Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18
Aneodotes of Walter soott.

interesting Life of Sir Walter:
ScoTT's FIRST LovE.-it was n Sunday in
Greyfriar Churchyard, and the congregation
were just coming out when the rain began to
fall, when to the owner of n pratty face, not
now probably seen for the first lime, Walter
offered his escort and umbrella Both were ac-
cepted, and the walk, notwithstanding the rain,
proved SO pleasant that they triei it the next
Sunday without an umbrella, anl by-and by it
became custom. Then the motitrs discovered
that they had been companiens u youth and
Scott soon arrived at what ne G. III The g proud
moment when Q pretty youna Imam could
think it worth her willie to SIT na talk with
him, hour after hour, in corn3 of the ball
room while all the world were caplring in their
view"
Suddenly the attention Of the Worthy writer
to the signct was attracted he rubbed his eyes
and looking sharply discovered that his son
was in love. AS the young LADY was much
richer than Walter, he judged itlhonorabe to
apprize her father of what was ging on but
the latter took the matter cooly ,apd the young
folks were left to take care Of themselves Thus
the pretty parishoner of Greylrars was not
crossed in love, the course of which ran smooth
ly on, and ended in marriagc-Hlt not with
Walter Scott. A worthy man GOT her, but not
the squire of the rainy Sunday.
One good effect Of this loss--)ne which often
renders young men careless and reekless-upon
Scott, was to send him sedulously to his legal
studies, where the pain faded though the mcm-
ory always fingered; and it is said that We owe
to this not only the tenderest passages of Red
gauntlet but those Of " RokebJ and the
g Lay of the Last Minstrel
+ The Poor STUDENT While attending Dugald
Stewarts lectures on moral philosophy, Scott
sd, often beside person considerably than
himself-o of very humble rank apparently,
but of great diligence in his studiec Scott
paid him some attention, and they contracted
quite an intimacy, and used to tak9 walks to-
gether but The young man never ipoke of his
parentage or residence. One day Scott stopped
to relieve d'uegooa, or licensed baggar. who
stood, hat in hand, silently leaning On his staff
This happened three or lonr times and, Scott
was beginning to get acquainted With the old
man, when, one day, he met him ia company
with his lellow-sudont, who showed some con-
fusion, =" Do you know anything to the old
man liscredt'" " asked Walter. Oh, no
sir; God forbid " cried the poor f,llow, burst
ing into tears :" but am poor wretch to be
ashamed to speak to him LIS my own
! father! lie has enough lali 81 aSs'ya bifn in
) his old age hut he stands there, bleaching his
head in the wind, that he may g9t the means OF
paying for my education -
Some time after this the youth disappeared
from class, and one day Scott met the old blue
: gown. who desired to speak to him - find
sir" he said, = that you have been very kind tc
my Willie. lie had often spoken of it before
saw you together. viii you pardon such o
liberty, and give me the honor and pleasure o
S seeing you under my poor roof! 10 morrow il
Saturday; will you come at two o'clock : vii
lie has not been very well, and i will do bin
mcike good to see your face, Scott accepted
T. the invitation, and the appointed hour fount
n him at cottage near St. Leonar1 8. Willie
h pale and emaciated was sitting u the door, bu
e rose and introduced his friend into neat room
e where the old man was giving last turn to
a leg of mutton roasting before toe fire. The.
: diucd together, and mutton, potatoes, and wins
II kew were all excellent the old man who had bec
e soldier, cnliytning the meal With many sto
5, ries, and frequently using an expression whlc
Scott afterwards put into the mouth OF Domi
c ME SIMPSONS mother; - Please God ma
e yet live to see my BARN was hislhead in pul
Ut pit
S When Walter told this at night to his moth
IN er, the. good lady said, Say npthing about
s. to your father if it had been a Shoulder h
u might have thought lcss, but he will say tha
h the leg eff mutton was sin ! "
y The upshot of the matter was, that the youn
I'D man got, through Mrs Scotts interest, the plac
On of tutor in family. Scott then lost sight
" him, but often hoped that he pd at last bee
able to wag his head " where the Old blu'
y gown desired to see him
Scorr AND JEFFREY In l7Si, Scott was at
i" mtted into the Speculative Scieig-a sort
''s mental gymnasium for the eiercse Of barri
ou ters with leisure, and studentf at the end
70 their course The same year e was elected
-" fbrarian, and the next secretary and treasure
ny Lord Jeffrey remembers, 90 his. admission, Il
odd appearance Of the secretary who sat at h
'e' table in vast wolen nightcap, and apologize
an to the president for being obliged, by toothach
III to wear such portentous machine Th
'n- night he read an essay on ballads, which SO a
"e tonished J,ffrey as to induce ann to ask for {
nd introduction. Next evening be called on Scot
ere and was shown into his den, where he sa
VI more books than shelves "a cabinet of o
lee cons--a Claymore and Lochaber axe guardir
Ems a portrait of the Prince, and below it Broug
to TONS Saucer. Thus commenced the ntima
Oh of Scott and Jeffrey.
Broughons saucer "hath tale" MI
Scott's curiosity was strongly excited before a
mes tumn, by the visits Of q person who came eve
,ar night in chair, entered the house closely m,
re- fed up, was shown to her husbands privs
ey- room. and remained there long alter the usr
iuu bed time. Mr.. Scott answered her inquir
18th with vagueness which only whetted her cur
INTO ity. and one night, when she could endure
shy no longer, she entered the room suddenly, CT
sir. ryinq salver with tea upon it, and sayi
" she thought that the gentlemen had been s
ting SO long, that they would IKE a cup of tea
TO- The stranper-a rchly-dressed, distinguish'