The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-20

at SolterlnO and Cavriana, which imperiously COM
PEELED retreat on the right of the Austrian army
as well. Two Piedmontese generals are wounded
and almost every colonel of the regiments engaged
During the fight message came from the other
wing 20 send a division toward Soferino, to act on
that side.
More tomorrow.
INVESTIGATIONS.
Nearly forty years ago, great merriment was ex-
cited in Ednburghby certain presentations perform
ed in the highest Wing circles by young lady, to
the perfect deception of all who were not in her Sc
cret. In concert with or two persons, she
would leave drawing room, and return as a stran.
ger lately arrived, having meanwhile assumed the
dress of an old ady, and then she would act and
converse for hours in her assumed character with
out being recognized by single person not previ-
ously aware of the scheme, What added to the nj
quancy OF the performance, her old adv was what
is called ''character'-tull of whimsical ideas and
oddities, and proiessedly maintaining the language
and press of a former generation Of course, such
deceptiOns could not be long kept up in so limited
ed upon persons who well knew both her and her
tricks-even upon individuals who had expressed
wish to see her in some of her characteristic cev-
crest people being always the most easily imposed
upon, and children and dogs the only detectives
Miss Stirling Graham-for such is the lady's
name-has at length been induced by her friends to
print for private circulation small volume CON
tanning selection of her most distinguished ''myst
lCdtlOHSJ duu copy HdNlnS COule INTO our posses
sion, We feel called upon by principle of beneVo-
lence towards the public, to break through the re-
straint which the modesty of the author has mpOs
ed, and give at least, one example of her persona
tions. 1t shall be one in which the victim was no
less eminent person than Francis Jeffrey the edi
tor of the Edinburgh Repielc.
cat the theatre one Saturday evening, in the
year 1921, Slr. Jefrey-afterwards L0 JefIrey-re-
quested me to let him my old lady, and on CON
dition that we should have some one to take i'm 7
DrOmiap1 n intrpdupp har m hin, A.
cordingy, on the Monday, having ascertaned that
he was to dine at home, | set out from Lord Gil
LESS in a coach, accompanied by Miss Helen Carne-
gy OF Craig0, as my daughter, and we stopped at
Mr.. Jetfreys door in George street between five and
six o'clock. 1t a winter evening; and on the
question, lis Mr.. Jeffrey at homer being answered
in the affirmative, the two ladies stepped out, and
were ushcred into the little parlOr, where he recev
ed his visitors.
"There was blazing fire and wax lights on the
table. He had laid down his book, and seemed to
be in the act of joining the ladies in the drawing
room before dipncr.
'The Lady Pitlyal was announced, and he step
ped forward a few PAGES to receive her.
''She was sedate-looking little woman, of an in
quisitive law-oving c0untenance; mouth in which
not a vestige OF tooth was to be seen, and pair
OF od-faShioned spectacles her nose that rather
Obscured pair of eyes that had not altogether lost
their ustre, and that gave to the voice as much of
the nasal sound indicated the age of its possessor
to be some years between her grand clmacteric and
fOurscore. She was dressed in an Irish pOpln of
silver gray, a white Cashmere shawl, mob cap
with band of thin muslin that fastened it below
the chin, and small black silk bonnet that shaded
her eyes from any glare of light.
''Her right hand was supported by an antique
goldheaded cane, and she leant with the other on
the OF her daughter.
''Miss 0gilvy might be somewhere on the wrong
side of twenty; how many months years, is of no
particular Importance. Her figure of the middle
size, was robed in dress of pale blue, and short
enough in the skirt to display very handsome
pair of feet and ankles. On her head she wore a
white capote: and behind a transparent curtain of
pure white blond, glanced two ewes of darkest ha-
eel, while rnglets of bright auburn harmonized
with the bloom OF the rose that glOwed upon her
cheeks. Her appearance was recherche and would
have been perfectly iadylke but for an attempt at
style-a mistake which young ladies from the coun-
try very apt to fall into their first arrival in
the metropolis. Mr.. Jeffrey bowed and handed the
old lady to a comfortable chase tongue on one side of
the fire. and sat himself down opposite to her on the
other. But in his desire to accommodate the old
lady and in his anxiety to be informed of the pur
port of the visit, he forgot what was due to the
young one and the heiress of the ancient house
of Pitlyal was left standing in the middle Of the
floor.
''She helped herself to a chair however, and sat
down beside her mother, She had been educated
in somewhat of the severity of the old school; and
during the whole OF the consultation, she neither
spoke nor moved single muscle of her cOunte-
nance.
'Wel,' said Mr.. Jeffrey, as he looked at the old
lady, in expectation that she would open the sub
j.ct that had procured him the honor of the
visit.
'Weel,' replied her ladyship, Il am come to tax
word O the law frae you.
My husband, the late Ogivy ofPitlyal, among
other property which he left to me, was a house
and yard at the townend of Kirremuir; also
kiln and malt barn.
@ The kiln and the barn were rented by a man
they cad John Playfair, and John Plavfair subset
them to anither man they cad Willy Cruikshank,
and Willy Cruikshank purchased a cargo of damag-
ed lint-and We widna hinder Willy to dry the lint
upon the kiln-and the lint took low and kindled
the cnpples, and the states flew aft, and a. the floor
ing was burnt to the ground, and naething left
standin' but the bare was.
"'NOw, it was insured, and | want to ken
wha's to pay the damage for John Playfair says
he has naehing ado l0i 1t; and Willy Cruikshank
says he has naething to do 1t 'ri'; and | am de-
termined no 70 take it off their hand the way it
is.
"'Has it been in any of the courts?'
"'0u av it has been in the Shrra Court of For
far; and Shirra Duff was guild man, and he kent
me, and would ha gien't in my favor, but that cat-
tering creature Jamie L'Amy cam in, and he gave
it against me-
'"I have no doubt Mr.. L'Amy would give a very
fair decision
''It was ma Il fair decision when he gaze it
against me-
'''That is what many p@pe think in your cir
cumstances.'
"'The minister of Blairgowrie is but fule
body. and advised me no to gae to the law
'''l think he gave you a very sensible advice.
''It was onything but that; and mind, if ye din
ma giet in my favor, I'll no be sair pleased
"Mr. Jeffrey smiled, and said he would not
promise to do that, and then inquired if she had
any papers. -, ,,r
come back at any hour you please to appoint, and
bring them wi me-
'''It will not be necessary for YOU to return yOuI-
self-you can send them to me- "
"'And wha would you recommend to me for an
agent in the business?
"'That cannot tell; it is not my province to
recommend an agent.
Then how will Robert Smith Of Balharry
doY
"'Very well-very good indeed and you
may bid him send me the papers
"Meantime her ladyship drew from her pocket
a large old-fashioned leather pocket-book with sill
yer clasps out of which she presented him letter
directed to himself. He did not look into it, but
threw it carelessy on the table. She now offered
him pinch Of snuff from massive gold box, and
then selected another folded paper from her pocket
book which she presented to him, saying: Here is
a prophecy that would like you to look at and ex-
plain to me-.
''He begged to be excused saving: Il believe your
ladyship will find me skilled in the lao than
in the prophets.
"She entreated him to look at it: and on CLAN
cling his eye over it, he remarked That from the
ancient prophecy.
MAY be- replied her dyship; 'but it has been
long in our family. | copied these lines out of a
muckle book, entitled the PrOphecic Of PWyd,
just before I came to you in order to have your
opinion some of the obscure passages of it. And
you will do me great favor if you will read it
out loud, and will tell you what think of it as
you go on
"Here then, with smile at the Odditv of the
request, and mixture of impatience in his manner,
he read the following lines while she interrupted
him occasionally to remark upon their meaning:
EXTRACT FROM THE PRoPHECIE OF PITLYAL
When the and the head shall disgrace ami her.
And the bishops the bench shall gae Wrang the either
When Tory Whig
Fills thejudge's wig
When the Lint O. the Min
Shall reek on the kiln;
Ger the light of the North,
When the Glamour breaks forth,
As its wildfre red
When the daylight is spread;
When woman shrinks not from the ordeal of tryal,
There is triumph and fame to the house of Pitlyal
THE light of the North Mr.. Jefrey-the Glamour
was herself but must give the Lady Pitlyas own
interpretation she appeared unconscious of the true
meaning
"'We hae seen the crown and the head she
said, disgrace apither no very lang syne, and
We may Judge whether the bishops gaed right or
wrang on that occasion and the Tory and Wing
may no be very ancient, and yet never be the less
true. Then there is the Lint o the Min-we have
of the North" can mean, and the Glamour, | Gamma
max out. The twa hindmost lines seem to me to
point Queen Caroline; and if it had pleased God
to spare my son, might have guessed he would
have made figure on her trial, and have brought
GGtriunnnh nd fame tn tho hOusa nf al