flouted by the eon of a man who cried with all parties nnU hunted with none. " Two swords flashed Into the nlr together , the relieved scabbards Jingling against the horses' sides. The great basket hilt of that of Cornet Inglls had the cavalry tassel swinging to It , while the cros-sbar and sim ple Italian guard of Wat Gordon's lighter weapon appeared as It It must Instantly be beaten down by the starker weapon of the dragoon. But ns they wheeled their horses on guard with a touch of the bridle hand I saw John Scarlet , Wat's master of fence , flash a look at his scholar's guard sword. It was an old fashioned shearing sword , an ancient blade which many a Gordon of Loch lnvar had carried when ho ruffled It In court and hall. I caught John Scarlet's look of satisfaction nnd so Judged that he antici pated no danger to one whom ho had trained from a fighter at haphazard like Peter Inglls. But yet the dragoon was no tyro , for he had proved himself In many a hard stricken fray. So without a word they fell to It , and It made a strange picture on the grassy track which wound Itself through these wilds to PPO the glossy back of Wat Gordon's charger front the heavier weight of the king's man's gray. At the first crossing of the swords the style of the tvro men was made evident. That of Inglls was the simpler. Ho fought most llko a practical soldier , with the single purpose of making his adversary feel the edge of his weapon , while Wat , lighter and feel the bite of as well ns for. This then was the man who , at his master's word , was now driving Scotland before htm as sheep are driven Into buchts enl thehillside. . But Scotland did not easily take to praying ac cording to act of Parliament * and I minded Iho witty old gentleman' ! word to Clavcr- house himself , "Knox dldna xvtn his will without clavers , an' albllns ClaVcrs wlnna get his wlthoot knocks. " It was a witty saying and true , and many a , day I lay In the inosshngs and wished I had said It. Yet I think we of the Ancient Province never felt so keenly the bitterness of his oppression , though mostly It wns without bowels of mercy , as we did the riding and driving of Robert Grler of Lag , of Douglas of Morton , of Queensberry nnd Drumlanrlg , that were of ourselevs familiar at our tables and near kinsmen oftentimes ns well. What John Graham did In the way of cess and exaction , and even of shooting and tak ing , was In some measure what we had taken cur count and reckoning with. But that men who knew our outgoings and Incomings , our strengths and fastnesses , who hid cornpanled with us at kirk and market , should harry us like thieves , made our hearts hot and angry within us. For years I never prayed with out making It a petition that I might get a chance at Robert Grler If It were the Lord's will. And It Is not yet too late. But it was Claverhouso that had coma across us now. "You would kill more king's ' men ! " h cried to Wat Gordon ; "you that have come hither lo do your best to undo the treason ol your forebears. My lad , that Is the way to get your head sst on the Notherbow beside your father's. ' Are there no man-sworn whlgs In the west , that true men must fal to hacking one another ? " He turned upon Inglls fiercely : "Cornet , are you upon duty ? By what right do you fall to brawling with an ally of the country ? Have we overly many of them In this accursed land , where there are more elephants and crocodiles In whig-ridden Gal- FIGHTING IT OUT. llther , had all the parade and pomp of the schools. Lochlnvar depended on a low tlerco guard with a sloping point , and reined his horse near , that his enemy might be prevented from closing with him on his left or side of disadvantage. The dragoon used the simpler hanging guard , and pressed upon his ad versary with plain weight of steel. At the first clash of the Iron the horses heaved their heads , and down from the hiss- side above there came a faint crying , as of shepherds to their flocks. But the combat ants were too Intent to take notice. John Scarlet reined his horse at the side , his , head n little low set between his shoulders , and his eyes followed every thrust and parry with a glance like a rapier. For the first five minutes Inglls tried all his powers of battering upon Wat Gordon's lighter guard , his heavy cavalry sword beatIng - Ing and disengaging with the fellest Intent. Ho fought with a still and llp-bltlng fury. He struck to kill , hammering with strong , threshing blows ; Wat , more llko a duellist of the schools rather , It seemed , to show his mastery of his weapon. But , neverthe less , the thin , supple blade of the young laird followed every beat and Junge of the heavier iron with speed and certainty. Each moment It seemed as If Wat must certainly bo cut down , but his black obeyed the rein at the moment of danger , and his sword twisted round that of his adversary as an adder winds Itself about a stick. Mere nnd more angry grew the dragoon , nnd a grim smile sat Intent and watchful on the face of John Scarlet. But ho spoke never a word , and the red sentries paced placidly to and fro along the burnsldo of Garryhorn. More and more wildly Cornet Inglls struck , urging his horse forward to force Lochlnvar's black down the hill , but the lad wheeled and turned , keeping ever his hand In tierce and his blade across his body , slipping and parrying with the utmost calm and case. "Click , click , " came the noise of the clashIng - Ing sword blades , flickering so swiftly that the eye could not follow them. Lochlnvar found out his opponent's disadvant age , which was In the slower movements nf his horse , but Inglls re sponded like a man. He kept his beast turn- Inrf about with his own length , so that come where ho would Wat had no advantage. Yet gradually and surely the dragoon was being tired out. From attacking he fell to guardIng - Ing , and at last even his parry grew lifeless and feeble. Wat , on the other hand , kept his enemy's blade constantly engaged. He struck with certainty and parried with a light hammering movement that was pretty to watch , even to one who had no skill of the weapon. At last , wearied with continual check , Inglls leaned too far over his horse's head In a thrust. The beast slipped with the sudden weight , and the dragoon's steel cap went nearly to his charger's neck. In a moment , seeing his disadvantage , Inglls attempted to recover , but Wat's lighter weapon slid under his guard as he threw tils sword hand Involuntarily up. H pclrced his shoulder , and a darker red followed the Rteel upon his horseman's coat as Wat with drew his blade ready for the return. But of this there was no need , for Inglls Instantly dropped his hand to his side and ai sword suddenly struck up that of Wat Gordon , as the dragoon's heavy sword clattered upon the stone-s. CHAPTER V. y JOHN GRAHAM OF CLAVERHOUSE. " . "Gentlemen , " cried a stern , calm voice , ; " "gentlemen , Is It thus that you amuse your- e selvea when ye are upon the king's service- ? " I turned about , and lol It was the voice of John Graham of Claverhouse , high-pitched to the carrying note of command , of him whom' all the south and west knew then as the great persecutor and all the north after ward as the great captain who stood for his master when all forsook him and fled. I admit that my heart beat suddenly feeble before him , and as for my lads who were with me , I think they gave themselves up for dead men. Slender and not tall , Clavers yet looked noble upon the black horse which had carried htm at a gallop down the burn- side from Garryhorn. His eyes were full ol fire , his bearing of gallantry , yet mcthought there wan something relentless about the man something that friend might one day loway than true men on whom the king oai rely ? " But Inglls said never a word , being pal from the draining of his wound. I lookei for him to denounce me as a rebel and ; spy ; but he was wholly silent , for the ma : was after all a man. "How began yo this brawling ? " quot Claverhouse , looking from one to the othe of them , minding me no more than I ha been a trlppllng hedge sparrow. "Wo had a difference , and cast up ou fathers to ono another , " at last said Inglls half sullenly. "It were best to let fathers a-be whe you ride on his majesty's poitnluty. Come Inglls. But you are wounded. ' .Fall out an have your hurt examined. " "It is a llea bite , " quoth- Peter Inglls stoutly. "A man this ! " thought I , for I loved cour age. age.Yet , nevertheless , he dismounted , and Joli Scarlet helped him off with his Coat upon th short heather of the hillside. "And whom may wo have' here ? " crld Claverhouse , as Inglls went to the hlllsld upon the arm of John Scarlet. He turnei his fine dark eyes full upon me as he spoke and I thought that I had never seen any ma : so handsome. Yet , for all that , fear of th great enemy of our house and C.IUBO sat col In my vitals , though I deny not that his sur passing beauty of person took my eye a though I had been a woman perhaps be cause I had little enough of my own. But my kinsman , Wat Gordon , was n whit dismayed. He dusted his silken double front , swept his white-feathered hat In th air In reverence , and Introduced me to th formidable captain as one that has goo btandlng and knows It well : "My cousin , William Gordon , younger so of the house of Earlstoun 1" "Ah , " said Claverhouse , smiling upon mi not Ill-pleased. "I have heard of him th homestayer , the nest egg. He that rode nc to Bothwell with 'the Earl' * and 'the Bull Whither rides he now thus early ? " "He rides , Colonel Graham , to bury hi father. " I thought my cousin was too bold thus t blurt out my mission to the chief of thei that had killed him whom I went to seel but he was wiser than I In this matter. Claverhoufie smiled , and looked from one I the other of us. "You Gordons have your own troubles t get your fathers burled , " ho said. "I suj pose you will claim that this cub also is good king's man ? " 'lie Is well affected , Colonel/1 said Lochlr var gayly , "and there are nemo too man like-minded with him In these parts ! " "Even the affectation does'him monstroi credit , " quoth Clamors , clapping Walter c the shoulder ; "It Is much for n Gordon 1 this country to affect such A virtue as lo ; ally. I wonder , " ho went oni apparently 1 himself , "If it would be possible to Iran plant you Gordons , that are 'such nrrat rebels here , and so loyal In the north , were well for the land if this could be don In the north a few whlgs would do sma harm ; hero tenscoro king's men moiled ar married would settle the land and keep tt king's peace. Then ho looked at my cousin with a ce tain uncommon gracious atCectlon that ti well on him all the more that ho ahowi such a thing but rarely. "Well , Wat , for your sake let your Earlstoun go bury his father in peace , an' likes him. The more whlgs burled the bett < pleased will John Graham be , If he wl bury his brother also when ho Is at It I will rid the earth of a very pestilent fellow "There is no great harm In Sandy , " t turned Lochlnvar , briskly and easily. Fro his whole demeanor I saw he had a good p tltlon with Colonel Graham , and was a cuitomed to talk familiarly with him. Perhaps tljo reason was that Claverhou found himself much , aloud In Gallowa When he ordered a muster of the lairds at the well affected , only Grler of Lag ai Ferguson of Cralgdarroch came In , and evi tbey brought but few on their back. The again , these rough riding , hard drinkers Nlthslde had little In comment with Jol Graham. But Lochlnvar was well train by his mother , and had been some tlr about the court. It was a relief to the hlg bred soldier to speak to htm after the to oaths and scurrll Jests of the country cav alier s. "Why , " said Claverhouse , "as you ay , there Is no great harm | n Sandy , but yet Sandy hath a stout arm , and can lay well about him when It comes to the Junta. Sandy's arm Is stronger than Sandy's wit. " All this time I had not jpokon , for so with a look my cousin Lochlnvar had warned mo to let him speak for me , but I broke the ( Hence now. "I am obliged to you , Colonel Graham , " I said , "for your permission to go and bury my dead. " "Ay , " said Claverhouso , with a certain courteous disdain that was natural to him , but which ho dropped when ho spoke to the young Lochlnvar , "ay , you arc no doubt greatly obliged to me , but your father , though a rebel , fought us fairly and deserves clean burial. A whig Is aye best burled at any rate , " ho continued , gathering up his reins as ono that prepares to ride away. "Lochlnvar , " ho cried , In n voice of com mand , "take Cornet Inglls' post and duty , since you have disabled htm. But mark mo well , let there be no more tullylng nnd brawling , or I shall send you all to Brldo- well. Hark you , young Wullcat of Lochln var , I cannot have my ofllccrs cut up when they should bo hunting whtgs and ( looking at me ) preparing them for burial. " I think he saw the hatred In my eyes as ho spoke thus of my father lying stiff at a dyke back , for ho lifted his hat to mo quaintly as ho weut. "A good Journey to you nnd n fair return , young Castle Keeper , " ho said , with n scorning of his haughty lip. Yet I think that ho had been greater and worthier had ho denied himself that word to a lad on my errand. Of our further progress what need that I ell ? I heard the horse's feet ring on the cad as though I had been deep underground lysolf , nnd they trampled over mo with a ush. It Irked mo that It was a fine day , nd that my men , Hugh- Kerr nnd John Iclklewood , would not cease to speak with 10. But all things wear round , and In time vo came to the place where one had told andy as he fled that he had seen William Gordon of Earlstoun lie stark. ' Wo found my father lying where he had alien In the angle of a great wall , a mile r two south of the flcld of Bothwell. He ad no fewer than six wounds with musket alls upon him. As I looked I could see the tory of his end written plain for the dullest o read. Ho had been beset with n party of ragoons In the anglo of a great seven-foot march dyke , In which there was no break. 'hey summered him to surrender. Ho re used , as I knew he would , nnd , as his man- icr was , he had risked his all upon a slngle- landed charge. As we heard afterward , he had come at the roopcrs with such fury that he killed three nd wounded another , besides slaying the , erse that lay beside- him , before , with n term of bullets , they stopped him In his harge. Thus died , not unworthily , even ye I was bringing In the kye In the evcn- ng at Earlstoun , William Gordon , a father f whoso life and death no son need be shamed. And where we found him , there wo burled ilm , wrapping him Just as he was In the hrouds my mother had sent for her well- eloved. Hugh Kerr was for taking his sword ut of his hand to keep at home as an helr- oom. But I thought no. For his hand was tlffened upon It where the blood had run own his wrist , and , besides , It had been his rlcnd while he lived and when ho died , nnd t was hard to part him with that which lad been to him as the sword of the Lord ind of Gideon. So wo burled his sword and ilm together , laying the little red bible , talncd and spotted with his blood , open upon ils breast. Then we happed him up , and I , vlio at that time could fight but little , put up short prayer over him though not , of course , like a minister or one bred to the rade. And I thought as I rode away that It vas better to leave him the sword than hat Sandy should get It to prate about at ils general meetings. Even as It was he could not let him be , but In the after days of quiet ho must have him to coffin him , and > ury In the klrkyord of Glassford. But to do Sandy Justice , he had the grace to leave him he sword In his hand. Now , my father had not fallen on the bat- .lefield Itself , but rather when hastening ihlther , for Indeed he never saw the bridge nor had hand In the guiding of the host , whose blood Robert Hamilton poured out as ono that pours good wlno upon the ground. Yet because we were so near , wo rode over and saw the narrow passage of the bridge where they fought It so stoutly all day. Here and there lay dead men yet unburlod ; but the countrymen were gradually putting the poor bodies In the earth. Some of them lay singly , but more In little clusters , where they tiad set thrlr backs desperately to one another and had It out with their pursuers , that they might die fighting and not running. Still Ihe pursuit had not been unmerciful , for there were few that had fallen beyond the long avenues of the palace oaks. But when wo came to the banks of the river and looked down upon the bridge head , we saw the very grass dyed red where the men had been shot down ; and on the brae- sides , where Hamilton had drawn them ur when he called them from the bridge end , they had fallen In swathes like barley. But it was not a neartsome sight , and we turned our rein and rode away , weary and sad.at heart. ( To be continued. ) The lalnl of Karlstoun wa often called In Jest "The Karl. " 1311'IBTIKS. The British rector of 100 years ago had somewhat peculiar Ideas as to the quallflca- tlons of a curate , If ono may Judge from the following curious advertisement , which ap peared la the St. James' Chronicle of May 4 , 1705 : WANTED Immediately , a good , strong bony man to act In the capacity of curate He must be subject to the following particu lars , viz. : To have no objection to act as gardener , husbandman , and occasional whip- per-ln. Any gent whom the above may suit on application to Mr. B. , at the Gray's Inr Coffee House , Holborn , may meet with Im mediate employ. N. B. Character will no : bs so much required as equestrian skill , am none need apply who has not undergone i complete stabalarlan ( sic ) education. The curate of 1795 was evidently Intendet more for use than ornament. It Is often thi other way about with the curate of 1895. The Rev. "Sam" Jones , the evangelist , tell : this story on himself : "I seldom address nr audience that I don't think of the words o the good old colored woman after I hat preached to a great concourseof colored pee pie on one occasion. This large , fat , old col ored woman I suppose she would weigh 20i pounds came up to me and gave mo he hand and said : 'God bless you , Brudde Jones ; you Is everybody's preacher and every body loves to hear you preach , and every nig ger loves to hear you ; and , Brudder Jones you preaches more like a nigger than an ; white man that ever lived ; and , Brudde Jones , you have got a white skin , but , thanl God , you have got a black heart.V couldn't take her literally. But she mean kindly In what she said to me. " Mrs. Getthero ( enthusiastic worker a church fair ) Now , Mr. Sllmpursc , > o ( really must take a chance In this beautlfu pipe ; you really must. Just think , the pip Is worth $20 , and the chances are only $ It each. s Mr. Sllmpursc ( edging off ) Very sorrj madame , but I don't smoke. Mrs. Getthere Oh , but you can learn , yo know , Mr. Bllmpurse Tobacco does not agre with me. I would have no earthly use for pipe. pipe.Mrs. . Getthere ( struck with a bright Idea Well , there Isn't the slightest probablllt of your drawing It , you know. At a Methodist prayer meeting at Ran dolph , Cattaraugus county , N. Y. , the othe day , two brethren were accompanied by thel n bulldogs. During the services the dogs , anl of mated by a spirit of nature rather than c n grace , took to chewing each other up an down the aisles. And while the sisters stoo i on the benches , the brethren , with fenc irails and other utensils , undertook to sei arato the animal KOLLFITIOIS QF CEIIUL CUlf UY BISHOP JOHN P. NEWMAN , 1 > .I > . ; L.K.I ) . . Friend and Pastor ol the Famous Soldier and President. ( Northwestern Christian Advocate ) Through my long acquaintance with Grant I had opportunities to Judge of his moral character. Life In the camp has proved ruinous to the morals of the greatest war riors. The excitement of a life devoted to arms , the scenes of excess and plunder to which a soldier Is exposed , the absence of ( ho restraints of homo and church , tend to the worst of passions and to the corruption of the best morals. After five years In camp and field he re- urned to his fireside without n stain upon Is character. Among the ancient and mod- rn warriors It were dlflkult to find his uperlor In moral elevation. Given to no ex- : cs himself , ho sternly rebuked It in others. le , who could speak to every one- according his station , and could bo the delightful ompanlon of kings and queens , of states men and chosen friends , never took the name f his Creator In vain , nnd an Impure story .ever polluted his lips. Ho assured me , as .Is pastor , that were ho disposed to swear he ivould t > c compelled to pause to frame the icntcnce. Such was the purity of his thought-life ; hat he has ben seen to blush and withdraw ! rom the companionship of these who had presumed to relate a salacious story In his iresenee. On ono occasion an officer of high ank ran Into his presence and said : "Aro .here any ladles here ? I have n story to : ell ; " when Grant replied : "There are. no adles here , but there are gentlemen. " Gratitude wns one of the noblest emotions f his soul. Ills words were few , but prcg- ant with grateful recognition. To one who ad been a friend In need he dedal ed. "I m glad to sny that , while there Is much un- jlushlng wickedness In the world , yet there a a compensation of grandeur of soul. In ny case I have not found that republics are uiBratctul , nor arc the people. " And so he jad expressed himself In his speech In Ne.v Tork In 18SO : "I am not ono of those who ry out against the republic and charge It , vlth being ungrateful. I am sure that ns re- ; ards the American people , as a nation nnd is Individuals , I have every reason under the un. If any person really has , to bo satisfied with their treatment of me. " When restored o the army as general , and retired on full lay , he was deeply touched , and , taking .he wife of his youth by the hand , ho read he telegram which announced the fact , whll\ : nore eloquent than words , tears of gratitude o the nation moistened those cheeks never ilanched with fear. . GRANT'S MODESTY. It Is difficult to be victorious and not be iroud. Military success leaves In the mind xqutslte pleasure , which fills and absorbs he thoughts. The conqueror ascribes to iltnself superiority of capacity and force ; 10 crowns himself with his own hands ; ho Decrees to himself a secret triumph ; he re gards as his own the laurels others helped renders to God pub- 0 gather , and when he lo thanks ho mingles his vanity with his de- otlons. But read Grant's orders ; read the eports of his victories ; read the memoirs jf his life ; how he praised his great subor dinates and the army and navy that did the fighting. And not once In nil the four lustra since the strlfo was over , In the decade since ho retired from his chair of state with a name great In both hemispheres , was he ever heard to speak of his deeds of valor or the success of his administrations. Ills motto was : "Let another praise theo , and not thine own lips. " It was a mistake to ; uppose that Grant was a stole , Insensible jllke to pain and pleasure ; Indifferent to public opinion or carplcss about the honor of his rights. He loved the pralso of men as the reward of honorable action. He was manly man , who a sensitive , high-spirited , had the will and courage to contend to the ast tor what was his due. If ho reviled not when reviled , ho accepted ho divine philosophy that "a soft answer .urneth away wrath. " If he was patient under misrepresentation , he trusted Him who said , "Vengeance Is mine ; I will repay , satin ; ho Lord. " If he was patient under reproach , iio preferred the greater satisfaction or reac tion of public opinion. Only those permitted to hear the whispers of his sensitive hearl knew the grief and anguish ho experienced when maligned by Ignorance , prejudice , and disappointed aspirants. He had meekness , but It was not a base surrender of self-re spect. His indignation could burn like a mountain of fire , but he never pprmltted him self to be consumed by Its volcanic eruptions. He knew his enemies , and treated them with a withering silence that had passed Into a proverb. "Ho knew hU friends , and , true to his knightly soul , supported them In good report , and In evil report. " Ho was never the companion of bad men. and when he discovered In a pretended rlend deception or Immorality he shook him off as Christ rejected Judas. His private friendship was refined , nnd ho found his chief delight In the society of the true , the pure and the elevated. He discerned charac ter with the precision of a prophet , J1U chief associates In the affairs of state and hie great subordinates In the army are illustra tions. And the marvel of the ages will be that through a long and responsible career ho was so seldom deceived. It has been the Ill-fortune of the best and the wisest men , from Moses to David , from David to Paul , from Paul to Luther , to be deceived by pre tended friends. Caesar had his Brutus , Washington his Arnold , Christ his Judas. CHAIUCTEIUSTIC SELF-CONTROL. His self-control was a masterful char nctcrlstlc. In all my Intercourse with hlrr 1 never Unew him to lose himself but once and that only for a moment. It was wher financial misfortune overtook him. I casual ! ) remarked to him : "The only criticism thai I have ever heard Is that you allowed your self to be deceived by that man Ward. " Ii a moment his temper flashed , but Imme dlntely ho gathered up himself and said "Tho oldest financiers on Wall street wen also deceived. " Grant had self-appreclatlcn Ho knew Ills power and realized his strength Ills humility was not born of self-Ignorance His self-abnegation was not Inspired by con tempt for the reward of honorable deeds Ho was not Indifferent to the approbatloi of his fellow men , nor was his ear deaf ti the voice of praise. He loved fume , bu did not seek It. He loved power , but dli not aspire to It. He loved wealth , but h did not covet It. He was a man with all the passions nn appetites of human nature , and to make hlr other than a well poised , self-mastered ma would bo an Injustice to his memory. Ilu ho was wiser than many of his contemporo rles. In that ho would not suffer himself t bo unmanned by popular applause , or the en erclso of power , or the possession of wcaltr or crushed by misfortune , or disheartened b suffering. In this he was greater than th great. He loved life , and enjoyed It ; h loved children , and caressed them ; ho love his family , and found therein his chief de light. He had no taste for music , but Ii had melody In his heart. Ho despised pr < tense and show , but admired the real an beautiful. He was fond of books , of careful observa tlon , of thorough reflection , and acquire knowledge by conversation with the well In formed , by extensive travels In many land ! by the dally study of current events , an thereby became one of the moat Intelllgen citizens of our republic. He was a llvln encyclopedia of facts , figures and men , an Ills published memoirs astonlihed the rea ers with his accurate estimate of persom the keenness of his. observations and tli vastness of his Information. A SINCEUK MAN. He waa a man of changeless sincerity He abandoned himself to his life's mlsalo with the hope of no other reward than th consciousness of duty done. With htm tru greatness was , that In great actions our enl care should be to perform well our part an let glory follow virtue. He placed his fani In the service of the state. Ho was neve tempted by false glory ; he never acted for effect. Ho acted because he could not help t. His action was spontaneous. Ambition could not corrupt his patriotism ; calumnies could not lessen It ; discouragements could not subdue It. It was not a sudden outburst of the Imagination , but nn Intelligent con viction. Ho committed all to the great struggle to save his country. There wns a time when he preferred that his military genius should suf fer momentary depreciation than hazard the cause of the union by revealing the vastness of his plans , which required time to unfold. There was a time when ardent , patriotic people ple clamored for Immediate results , but ho had the energy of slli ncc. Ills self-control was equnl to the Impatience of the nation. Ho knew that time was nn essential element In n war so vast and complicated. Ho could ivalt. Ho did wait. And the people blessed its memory. What was said of the gret.t Wellington was true of him : Our grcntrst yet with Icnst pretense , Great In counsel nnd grout Invr. . Foremost cnptnln of his time , Itlrh In saving common ensc , And , us the greatest only nre , In his simplicity sublime. GRANT IN HIS IIOMD. As his friend and pastor through many years , I had the privilege to observe Grant In the quiet of his home where he- was the sweetest and happiest of men ; whore mutual and reciprocal love of the wedded life was ever present. Husband and wife were ) the happy supplement of each other , their char acters blending In the sweetest harmony , llko the blended colors In the bow of promise. To his strength , dignity and courage sh addd gentleness , grace and purity. In their llfo of deathless love their happiness lay llko an ocean of pearls and diamonds In the em brace of the future. He , unhappy without her presence ; she , desolate without his so ciety. He confided to her Ills Inmost soul , and blessed her with his best and unfailing love. She shared his trials and his trlumplia , his sorrow nnd his Joys , hlu tolls and his re wards. . How tender was that scone In the early dawn of an April day when all thought the long expected cud had como , when ho gave her his watch and , tenderly caressing her hand , said , This Is nil I have to glvo you. " And the dying hero whispered : "I did not have you wait uioii | mo because I know It would illstress you , but now the end draws nigh. " It was this love for her that lifted his In tellect above the ceaseless tortures of a malignant dlncaso nnd threw oblivion over the scenes of excruciating pain that ho might write his personal memoirs that she should not want when he was gone. Ho thought not of himself , but of her. To his son he said : "I hope mother wilt bear up bravely. " To quiet her nnxloty ho said : "Do as I do ; take It quietly. I glvo myself not the least concern. If I know the end wns tomorrow I would try Just as hard to got rest In the meantime. Go to sleep and feel happy ; that Is what I want to do ; I am going to try for It. I am happy when out of pain. Consider how happy you ought to bo. Good night. " When she sought to divert his mind from his suffering by recalling the victories of the past he briefly replied : "This Is the anni versary of the battle of Vlcksburg. I hadn't thought of It before. H had been an Import ant date to us on two occasions. Ono when our only daughter was born , and , subse quently , when wo had a grandbon born ou that day. " Ono of the saddest and tendercst of nil thosn scenes which I witnessed during his long months of suffering was one night on Mount McGregor when all supposed the end had come. The pulse was gone ; the brow was cold ; the eyes were closed ; when suddenly - " denly he aroused himself and called for pencil nnd paper. What great thought did ho desire to communicate ? What memorable victory to recall ? It was an expression of deathless love. "Out from the swellings of Jordan" ho had nralictl back to the shores of life to write this tender message to his son : "Wher ever I am buried promise mo that your mother shall be burled by my side. " It Is all a wife could ask ; It Is all a husband could wish. wish.When When he was dead , there was found upon his person a letter addressed to his wife. It came to her as 01 message from the spirit world. It was found secreted In his robe , enveloped , sealed and addressed to his wife. Ho had written It by times ; written It se cretly , and carried the secret missive day after day during fourteen days , knowing that she would ( Ind It at last. In it he had poured forth his soul In love for her , and also for their children. "Look after our dear children , and direct them In the paths ; of rectitude. H would distress me far more to think that ono of them could depart from an honorable , up right , and virtuous life , than It would to know that they were prostrated on a bed of sickness from which they were never to arise alive. They have never given us any cause for alarm on their account , and I earnestly pray they never will. With these few Injunctions * and the knowledge that I have of your love and affection , and of the dutiful affection of all our children , I bid you a final farewell until wo meet In another , and , I trust , better world. You will find this on my person after my demise. " DAYS OP ADVERSITY. If from' this brighter picture of the llfo a " of General Grant we turn to the darker , to these long and weary months of adversity St and suffering , the better character of this Illustrious man will bo revealed. It fell to my lot to pass behind the curtain of his do- mestlc life , and often converse with him In the privacy of his qulot home. I was with him when the financial crash came. It seemed to crash his bravo soul , which mighty armies could not daunt. When , on the morning of May C , 1884 , ho left his home on Sixty-sixth street , New York City , for his office on Broadway and Wall street , General Grant thought himself a mil- llonalre , but In an hour thereafter he found that his fortune had been owept away as It were In a night. On his return from his tour around the globe ho estimated his wealth at $100.000 , the Income from which was Just . "V * enough to pay the expenses of himself and Mrs. Grant at the hotel where they lodged. His habits of life were simple. He had no extraordinary expenses. He kept no car- rlagc. Finding that his Income was Inadequate - ' quato to a residence In New York , ho turned his attention to other portions of the coun try where he could live at less expense. His second son was a banker In New York , In company with Ward & Fish , and solicited his father to Invest his fortune and become a partner In the same firm. This proved the blunder of his life. He was nothing more than a silent partner , and was never actively engaged In the business affairs of the com pany. Ho loaned his name and Invested his money , but others did the business. In real ity , Ward acted for the firm ; made all Invest ments , drew all checks , received all deposits , and dispose 1 of them. The general was as sured that the Investments were proper , and , unaccustomed as he was to business , ho In quired llttla further. The apparent returns from the buslne-ss were enormous , but not larger than other bankers and brokers around him , and the rapidity of his fortune did not I'urprlso ' him. Ho had put all availa ble capital Into the bank , One of his pns was a partner , another became an agent of the firm and a third had entrusted $80,000 to the company for Investment , During all these years of his connection with Ward ho was busily occupied In great national measure * . He had been appointed by the government to prepare a commercial treaty with Mexico ; he was In correspond ence with China and Japan to adjust their difficulties and prevent a war ; and he ac cepted the presidency of the proposed World's fair In the city of New York. With thes great measures to occupy his mind he waa content to believe that the banking house was prosperous and that ho was growing- rich. In those apparently happy dayi he seemed , to me the most contented man on earth. At
