St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1853-01-27

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LAST HOURS of y ALTER SCOTT
Anil kindess al!snslons from ~ ~ilom
I<tSy mss, or deali wish. shey wsni -
.ll5s|z rzelsnekeEy rosd, - % invalid
Vas ylkced again il his carriage q We'd
nesdsy. the li,h Of July. For the first
two stages he lay torpidly upon his pill
lows, sut as they descended the vale OF
Gala, the old, beloved scenes aroused
him; he murmured, Gala Water;
Buckholme Torwoodles :" and when
they rounded the hill al Ladhope, and The
| outline OF the Eildon mills arose before
him, his hear, leaped up within him sni
when in few more moments he saw :he
towers of his own Abbo,sford, he sPrang
| up3and uttered . cry of JOY.
| The river was in . food, and, no, being
able to cross the ford, they were forced
to take the longer road around by Mel.
rose bridge, and while within sigh, OF his
nome, i, took the strength both Of Lock
hart and the doctor to keep him in the
carriage. Past the bridge. the road
loses sight of Abbo,sford for Q couple Of
miles, and during these he relapsed into
q state Of ,orpor bat when they reached
the bank that looks upon his home, his
excitamen, returned and became almost
ungovernsble.
Mr.. Laidlaw was waiting q, the porch,
and helped to carry him into the dining.
room, where he sa, half slupefed for .
moment, and then, as his eye rested on
his old friend, he cried, Tia, Willie
| Laidlawi . man, how osteR have ]
,hought of you" Then his dogs came
round him and fawned upon him, a0d
licked his hands, and the hroksn old
-L-zSsh. sas- -.hsssresgssssag Ehsis sone.
D0as as with smiles. but pfssner wishtesrs;
and so he fell asleep.
u The next day he Nas heilsf, and they
Wheeled him in Bah ohair eus into the
garden, surHanndedsby BIZ grsndchiidrsn
and as dogs. The flowers and trees
which 5sis own hand had planted and
trained, ,'rsesusrd ia infuss new life into
him, ands when he had enjoyed them for
a while, he asked TO be taken to his room
again. 50 they wheeled him for an hour
or so about the great hall and library, he
saying more than once, 81 have seen
much, but nothing like my ain house;
give me one turn more. He was very
i gentle, and hay down again a. soon sa
his watchers though, that he had need oi
rest.
Next morning, bsipE still better. the
exercise was renewed, and after it, he
sa, for . while in his gres, arm chair
looking from the window on. upon the
Tweed. He asked Mr.. Lockhart 10 read
10 him. prom what book, Sir Wsl,erF
|, stNeed YOU ask 7'' said the old man
} 'fthere 10 bu, one" Then he lis,enet
With gentle devotion 10 those sacrec
words chronicled by the Beloved Disci
, pie. lie; no, your hear, be troabled
ye believs in God, believe also in Ne. In
nv Fathers housc are many mansions
Igo to prepare q place for you." When
he had heard the whole chapter. he said
: "Weis, this 10 . grea. comfort; hav.
espo~sa you distinctly, and feel as If
wsrsfe, to be myself again"
III, reading to him some poems from hi'
old favori.s Crabbe, on the third day, i
vas psresiyed that he bad lost his mem
ofy, even Of verse. Poems that he had
known by heart. were now perfectly new
to him: and 50 on the following day
, Bot he remembered well all that wa
read 10 him from the Bible, as well Al
some litile hymns from DIR. Waits, whic.
his little grandson repeated. standing By
his knee. ln the afternoon, il was oI
Sunday, after Mr.. Lockhsrt had read III,
> evening prayer Of the Episcopal Church
he bade him add the Office for the vista
. lion Of the sick.
Monday found him very feeble. and b
,, remained in bed; but he revived o.
Tuesday, and was wheeled out into III
spnshins eoee nsose. There hs soos kl