10 THE OMAHA DA1I/T fiEt SUNDAY , MAT 5 , 1805.
CHAI'TKR VIII.
THR OrtAVE IN TUB WILOKIINESS.
But on the morrow I , who desired to see
tb.8 ways of the Compelled , learned a lesson
that ended my scholarship days with them.
James Johnstonc seemed somewhat moved by
the matter of the bairns , but with the morn
ing llsht he had again hardened his heart ,
like I'haroah , more bitterly than before. For
lie was now on his own land , and because his
thought was that the kins would hold him
aniwerablo for the behavior and repute of hU
people , ho was more than ordinarily severe.
- This he did. being a runnagatc from the
wholesome ways of the covenant , and , there
fore , more bitter against all who remained of
that way.
He drove Into the yards of farm towns ,
raging llko a tiger of the Indies , catling on
the name of the good man of the house and
upon other suspected persons. And If they
did not run out to him at the first cry he
would strike them on the face with the
basket hilt of his shable till the blood gushed
wit. It was a sick and sorry thing to see ,
ind I think his majesty's troopers were
ashamed , all saving the Johnstono's own fol
lowing , who laughed as at rare sport.
Hut I come now to tell what I saw with
my own eyes of the famous nutter of Andrew
Herrles , which was the cause of my cousin
of Lochlnvar leaving their company and rid
ing with me and Hugh Kcrr nil the way to
Edinburgh. Ag , Indeed , you shall presently
hear. And the manner of Us happening was
as follows : \\'e were riding full slwly along
the edge ) of a boggy loch In the parish of
Hutton. and , as usual , quartering the ground
for whig refugees , of whom It was suspected
that there were many lurking In the neigh
borhood. Wo had no success In our sport ,
nnd Western-ill was a wild man. He ran
about crying : "Blood and wounds ! " which
was a favorite oath cf his , and telling what
ho would do to thojo who dared to rebel , and
harbor preachers and preachers' brats on his
estate. Tor we had heard that the lass who
had bearded us on the braeface by the school ,
with her little brother Alex by the hand , was
the daughter of Hoger Allison , a great
preacher of the hill folk who had come to
them over from Holland to draw them to
gether Into some unity and power.
Westerhall , then , knew not as yet In whose
house she was dwelling , but only that she
liad been received by one of his own people.
But this , if It should cone to Claverhouse's
ears , was enough to cause him to set a flue
upon the Johnstone so strict as agilnat land
lords were the laws concerning Intercommun-
Ing with rebels cr rebels' children on their
estates. This was Indeed the cause of so
many of the lairds , who at first were all on
the side of the covenant , turning out Mallg-
nants and persecutors. And moro IBO In
the shlro oC Dumfries than In Galloway ,
where the mulrs are broader , the king's arm
not so long , and men deipcrately dour to
drive.
All of a sudden , as we went along the edge
of a morass , we came to something that
itayed us. It was , as I say , In Hutton p-irtsh ,
Et very pleasant place , where there Is the
crying of many mulrfowl , and the tinkle of
running water everywhere. AH at once a
questing dragoon held up his arm , and cried
aloud. It was the signal that he had found
something worthy of note. We all rode
thither I , for one , praying that It might not
be a poor wanderer , too exhausted to run
from before the face of the troopers' wide-
spreading advance.
„ However , It was but a new-made grave In
the wilderness , hastily dug , and most piti
fully covered with green fresh cut turves , In
order to give It the look of the surrounding
reorass. It had very evidently been made
during the darkness of the night , and It
might have passed without notice then ; but
now , in the broad , equal glare of noontide. It
lay confessed for what It was a poor wan-
'derlng hllman'n ! grave In the wild.
"Who made this ? " cried Westerhall.
"Burn mo on the dell's brandcr , but I'll
find him out ! "
"Hoot , " said Clavern , who was not sharp
set that day , perhaps having had enough of
-Westorhall's dealing with the balrna yester
day , "como away , Johnstone ; 'tis but an
other of your Kskdale saints. Yo liavo no
lack of thorn on your properties , as the king
will no doubt remember. What signifies a
whig , JoliiiHtone , the lean ? There's moro
behind every dyke , and then their chief Is
aye hero , able and willing to pay for them ! "
Thin tnlliir. uttnrMl liv thp Innnliint innntli
WHEN SHE SAW US.
of Claverlionse , mnOo Westerhall neither ta
bold nor bind. The fear of mulct and fln
rodi ) him llko the hag of dreams.
"Truth of God ! " cried ho ; for ho was n
wild and blaiiihoinous man , very reckless In
hUords , "ilo so to me. unJ moro also , II
I rack not their limbs , that k'd the cloute
to wrap him In. 1'ae burn the bed ho lay In ,
briiiK doou the raltnr and roof trco that nhol-
tared him , aye , thouKh It bo tlic > bonny hoosc
o' St. Jolmstono Hsel' , an' lay the harborei
o' Ilio drnd whig rauld I' the clny , gin U
wcro the mlthcr that bora met Dull rec-stlt
me gin I keep not this vow. "
Now , the most of the men there were upon
occasion bonny BUcarers , not taking lessons
In the art from any man. but to the John
stons they were as children. For , being u
runnagato Covenantor , and not accustomed
In his youth ta swear , ho had been at the
pains to learn the habit \vlth care , thinking
It a necessary accomplishment an I orna <
tncnl to such as did the king's buxlness , cs-
( xclally to a captain of the horse. Which
indeed. It huth cv r been held , but In mod'
cratlon nnd with discretion. Westcrlvill hid
neither , being the man he waa.
"Fetch the whir : dog up ! " he commanded
The men hesitated , for It was a Job n t a
in to their stomachs , as well It ml lit thai
hot day , \\lth the nun fierce upon then
irerhead.
Tut , man , " | . \ Clavers , "In Mm lie
What more can you do but smell him ? Is he
not where you and I would gladly see all his
clan ? Lot the Whig be , I say. "
"I shall flnd out who sheltered him on my
land. Howk him up1" cried Westerhall.
moro than ever set In his mad cruelty at
Colonel Graham's words. So to the light of
merciless day they opened out the loose nnd
shallow grave , and came on one wrapped
In a new plaid , with winding sheet of pure
linen underneath. These were all stained
and soaked with the black brew of the moss ,
for the man had been burled , as was usual
at the time , hastily and without n collln.
Hut the sleuth hound Instinct of the John-
stone held good. Ann-indale for the hunt ,
Nlthsdale for the market , nnd Gallon a , for
the fecht' Is ever a true proverb.
Let me see wha's audit the sheet ? " he
said.
said.So
So with that Westerhall unwound the cor
ner and held It up to the light.
"Isabel Allison ! " ho exclaimed , holding the
flno linen up to the light , and reading the
name Inwoven , as was then the custom when
a bride did her providing. "The widow Her-
rlos , the verra woman aln dam's sister to
the whip preacher sant amang the hill folk.
Weel ken I the kind o' her. To the Mil ,
lads , and we'll burn the randy oot , even as
I said. I'll learn the Hutton folk to pby
wl' the beard o' St. Johnstono. "
"Foul Annandale thief. " said I , but stilly
to myself , for who was I to stand ngalnst
all of them ? Yet I could see that , save and
except the chief's own tall , there were none
of the soldiers that thought this kind of
work becoming.
Kre he mounted Westcrhall took the poor ,
pitiful body , and with his foot tumbled it
Into n mess hole.
"I'll show them what It Is to streek dead
wlilgs like honest men , and row them dainty
in seventeen hunder linen on my lands ! "
cried Westerhall.
And Indeed , It aeemed a strange and mar
velous Providence to me that Isobel Alli
son , when . she wove In that name , with
many hopes and prayers , the
blood of her body flushing her
cheek with a maiden's shy expectation ,
should have been weaving In the ruin of her
house and the breaking cf her heart.
Now the cot of the Widow Herrlw was a
bonny bit place. So I believe , but of Its
beauty I will not speak. For I never was
back that way again , and what U more , I
never mean to be.
We came to the gavel end of the house.
Westerhall struck It with his sword.
"Wti'Il sune line this doon ! " ho said to us
that followed. Then louder he cried , "Mis
tress , nre yo within ? " as the custom of the
country Is.
A decent woman with a white widow's cap
on her head was scraping out a dish of hen's
moat as we rode to the door. When she saw
us the wooden bowl fell from her hands and
played clash on the floor.
"Aye , my bonny woman , " quoth Weater-
hnll , "this comes o' keeping whlga aboot
your farm toon. Whatna whig rebel was It
ye harbored ? Oot wl't , Dell Allison ! Was It
the brlther o' yo , that cursed spalm o' the
low country ? boon on your knees an' tell
me , else It is your last hour on the earth. "
The poor woman fell on her knees and
clasped her hands.
"O' Westerha , ! " she- stammered , "I'll na
lea till ye. U was but a puir Westland man
that we kenned not the name o' . Wo fand
him i' the fields , and for very God's pity
brocht him hamo to our door and laid him
on the bed. He never spak' 'yea' or 'nay' to
us all the time he abode In our hoose-place ,
and so passed without a word late yestreen. "
"Lying whig ! " cried Westerhall , "who was
It that found him ? Whatna yln o' your rebel
sons ; chasing ewer hill and doon dale after
your blackguard brlther , was it that brocht
him hamc ? "
"I kenna wha It was that brocht him.
It was a wee bit lass that fand him when
she was playln' 1' the moss w' her brlther. "
"I ken your wee bit lassos , " said Wester-
hall ; "she's a bonny sprig o' that braw plant
o' grace , Ilogep Allison , wha's held shall yet
look blytho on the West Port o' Edinburgh ,
wl' yln o' his cantln' thief's hands on Ilka
sldo o't ! "
The poor woman said no word , but out
from the chamber door came our little less
of yesterday and stood beside her.
"Wha's plaldle Is this ? " again quoth Wes
terhall , holding ; up In his hand the plaid In
which the dead man had been wrapped , llko
an excitation to the hill boys to lay hands on
this honest woman's honest sons. "King
Charles will \\ull hae something tq say to
them , I'm thinkln' . "
With that ho leaped from his horse. throwIng -
Ing the reins to the widow.
"Hae , baud my horse , " ho said , "an gin
yj uttr nn Inch yo'll get an ounce o' lead In
you , ye auld shakln' limb o' Sawtan. "
With that , like a loch broken loose , John-
stone's tall of Annandale thieves rushed
within the house and dang all things here
and there at their liking. Some came forth
carrying good house gear , some table furni
ture , and Borne the plenishing of bed and
wardrobe. They turned all that they could
not carry Into the midst of the floor to
burn at their leisure. They drove away thy
cattle from off the brae face. They gathered
the widow's poor head of sheep off the hill.
And all the lime Isobel Herrles stocd
trembling for her lads and holding the
chief's horse. As the men passed , one after
another , they flung words at her that will
not bear writing down ; and I was glad that
the little maid who stood by her , with her
brother In her hand , understood not their
Import ,
When alt was done. Westerhall set to work
and pulled down the > \hole house , for the
rigging and walls were but of baked clay
'and ' crumbled before them. Yet the poor
woman walled for them bitterly , as they had
been a palace.
"Tho bonny bit. O. the bonny bit ! " she
cried. "Where I had sic a sweet balrntlme.
I was that happy wl1 a my tootlln' weans
aboot my hand , nut I kenned It couldna
last It was ewer sweet to last. "
So they turned her out to the bare hill
side with the bairns In her hand. It did not ,
to my thinking , make the case any better
that her brother was a rebel , nut In those
days It was treason to tuccor the living or
honor the dead aye. even If they bad lain In
your bed and stirred In your side. It was
forbidden on pain of death to glvo them so
much as a bed or a meal of meat. Tor such
was the decree of Just and pious Charles ,
king at Whitehall , who alone had the right
to say In what fashion the poor Iguoranl
folk of Scotland should worship the God or
their fathers.
We had not ridden far after leaving the
house a heap of ruins , before we met Claver-
hotiko and his troop , riding slow , with a pris
oner In the midst cf them.
"What lurk I" cried he , "good sport In your
aln coverts , Wettcrha' ? "
J He had a delicately Insolent contempt for
Johnitono that set well on him , though , as I
knew well , he could be as cold and bloody ai
any of them when the humor drove him.
Yet mostly he killed like a gentleman after
all , and not llko a border horse thief save
only In the case of John Uro'wn of Priest-
hill.
hill.Hut
Hut Wusterhall had caught sight of Cla-
ver's prisoner , He rode up to him and struck
him a buffet In the face , though the lad't
hand * were tied behind him. lie- was a
youth of IS , as near a one could gucis , a boy
of pleasant and ruddy countenance , such a :
one may chance to see on any brae face In
Scotland where there are sheep feeding , with
a staff In hU hind and a dog at his heels.
"My Whlxglo , I IIRTB you now , " be cried ,
'I'll o'cn learn you to row dead rebels In
your plaldlo and hnrhor hilt pttactiern on
ny land. Could I get at your brothers , I do-
ilaro I wadnn leave a llorrles blrkle on the
anils o * WcsUrha' , Have him ( lown , men , "
10 cried , "and shoot him here. "
Ilut Clavcra Interposed.
"No , " ho nald , "ho Is now my prisoner.
IlHo ye on to Westerha' , nnd there , John-
tone. I give ye a present of him to make
n kirk or a mill of. It'll bo you that will
iava to pay the harborage cess for this day's
vork at ony rate ! "
So to Westerhall Johnstonc rode , very
gloomy and III at MSC for the black dog was
Ittlng heavy on him at the thought of the
Ine for harborers of rebels being found on
iln land. Again and again he broke out on
he poor youth Andrew Herrles , threatening
vh.it tin woulj do with him when he got him
0 Westerhall. Dut the youth never so much
as answered back , only cast down his head
and looked on the moss before him. Yet he
vnlkcil carefully and without stumbling , as
one ( lint takes heed to his going
Now at a bonny spot where there Is much
: reen grass It so happened that we halted.
You will tin I the place readily If ever you
lass that way. It Is Just on that tongue of
ami where the IHg Hum meets the Ksk
Water nnd close by the house of Westerhall.
There , where the Great Hill of Stennles
Water pushes down a spur to the waterside ,
was our haltlnK place. Here , as soon as we
illghted down , Westerhall passed sentence
on Andrew Hurries , saying that he hal duo
authority from the Council as King's Jus-
tlcer for the parts about the Esk and
\nnan.
Claverhouso was noways keen for the lad's
shooting and strove to put him off , yet was
not over-earnest In the matter , fcr ( ns he
often salfl ) to John Graham , n dead Whig
was always better than a living.
Rut , for all that , he waved his hand nnd
cried aloud-
"Tho blood of this poor man , Wcsterhn' , be
upon you. I am free from it. "
Nevertheless , slnco Westerhall had given
the sentence , and for example's sake It could
neB be departed from , Claverliouse ordered a
Highland gentleman , the captain of a free
company that was traversing the country
with him , to shoot the lad and have it over.
Uut Donald Dhu cocked his bonnet till the
eagle's feather In It stood erect , and In/ / high
dudgeon drew off his chnsmen.
"Hursel cam' true the Heelants to fecht ,
and no to be plutT-pluflln' poother at poor lads
that arc no latig frae the tnltltcr's milk. "
This was the statement of Donald Dhu , and
1 that had no love for Hlghlatidman , nor any
blblo In his hum ! , lay the widow's son , An
drew Herrlcs , very still.
"So perish all the king's rebcli , " cried
Westerhall lou > Jlyvns It were , to glvo the
black deed a coi'jr f law.
nut John Gratiamnatd never a word , only
lifted his hat aha- ! , then rode away with a
countenance like a granite stone of the
mountain.
C OVTEIl IX.
WULLCAT WAT DAHKS HEAVEN AND
* nKLL.
When my cousin Lochlnvar beanl what
had been done In the matter of the lad , An
drew Horrles , his anger burned fiercely with
in him. Ho sought Westerhall on the In
stant
"Foul Annandalo thief ! " he cried , "como
out and try the length of thy sword on the
heather. Down lylUi theo and see It thou
canst stand up like a man , thou great stlrk.
'Th easy putting thy wolf's spite on bairns ,
but this swcrd arm shall tickle thy midriff to
nn unkenncd tune "
Hut Colonel Gruham would not let them
nglit.
"Aiolnt theo. " he said to Lochlnvar , "for n
young miller and spitfire. Well may they
call the Wullcat. Hut you shall not decl-
mate my troop , or I must put you In Irons ,
for all these bright eyes which tlic ladle *
love. "
Lochlnvar turned to him.
"Colonel Graham , did you not say. 'I nm
guiltless of this poor man's life ? ' so , at least ,
I have boon Informed. "
Claverhouso nodded grimly. It was not a
weakness ho often showed.
"Then why not lei ino have It out with
this bairn-slayer ? J had e'en garrcd the
guard o' my sword dlrl again his ribs. "
In anct'ner the boast had seemed presump
tion , but so noble a sworder was Wat Gordon
that he but stated a truth. And all that
were present knew It for such.
"Westerhall will bo the more grateful to
me , In thnt case , " tald Clavers , "but hark
yo ! Lochlnvar. there must be no more of this.
Yo would reduce the number of his majesty's
forces efffftlvo In one wiiy. Hev. Hlehard
Cameron ( with whrm Providence send me n
good nnd swlit meeting ) In another. But In
the end It comes to the same filing. Now , I
opine. It will fit you well to hie to Kdlnburgh
with dispatches. And taku your noble nnd
peaceful cousin of Karlstoun with tlioc. Gin
thou canst exchange him thcro for his brother
Sandy , I shall be the more glad to see theo
back. "
So In a llttlo Wat Gordon and I ( Hugh
Kcrr and John Scaret being with us ) were
riding with Claverhouse's dispatches to the
Privy Council.
Northward we traveled through Infinite
k '
HIS PACE TO THE SKY AND nmLE IN HIS HAND.
cause to , remembering the hand they made
of my father's house of Earlstoun , could
have cheered him where I stood. Dut I re
membered the errand I was on , and for my
mother's sake forebore.
"What ! " cried Westerhall. glowering at
him and riding up close , as if to strlko him ,
"would you disobey the general's orders ? "
"Donald Dim ha : no general but his king , "
cried the bold Highlander. "Call your mes
senger and bid them do your naln dirty
work. "
Then Clavcrhouse , who of all things loved
nol. to be outfaced , ordered him peremptorily
to obey.
"Indeed. John Graham hursel will fecht ye
first you and a' your troop. "
Then seeing that Clavers was about to raise
his hand In command , as though to take him
unawares
"Claymores ! " suddenly cried Donald Dhu.
and behind him fifty Hlghand brands flashed
In air as the wild clansmen threw back their
plaids to clear fho sword arm.
"This I shall report to the Privy Council , "
said Clavers , very gravely , turning on him a
black and angry countenance.
Hut the brave Highlander was noways
affected.
"Hooch ! " he said giving his fingers a
snap , "a flg for your I'reevles Donald Dhu
wull hae small notion o' Preevy Coonclls on
Ben Mulck. Gin Preevles come to veeslt
Donald Dhu on Spey side. It's just hursel
that wu'l bj the procd man to sec the Prfevles
aye. or you yoursel' . John Graham ! "
Thus much Donald Dhu , and he was a good
man , and died Unking down the brae "with
Iris men true" behind John Graham at Klllle-
crankle In duo time which was better work
than , as he Bald , "pluff-plufflng poother at
pulr lawlan tykes. "
Dut when Westerhall saw that the blrses
were up and that he would In no wise obey
orders , he ordered some of hli own scoundrels
to do thething. . For his black heart was
bent on the shooting of the lad.
Then I could endure no longer , but ran
forward as If to save him , crying out to them
that he was Innocent , and but a lad , which
mightily angered Westerhall.
"Stell up the rebel whelp beside the other ! "
he said ; and I believe tlut had we been
alone with the Annandale men , they would
have done It.
Hut Clavers said : "Let be ! Take away
young Earlstoun to the k owe-tap ! "
So they led me off , fairly grinding with
anger and Impotence. Tor I longed for
Sandy's brute strength to charge at them like
a bull with the head down.
"L-ochlnvar ! " I cried , as they forced me
away. "To me , Lochlnvar ! "
Hut , alas ! my com In was off on some of his
own ploys , and came not till too late. As
you shall hear.
Then , when the men were In rank to fire
Westerhall bid Andrew Herrles draw down
his blue bonnet over his eyes. But
ho was a lad of most undaunted
courage , and though he had como so meekly
to the slaughter , now he spoke out boldly
enough :
"I would ralther dee , " he said. "In the face
o' a' men and the plain llcht o' God. I hao
dune nocht to make me shamed afore my
death brlngers. Though , bslng but young , I
hao little teitlmony to gle , an' nao great ex
perience o1 religion to speak aboot. It has
como ewer quick on me for that ! "
Then they asked him. as was their custom.
If ha had aught to say before sentence bhould
take effect upon him.
"N'ocht In particular. " he said , "there's a
book here ( and he pulled a little bible cut
of bis breast ) that you an' me will bo luJged
by. I wish I had read malr earnestly In It
an' profited better by It. IJut at cny ra-o I
aye carrlei It to read at the horllu * . anJ l.ny
tlmo baa been but short. "
"Make haste. " they Bald , "wo haena tlmo
to talgle wl' ye. "
"And I hao as little desire to tnlgle you , "
he said , "but I'm glad that I dldna grudge
the pulr West la IK ! man my best plaid for I Is
last cnvcrnlK. though there be none to do as
muckle for mo , "
The flro rang out. The blue wreaths of
snioko rose level , and there on the green
award , nllh bl * fnc to the sky , and his
rough and unkindly places , vexed ever with
a bitter wind In our faces. As we passed
many of the little cot houses on the cpposlto
hlllMdes we would see a head look suddenly
out upon us. Then the door fell open , and
with a rush like wild things breaking from
their dens a father and a son or such like
would take the heather , And once , oven , we
saw the black coat of a preacher. Hut with
never a halt we went on our way , sharp set
to reach Edinburgh.
As we went , Wat Gordon spoke to me of
the great ones of the town , and especially
of the duchess of Weltwooo , with whom , as
It appeared , ho was high In favor. Hut ,
whether honcitly or no , I had no means of
Judging. It was passing strange to me , who ,
Indeed , was too young for such love , oven had
I been fitted by nature for It to hear Wat
speak of the gallantry of the great ladles of
the ccurt , and of the amorous doings at
Whitehall. For I had besn strictly brought
up a thing which , to this day , I do not re
gret , for It gives even 111-doliiB a better rel
ish. Hut when there are many new-fangled
notions about the upbringing of children , and
the manner of teaching them , I declare I do
not know any better way than that which my
father used. Its heads and particulars were
three the thorter catechism for the soul ,
good oatmeal porridge for the Inward man ,
and for the outward some twigs of the banny
blrk , properly applied , and that upon the
proper place.
So that to hear of the gay French doings
at the court , which by Wat's telling were
copied In Edinburgh was to me like behold
ing the Jigging and coupling of puggy
monkeys In a cage that make sport for the
vulgar.
"The Lord keep me from the like of that ! "
I cried whe-n he told me of a plot that my
Lady Castlemalne and my pretty Mistress
Stuart had carried through together , the
point of which was that these two qulbsome
dames were married , like man and wife , and
bedded bs-fore the court.
And at this Wat Gordon , who had not
much humor at tlio most of times , turned on
mo with a quizzical look on bis face , saying :
"I think you are In , no great danger. Cousin
William. " j , < i
Which I tooK"noti Ill , for at that time I
cared not a Jot .nboqt the appearance of my
body , or any l ily'a. favor In ths land.
When wo reached Edinburgh I went Im
mediately to U'p'dc.csnt | lodgings In the West
Bow , to whlch had been directed by my
mother , but Walter , saying that the West
Bow was no ( U WKlng for a gentleman ,
went on to sattjo himself In one of the
fashionable cloipa oft the Liwnmarkot.
As soon as we'were ; by ourselves my man ,
Hugh Kerr , canjea \ me and began to ask
if I knew anything of John Scarlft , the
serving man thqt accompanied my cousin.
I replied that. I knew nothing of him. save
that my couslnj-Jiadiipast all endurance cried
him up to me IBS n iinlghty sworder.
"Wee ! . " said -iUiKh Kerr. "It may. but It's
nvy opeenlon that-he Is a most mtoghty leer ,
an' a gnat scoundrel forbye. "
I asked him whyv. and at the first go-off
he would glve"me-'no better answer than
that he opined that his name waa not John
Scarlet , but John Varlet , as better denoting
a gentleman of his kidney.
Hut when I pressed him he told me that
this serving man had told him that he had
committed at least half a dozen murders
which ho called slaughters and Justified ; that
ho had been at nigh half a hundred killings
In the field , yet that ho could pray like Mr.
Kid himself at a society's meeting , and be a
leader among the hilt folk when It seemed
good to him.
"An1 the awesome thing o't a' Is that the
111 do'll declared that he had half a dizzen
wives , and that he could malnteen the rlchU
o' that , too. So I reasoned with him , but
flath ! the scoundrel had the assurance to
turn my flank wl1 Abraham and the patri
archs. He said that lie wudna cast up Solomon
omen to me , for ho wasm just prepared to
uphaud the length ! thit Solomon gaed to I'
the maltter o' wives '
Hut I told Hugh ta c vs hla mind no con
cern about the siy nn cr d Itiai of Master
John Scarlet or Varlct. for that It was nil
most likely lies ; and If not. neither ho nor
I was his master , to whom ulono lie stood or
fell.
fell.Hut
Hut for all that I could see that Ilughlc
was much dashed by his encounter with my
cousin's follower , for Hughlo accounted him
self a great hand at the Scripture. Wo
heard afterward that Juhn Scarlet was n fol
lower of Mucklo John Gib , and that It was
In his company that ho learned thes.9 notions ,
which Is a thing exceedingly likely. Hut
this was before Anton Lennox of the
Duchrao took John In hand and sorted him
to rights , th.it day In the moss of the deer-
slunk , between Lowthlan nnd Lanark.
Then with my cousin's Interest to back mo ,
nnd especially that which he made with the
duchess of Well wood. I wore out the winter
of the year 1079 In petitions nnd embassies ,
praying that the estate should not be taken
from us. billing all the tlmo In my lodging In
the West How. I had James Stewart , then
In hiding , to make out my plcns , nnd right
ably he did them. It was a strong point In
our favor thnt my .father had not been killed
at Hothwell , but only when nil vanning In the
direction of the combatants. And besides. I
myself had bidden at home nnd not rlJden
out with the others. As for Sandy , ho had
not the chance of ft Inmb In the wolf's nmw ,
having been on the field Itself with a troop ;
so I stood for my own claim , moaning with
all my very heart to do right by my elder
brother when the time came though , Indeed ,
I had but small reason to lovu htm for his
treatment of me. Yet for nil that I shall
never say but what ho was a stupid , honest
lown enough.
Mayhap If he had been other than my
brother I had loved him better , but he tor
tured mo as thoughtlessly when I was n
weakly lad as If I had been a puddock or n
fly. till the Instinct of dislike Infected my
blood. And after that there could be no hope
of liking , hardly of tolerance. This la the
reason of most of the feuds among brothers
the world over. For It Is a fact , though
there arc few fathers that suspect It , that
many elder brothers make the lives of the
younger a burJen too heavy to be borne
which thing , together with marrying of
wives , In after years certainly works bit
terness.
Moro tlmn anything. It struck mo ns
strange that my cousin Lochlnvar could make
merry In the city where but a few months
before his father had been executed and done
to death till Hughlo Kerr told mo one evenIng -
Ing when wo were going over Olenkens
things how Wat's father had used him
keeping him nt the strap's emj , for Wat was
ever his mother's boy , who took his rart ns
ho needed It , and made n great cavalier anJ
king's man of him. This his father tried to
prevent and drlvo out of him with blows , till
the Ind fairly hated him nnd his covenants.
And eo It was as It was. For religion comes
not by violence , but chlclly , I think , from
being brou gh t up with peed men , reverencing
their ways ami words.
( To bo Continued. )
Mm. Strniinhan lias given $25,000 $ to the
University of Michigan In memory of her
distinguished father , the late Setli Harri
son.
Sponges , ulatcs and slate pencils nro no
longer allowed In the public schools of Cam
bridge , Mass. Paper , pens and pencils have
been substituted.
One hundred years ago the Empire state
spent flOO.OOO a year on uhic.Ulcm. Now the
Bruno state expends $20,000,000 n jcar on her
publlo schools.
Thirty-nine volumes of the "Trlpltnku , " or
nacred books of the Southern Buddhists , have
been presented to the Harvard library by
the king of Slam. These books , which are
printed In coarse Siamese typo on dark ,
smoky paper , are boiniil In yellow leather of
primitive workmanship and were made In
commemoration of the twenty-fifth anni
versary of the king's reign.
The Catholic summer school nt Plattsburg ,
N. V , , will bold Its second annual cession of
air weeks beginning July 7. Archbishop
Corrlgan and Mgr Satolll will be con-
rplcuou.i participants In the ceremonies of
opening day. To bring the school Into sys
tematic courses alt lectures arc to bo In
courses. Theology , philosophy , science and
the arts will bo discussed by eminent Catho
lic exponents.
During a reading lesson In one of the
Philadelphia publlo schools recently a girl
who had a day or two before been demoted
from a higher class suddenly burst Into such
a passion of weeping over her misfortune
that she had to be removed from the room
several other girls In the meantime crying
from sympathy. As soon as a semblance of
order could bo restored the pupil who was
reading was ordered to resume where she-
had left off. The entire grade Instantly
forgot Its sorrows and shouted with
laughter when the girl. In obedience to the
' ' command , read from her book
'How can wo listen to the recital of such
misery and remain unmoved ? "
Cuimliloriitn.
Chicago Post : "I would like to make
your salary 15,000 a year , " said the mer
chant.
"Very kind of you , " said the now cashier.
"Hut , " continued the merchant , "I nm
bitterly opposed to the Income tax. "
"It Is very unjust , " admitted the new
cashier.
'I am so strongly opposed to It that I do
not feel that I can conscientiously put any
man In a position where he will bo subject
to It. Consequently , sir , much as I regret It.
I will have to put your salary Inside the
limit"
I65DOU6LA55T.
You cannot afford to miss the greatf Holl-
oway & Smith Bankrupt Sale of Furniture
and Carpets. The choicest and best goods
are being picked up fast , and the way we are
selling them they will be closed out in a few
days ,
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$3)00 REFRIGERATORS ,
g QQ
$12.00 IKON BEDS , c Aft
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$95.00 BED ROOM SUITS , e/10 ftft
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for 00 UU
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for Zy UU
$33.00 11BD ROOM SUITS , oj An
for , T UU
$15.00 HED ROOM SUITS , 99 , 00
$15.00 BUREAUS. / ; ' AO
0
for 'tO
$10.00 ODD BEDSTEADS , n 7
for , < 5 ( d
$12.00 CHILD'S CRIB , , . 7n
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for 'I 30
$23.00 SIDEUOARUS , 1ft oft
for , JU OU
$ IO.CO SIDEBOARDS , 1Q ftft
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$1.00 DINING CHAIRS , l n
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HEMP CARPETS ,
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for
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for . , / UU
WOT EASY CHAIRS , n nn
for . y uu
$ i3.00 PLATFORM ROCKERS
for .
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for . * ww
$2S CAHINET GASOLINEf. \ An
Stove for . r . JO UU
$15.00 GASOLINE STOVE. 7 Aft
for . ' uv
$0.7.00 BRASS 1)13 DS , "in AA
for . v '
IMPERIAL
HAIR REGENERATOR ,
Perfectly rp < liirm n tlch. luitroua
color , mnkc the Imlr hraltrty , nnJ Is
c'can. Bt. Jinlnj , < all , or Turkish
IJntlm ito not nrfect it It la n > tint *
urnl i nnturoj does not Intrrfor *
nllh culling nnd orlmtilng ,
COLOnfl :
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I Chestnut 1'rloo * ! 00 * l.0l ) ,
A tnmple Italic of "Vcnm Tint , " n enlorlnir for
lli # checks , will bo sent on receipt u ( a J-ccnt
damp.
iMrnuiAii CMKMICAI. lira co. .
202 Fifth A.VOIUIO , Now York.
IN OMAHA :
SHERMAN & McCONNELL ,
1513 Doclcc Street.
Washable
Button
Ciwn
Hals
,
57c
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OUR LEADER , I SI. 25.
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Illustrated Inscriptive Lists Prea.
SCHULZ & CO. ,
30 Wasbliiglon-st. , Chicago ,
Formerfntu ! ? ohul Mfj , Co.
PATRONIZE
By purchasing goods made at the following
Nebraska factories. If you cannot find what
you want , communicate with tbe manufac
turer ! as to what dealers Iiandlo their coeds :
JJ.IfJ.S. AXTt
BAG C0
Mnnufnctururr of nil kinds of cotton & burlnp
tags. cotton no. r tacks & twins a specialty.
Ct HC-618 S. llth-st.
jiiti.iKi'AST won , I'utuit , YKAM :
; YE pH1STON &
Mnnufoctur r of Preston's California Flakes ,
Sickle brand ail' nlslns Hour & yeast. Do you
vie I'rcMon'i bed flour ?
OMAHA BREWING ASSOCIATION.
Car loud shipments made In our own refrigerator
cars. Ulue Hlbbon. mileExport. . Vienna Export ,
and Family Export , dcIUcreJ to all parts of city.
FROST & HARRIS
Carriage ft Wagon Makers. Carriages , butrgles.
nhnetuni A wagons always on hantl & made ( A
order. 1213-15 llarney-et. . Omaha.
I'Ki : , SI'lVKS , II.IKIXU I'UH'nKtt.
CONSOLIDATED IWEE CO. ,
Coffee Roasters. Bplce Grinders , Manufacturer !
German Baklns Powder and German Dry Hap
Y nst , 1414 and 1416 Harncy-st. , Omaha. Neb.
VIM VII ,
S. F , GILMAN.
Manufacturer of Qold Medal Flour.
C E. niack. Manager , Omaha.
ruitxiTVKi : i-'AV
CO.
Manufacturers of parlor furniture , lounges , din *
Inn tables & folding beds. ! 8th ave. . loy < ] to
Sanler streets.
.i.v/ >
SOUTH OMAHA ICE AND CO.UCO.
Domestic stsam coal. We have tr.e t > st. Of.
nee 1601 Farnam-st. Telephone ! Ofllct 373 , yard
17C8 J , A. Van , gen'l manager.
INDUSTRIAL IRON WORKS.
Manufacturing & repairing ol all kinds of ma.
chlnery , engines , p"mp § . ele\alorc , printing
presses , hangers , .shafting & coupling ! . 1408-1
Howard-st. , Omaha *
1'HOENIX ' FOUNDRY CO.
Fir * hydrants , water & sa pipe , specials ; holler
( rents ft fittings , atrcet IV y car wheels. Archi
tectural Iron works. Office SO ? 8. Kth-st. . Omaha.
PAXTOS & VIERLING IRON WORKS ,
M'f'r'B of Architectural Iron Work. General
Foundry. Machine nnd Illackimllh Work. in <
glneers & Contractor * for Fireproof llulldlnffs.
omc and Worki , U. r. Ily. & 80. 17th Street ,
Omaha.
3i.ixtrf.icTirni.vn
THE MERCER CHEMICAL COMPANY.
Manufacturers o' fluid extract * , elixirs , ryrupi.
& wines , compreucd triturates , hypodermic tab.
lets , pills & scientific medical novelties. Omaha.
c' r.v ,
L C DOUP ,
Manufacturer Mattrusjtj. Spring Hedi ) Jabber
Fcathni and PllUwa. North l th and Nicholas
Sts. . Omaha ,
TllK XOM'.IKKII. .
THE NONPAREIL MACARONI , VERMICILAL
and Noodle factory , 8. D. cor. 16th and Webster.
Successors to the German-American. Ask for
our Roods. They nro the best.
ir.tTuiriitti : s
AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH.
The only perfect protection to property. Exam
ine It. Ilest thing on earth. Reduces Insurance
rates. W04
OI'KJt.tT.l. r.HT < Htltili.
.
J. yjNS
Manufacturer * of men's & boya' clothing , pants ,
Idrts & overalls. 202-211 S. llthit. .
I'.ll'Klt 1IUXIM.
THEOHAHA PAPER BOX CO.
Manufacture of all kinds paper boxes , shell
boxes urnple c i' , mailing tubes , etc. wed.
ding cake & fancy randy boxes , druggist A
boics. IMS10 Jonen-st. . Omaha.
HIlIltT fM
I lUYANS-HEBRASKA SHIRT CO I
Exclusive cuttom shirt tailors.
U15 Karnam strcit. Telephone M.
JIHIVIC.
HENRY BOLLN , OMAHA.XEB ,
Factory It. Loulivllle. Can * Co Quality ot brlcH
jjaranteed to U ooa ai any jnapufaiturfrJ
butilile i > ( Ihli rule , ilcnry Delia.