Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-08

thin white silvery cleuda The calm, aaiss Pesco'u
air Of the hills fields, towns houses and everything
around, seemed very Sabbath. Hero and there 4
could go persons in the green fields, boys crossing
the streets or little girls running home
passed along the foot of the blooming brae that
led to the old town. met little girl" what 10 the
name of that placer pointing to the houses, ask
ed.
"The auld Toon, sir"
The accent and reply SO reminded me of past times,
that smiled.
| "What's the matter with your foot my girl?
| "Pve saer tae"
"There's a sixpence to heal it."
She looked at me and then at the sixpence in pure,
unadulteraled astonshment for some moments, then
bounded down the soft dewy grass, like young
fawn, towards the river.
proceeded. | had now passed through the " aud
toon." Here the road led up the rising ground, to-
wards the /" Garden" where expected to find rea-
tive. Along the road flowed little sreamlet that
was Supplied by copous spring in the bottom of the
Garden" The water gurgled aloud it went along
There-,here, recollect the bubblng of this clear
water, just as well the thing that took place yes
| terday" | stopped for q moment and listened to il,
if it had been old acquaintance. started again
passed the streep" as il called, which is the
name given TO the stream it's precptated through
the wall Of the garden. Here discovered great
changes. The "Aud Hoose Of Glengarry"C) and the
Earn Park"( were all gone. The "Auld Hoose" in
my younger days retained its walls and part of its
| roof had cambered over these fragments hundreds
of times The Earn Park" was collection of trees
formerly ornamenting the old CASTLE but not one re-
NAMED rich, green field occupied the spot. had
climbed and knew each particular tree of that little
wood, but now the grass grew over their remains
was now at the garden gate-l entered-I walked
TO the door-I went right in without knocking and
stood up at my full length before my aunt. She looked
at me for some moments, but recognized nothing in
my face that she had seen before. smiled. Then
she knew me at once.
"God bless ma weel hen!-Eh! now =
Weel, never would have kent you-God bless me! :
you're so much aitered-but for your laugh would
| not have known you'll"
! sat down, but could not reply, speak for some
seconds.
| "Ikent you as soon as you Laughed" said she, al
| most crying for Joy.
There something therefore in the smile of the hui
man face that never changes. did not know her at
ALL and never would had met her by chance She
had become quite en- bonpoint-her cheeks had SWELL
ed out and seemed rudSy as roses but when she
smiled i remembered her at once
show fat and stou, you have got, aunty; but
where's my mother 2-how is her health how are
the two girls, my sisters7 how is my unele2'
Before could get an answer, my mother entered.
She took hold Of both my hands, looked into my
face, and burst into tears like very chilli.
NOTES EDITOR.
Cal Keith is as miles from Aberdeen
B) Benachee-an old nouatain Aberdeen.
(s) Hunlley is n miles from Aberdeen.
( small town, 81 miles from Abereen the
of the Spey The Duke Of Gordons Gordon Cas-
tie, Is here.
t) Of Isaa small running the Murray
| Firth, Peterhead.
% Leggs Pota small space Of sill water connected witt,
sa. charen battle, and also steep lint
| in, the fax Tor shirts
l (g) The lntack is the head OF the nlldam.
( The Aud Hoose OF Glengsrry-The priner al red
Of 0leDgarry clan, from whom certain portion Of the
Scotch derive The celebrated Gengarry bonner" with the
| eagle feather.
"a The Earn Park the place where the Gengarry
chiefs their before 6git with neighbor
| ing elan.