The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-11-17
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MY .LANDLADY'S STORY
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.srhs hour o nights black arch the key-stane.
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'4s Mrs. Grow, in her work entitled the
might side Of Nature" makes allpsion to
the facts upon which the following little
story is founded; but, strange, she, does
not give the, details. 1t was case strk-
sfngly 10 point to her. Was it, to horri-
sble to put in her book, or was she RESI-
: trained by the same delicacy THAT made
every mnrvel-monger speak Of it in whis-
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'a It was told to me in Edinburg, by my
isndlaay. Mrs. ----. She was from Mon.
trose, aud stoke in a well-mnrked Gaelic
idiom, that greatly enchanced her descrip-
!, tive pow,rs.o 1t isa remarkable fact. that
no language;s is so well adapted 10 he thrill
ting, the pathetic and the humorous, as
the dialect Of the Scottish Highlander. -
Assir Walter Scott owes much of his success
tezit, and the lyrics Of Burns would be
comparatively i1sipid without it. d Il re-
member once hearing Mrs. S-A-jest with
her,husband about some nonsense her per-
pctrated in his courtship. She Awas 80
much amused at it, that she fell sack in
her chair and exclaimed: i Gamma think
ao'it; but it almost splut me seeds lach-
Ipins,' The same expression in plain Eng
lish, L cannot think OF it, but it, almost
5 makeshe split my sides laughing is
utterly tame BY the side Of the other
Mrs. Is, moreover, had e. 'fhanne:
which made her vividly impressive N
It was in the evening twilight, and we
we're watching, from the parlo; window,
thsaInchksith light in the Firth Of Forth,
throwing out it's flashes of warning to the
manner. forget what drew from Mrs,
J S-a-sithe awful recital, the interest Of
which have feebly attempted to naintaiu
---by drawing upon my, fancy for some
slight amplifcation-but she began, in
Substance, as follows, occasionally tapping
me upon the shoulder and reducing her
voice to kissing whisper: -. r.;
II is scarcely year ago, since Q young
man died in the town of Hadding.on.
: = His conduct had been so outrageously dis,
soldte that everybody repnlsed him with
abhorrence. Finally he sinks down in o
half-starved condition at the door of his
uncle, an old blacksmith of Haddington
and was kindly taken in and cared for
Everything was done for him that even af
lection could suggest; but he grew, worse
ard worse, until he went into o ,delirium
and uttered things Of such frightful i'm;
port that few persons could remain neal
him, There were certain expressions which
excited more astonishement thar, others =
Indeed, they drew, tears from those wht
beard them, as well on account of the ear
tSstness with which they. were uttered, q
the distracted gesticulations accompanying
them. he seemed to stare at some distan
81 OBJECT distant as fixed star; and will
bis odtstretched hands thrust forward as i
na ID resist the rapid approaching Of some
~ thing, he shouted in q voice buhbling u
fhtough his death-rattle- ;
ba,.d Back backl-7aya's : vi, ys! 1t is ma
sac written; i am not to be bruised N
no, mol 1t is written that the seed of tn
.nW0Msa Shallfbfuise Aawa' wi sye-mercy
} soh, mercy, mercy, mcrcyl' These raving
rnsat lass ended in death. u ~ t1ucJ u
rudy IL isithe custom in. Scotland to set a
bn 4hD6 nights with the dead ,id The corps
uosuf &udrsw Allen, (for that was the youn
81 inaaasn name,D was placed upstairs In
iw bAck,roomsi Itrestedl upon'a rude table
doSAnsistihg Of four small cenches supportibl
szltHo boards 1T was wrapped in shee,
sspudp t6eshalf crownp pieces were placed up
/, on the eyes % KEEP them shut, The black
{ smiths house was built upon a very sim