The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-28

Rod of nearly eighteen years he was acuated by
selfish or mercenary motive enthusiastic admiration
4 his tanscendant genius alone prompting to the
toll. His first interview with Sir Walter was at Ed.
nburg in 1916, when, afiel cordial reception and
entertainment, Mr.. Train says:-"H Having 10 leave
town next day, Sir Walter said | might rise early
and amuse myselfin his library till breakfast which
accordingly did. His library was then very extern
sye; but he made large additions TO il afterwards =
His pictures on canvass then consisted chiefly Of a
n-ength portrait OF himself fine view of the island
" Staa with original painting of the celebrated
| ClaveIhouse, Viscount Dundee 1 was examining
his picture with much attention. when Sir w alter
tered the room. "claverhouse, said T. appears much
more mid and genie than one could suppose, from
| 'eadi, the accounts OF his actions as detailed by
| odfow, Cruickshanks, or any other ecclesiastical
historian who has treated of the period in which he
lived No man, replied Sir w alter, has been moe
raduced by his historians by following outthe SUPER
s'ilious beleflhal he rode goblin galloway, was
proof against shot, and in league with the devil |!
asked Sir Walter, if he might not, in good hands
made the hero of national romance as interesting
is eith,r Wallace or the Pretender He might
| the reply; but your western seaiots would re.
qure 10 be faithfully portrayed TO make the picture
| complete Seeing that the subject pleased him.
added-'A nd ifthe story delivered as if from the
| Mouth of "Old Mortality" la manner somewhat
similar to the "Lay ofhe Last Minstrel" it would
certainly heighten the effect OF the tale odd MOI
tally man lcho he? said SIR alter hastily bis
forget the intense anxiety he evirced whilst related
briefly all the particulars of that singular individual
| could then recorct Proud h. kind reception
had met with returned to Galloway, resolving &c
use every means IN my power to serve him, by colsc
ing traJtonary stories Of every description but
particularly what related TO the Cayenanters and &c
| 'Old Mortality"
Mr.. Trains speedily fulfilling his promise, trans
mitted an interesting account of sold Mortality,
and several other matters of value to the author
nratn H,rk hIrh Sir mi
ing some time after and apologsing for nat sooner
thanking him for ''the very curious commu Iications,
from which he had derived both instruction and amuse
ment, "You will be surprised to find old Mortality
| ias got into print As tri1ing return for your at
lention and presumn2 that the tales will interest you
| send copy for your acceptance, and stal be gae
il they afford you some amusement" Such was ih'
origiT OF the Tales of my Landlord" 10 acknOw
| iedgmen.o of more kind communications 81
Waiter, in 1929, says in letter. Your valuable
communication arrived in clipping timl and add
highly to the obligations which your kindaess ha 81
often conferred upon me. shall hardly venture Il
mention the extraordinary eonnerioR benesn me 10
naparte family and that IF Old Mortality, till Learn
from you how II Is made out whether by continued
acknowledgment and correspondence between the ia
miles of thetwo brothers, or Otherwise A STRAIN .
genius (too highly toned 10 the uld patr arh seGm
TO have run through the whole family. What pit,
Old Moralitys grave cannot be discovered lwoul'
certainly erect a monument to bis memory a, my Owl
|
been prevented from answering his kind letter sooner
Mr. Paterson not having drawn up The account OF
family so early as promised. 81 thoughtt would b.
more satisfactory to YOU adds Mr. Train "to hav
an account of his relations in America written h,
himself, than any thing could say on the subject
! Although YOU will see tha, what is s ated in the en-
closed communication does not amount to ppsiti>
prof Of The Queen Of Wesphatia's faMe. being N
son Of Old Mortality, /, for my own part, have Il,
doub, that he was The document hereIeferred t
furnished by Robert Pa eison Dairy, Krcudbrleht
shire, Of Old Mortality then in his 75h year anl
who is yet alive, (lS29 gvesa distinct ae,oun Of h
brother, John, sailing IN vessel called me Colder
Rule of Whieha, en-, from the Watorut Cree, II
Galloway, for America in the year TIA; of his ma
king a considerable fortune duing the American " ar
and of his afterwards settling al Baltimore where h,
improved his fortune married, and became highly he
spectacle He had a named Robert after Ole
Mortality, his father, and daugh er naued Eliza
BETH after his mother, whose maijen name vas Grey
Robert married American lady, who, OUTLYING
him; has become Marchoness Wellesley. Elzabett
was married to Jerome Bonapare, and after her sepa
| ration fiom him, welded Mons Strrurier, The French
Consul at Baltimore Extraordinary as these Giro UNI
stances pay appear, Sir Walter was convinced of h
lrdlh of the statement, and declined publishing Il
solely IN Difference 10 the Duke of Wellington
astdlous deiicacy on his part-as there lothiDs
degrading in beng descended from pous enthusiast
and as it is well known that the present Marthiones
of Wellesley was Mrs. Paterson 1t may he ne ces
sary to add that Mr.. Train is still living in the neigh
borhood of Castle Douglas, in cot age pleasantly ST
tuated on the banks Of lake.
The above account of the liasons of the descend
ants of Old Mortality will it is hoped, interest al
those who feel any delight in peruslng the splend,
fctuns Of the Northern Magician"
c. P. j., Court Journal.