, 1860-07-07

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AAF E's FACTU h Es'
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The Heir OF Linn. ~;
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There is as beautiful Scotch ballad by
this tite, as ever ea1v IN ny lltc; it made 4
very strong impression upon mo; bus, as The
ballad is not - DC toano, WILL enueavor TO
tell the story IN p'h'n prose,
The Laird o. Linn, IN galway, Was one OF
| the richest lanaea P,oPnetors IN scotland
Besides the lanos ana dwellings,, ne haa HOOKS
and herds, and goo9 STOCK OF gold-t More
over, he was man o. 1fuSaa nnd pa1slmonl-
GUS disponnop, 90 t7ae the men Of. galway
avoided MS company 1aha tne "nolo town
cried shame on LUG. NeTeI1helesa' MS riches J..
grew and increased 70 mighty sum- and there
WIS no telling whas neaps oi treasure he had
snngly concealed: .-.....:;;.
! The Laird o. LINN d'o not marry till late IN
lie, and his wl'c uied "ltmn>a year ater his
marriage. She LETT h,m' ono cmld, a son, Who
| was the JOY ano plegu, o. hls existence.
Though naturally ot nonle ana generous tenn
per, h. was wid, reckless and e1travagant
Seeing md heanng ms fathes rsd clled every
day tor m9 misery Temper ana nao1ts, ne re,
solved 2. al even evea's no1 10 a % IKE mn, ana
low, dissolute companions, in riotous living
SO true it Is 1nas one e9tfene o!en produces
anoulcr- II was N van tnat ms 1alhet fe.
monstratca WIN MN ne oniy gre" worse as
lie gre" oloef.
At Mst' ,ne Aa,ro Oh L'nn ny On a's uealh-
bed. He mad outnTea all LIS near relations;
and be had no -raends, so tllat ie was oongea
TO leaTe AL MS substance 70 us son. ano, oe.
sidc' next 10 MS golo' ne ioseo a,s. p,oaisal
heir: ffcVlons to ms death, he ca'leo thehe1S
OF LINN 70 MS peos'oei anu :, LINUS space
| Ay sou, "nen ny npo @le eoo - 1aatn,
| ana NJ no1eue suens IL 1.e GRAVE, Ano~ ~,
~" - W. pe "so4 yoa: oa w.. sPsno .1, ~ a..
tu9 soos.auso ~ ~! 5s1s.: 1uG nS a.. sno
Eolu ~. 1osetue'; ~ 11as l,4.loa ~ $500
a NeteI'nG1Ss, ~ -. ~ NJ " i'spa ~, soa
" H'a = oessa. 80 e e.? a, !; ~ ~
on'y oylng eon1nanu' anu you a'ste' NJ, u,
may atleI oy!os csa Saee ~ ~. aa.e
upPel eti'1nosi - nts I1ua9 ~ ~
~ now ioeheo " nna nase 'nsu"n - 10 A.3
my luz ses. "heu y9u nass .oe' Ho1H sy4a ,',a
anu ianos, "nen 5on aa!e nos t''enu Hue
VIII 1eno yoa oauoee, anu "neo ~" ale
actually suffering ios c1ust 70 aPpease you.
hungef' ofeak me ooor opeo, ana you VIII nna
cefl"n IeAe1; ou1' h.yoo open ue aool oe-
1,se tnat u1np, say asoo' may u t'aner seu3s7
cn1E 70 yuu 3sasa a,orag .bo o,a ~, md
| :: WIN taesa Fo1os, LUG o1o maa 1eu BACK aEo
EXPIRED. - -, ~ -.
1ne neiE :" 4.un ~ uot gste'e io1e lot h1s
paISnt me soca ala t,e" ~ nP9n Sas, nas hoaso
70 I'LL coners: LIS "1esss ieA peneath luz
a1e. LIS chlmneSs were always smoking;
| nuooIeu m=n ta1 .oalaY a. MS ooalo, ano 10
oeugnt HORSES ana nounoa' ana !ent money
"lloou' eoununs ~, 70 Ms 1sSoute eot3-
I il 1HE1GH G0,
as ne coulo' notg nc o. LIS suostanoe III
htlt gaVe up the guidance oi them 70 ba1-
ILL., or steward, named John Of Scales, who
was knave, and a notorious usurer. John
cheated his master in variety Of ways, and
put more than half his rent in bis own packet.
At last, what tho helr"of L'nn's, father had
foreseen came to pass. His money vas all
gone, and he had no means OF keeping up his
excesses, except By selling bis lands; but no
one WIS rich enough to buy them, except John
Of Scales, and every one knew how he came
by bis money. The'young Laird was d'spe-
rately IN want ofcasa to pay his gaming debts
and was, moreover heated with wine, when
The unjust steward o1ered to buy Ills estate.
1t was hard case, but, alter much discussion,
he agreed upon tile bargain.
"Girc me Jour gold, good John ofScalcs, and
my lands shall be yours forever" said the heir
Of Linn.
i Then John counted down:the good, clean
gold, and hard bargain bis master bad Of it.
For every pound TINT John agreed, the land was
worth three. ::
The last money went like the first, and the
heir Of Linn was beggar. He first went to
the house that had once. been lis own, but
now belonged to John OF Scales, to seek some
relief. he looked into the window Of tho
great bauquetiDg hull, hut there was DO FEAST
ing go ing On IN it. The fire was cut, and the
a'naer table taken away, and n1l was desoiatc
and dismal Here's soIy Cheer says the
heir Of Linn. !.
John would not give him penny, but told
il'm to 60 to the friends be had spent 80 much
money upon fool'shly. 10 did 80, but it did
no gooo' ssme pretended not 10 Know INN,
ana no % one wo9!d lend htm . iarthmg' or
even o1lct hlm a dinner 20 he wandered about
fo'oFn and hungry for two days.; for work he
coulo nor, anu 10 beg 10 was ashamed. AT
last' IN nus extreme misery ne bethoaght him.
sen Q! us 1nthers DYING words: W have
no' sola nv mouse m hpptetl7ngan yet' sa'a
he: ios no one "oula Guy II; VII 60 anu anu
oleaH open INC upper cnaaaoer. ny ia'heF
sa'o "ouiu nao Te',e' tneIe, ano peshaIs ne ne
44eouI neasu5e: - - snou" Prove 3D. VIII
ocn WISER nan .Ian' "as' ara nos waste IL
ta'so " 10 l.. -. , 40 ~ lno
nouse tnen 1g Wene' ana. eroke the cnampeF
ooor oIen. neiooha leliei' indeed + :.
tocle was no!alpgs II Tue. foom, except .
MIsu stool' anu u'lect'y o7er it a naltar Gang
lns aou u nooA Ill t1e celllng. uo looked
up a,'u 1e1a lnese WORDS:
graceess WretcifG T. and Eonton fool
iou are 1u1nea forever. Ih1s IS the ONLY rc-
l'e4 1of ihose wno hage wasted ther t patr!mony,
az you nave aone' behold then-put the bal
ler afouao your nt9S, ana Jump irom tue
se'o'' ano save your hm'ly ifon tie dlsgrace
o' oe2sats
y eace1en' e9unso7; fa,a me her Q:
4u4; ana as must eltt'of 4iang Or ssarse, l
1unk take my lsther,s adylce ana hang
:" Is tuo suoEsest oeatn o'Ntne t"o. :,
.s mounted, fastened the halter around
n'S uaeA' aao knk1a Inc ssooelrom nnoer.
i....us tee nenel Llon was noa 70 a9 So line
* .t;,i I h;s "ca 1na; tte @ nook Ease
WY Will DIS >"e,eht, and he leat on.the 1oor
WIN shower of gold coin rattling about bis
ears l VIII not say that ho felt 10 pain il
LUG 9ec& the next dayf but at that moment he
c:9'alnly telt none; Jo9y rushed into his boar1
ME torrent at seeing himself rescued from
i. oesta ana .oeggary. The space between the
ceiling and the roof contained an enormous
treasury. On the upper side Of the board
from which be thought to suspend himself
was fastened letter addressed to lnm. HI
hesniy tore isopea and read as follows:
"hy dearsoh, know your character, and