The workingman's advocate., 1869-05-22


70 get al inane curiosity gratitied by wha
had nothing curious in 1t, was placed in
convenient place to see the Sol0mons pas:
forth on their way 10 their respective dwell.
ings. They soon came; and Wits lynx ey,
caught, in moment, the face of the Presi
dent, whom, to his great satisfaction, he nov
found to be thin, spare, portable individu.
al, and very far from the unwieldy person
age which bis judges dress made him ap.
pear TO be when slttiug on the bench-a re
verslng OF the riever's thoughts, in reference
20 the spareness and fatness OF his object d
seizure, that brought twinkle to bis eve il
spite OF the serious task in which he was en-
gagged. Forth went the President with greai
! dignity, and Christies VIII behind him
dogglng him with the keen scent of a slenth
hound. To his house in the Canongate hs
slowly bent his steps, Illuminating as b,
went, IN all likelihood, ppon the d;eiculties
OF the Irsquair cas-, from which his ilow.
ers were 50 anxious 10 relieve him. al
saw him ascend the steps and enter, n1.s.
next object was to ascertain at what time ht
I took hrs wax, and 10 what quarter Of thu
suburbs he generally resorteti: but. on -,
point, be could not get much satisfaction
the good Judge being in his motions some
what irregular, though--as VIII learned
seldom day passed without bis having re.
course to the country in some direction OF
other. Will, therefore, Set watch upen ths
house. Another Of bis friends heId the nor
ses At the foot Of Leith Wynd, while he him.
II paced between the Gatchinan and III.
TOP oi the passage, SO that ne might
have both ends ot the line always ID his We
concerted whistle was 10. regulate their
movements
The FIRST day passed without l sinele
glimpse being had IF the grave senator, yao
was probably occupied in the co sultstion
Of legal authorities, little conscious OF the
care that was taken about his precious per-
son by 50 important an individual as the far.
famed Christie's vii Of I. Glnockie. On the
second cay, about three Of the afternoon. and
two hours after he had left the Parliament
House, whistle from WHIPS friend iBd,ca-
ted that the grave Judge was On the steps 81
MS chair WA Tecugulz d him "a an in
stsnt, aud, despatchlHg his Trend 10 him
held the horses AZ Tie foot of the Wvrd
With Instructions 10 keep behind nim M a
distance, he began 10 follow nus viciim .io,v.
~, and soon saw with delight thar ne ~
vending his senatorial steps down tow.r.,s
N-NNN--H N1NNhc@ibGo lANKt seer ed
drowned 70 stnuy bis eyes we're fixed on
the ground; his hands placed behind his
back; ana, ever and anon, he twiried a gold.
headed cane ttat hung suspended by : SIX
en- sUing from one OF ms tiugers. Wlll was
certa n that be Was mediIatlng the fa,l Of
COberstoa, and the ruin OF his beneiactor
Trsqualr AMI, as the thought rose m ms
mlud, the lire Of his eve burned brighter
and his resolution mounted higher and bir
sr, uli he could even have seized bis pr4v ~
Leilh lane, and carried hlm of ami1st ta,.
cries q the p0puiace. But his orr. rtupitv
was coming quicker than re snrpases ri.
enable him % get deeper and deeuer mia AZ.
brown study, Durie was clearly bent upon
avoiding The common road VI uere pasSer,S,, :
put " fight his ideas; aud, turning to the
right, went up narrow lane, and eenunu.d
" sannter on uA he came 10 thai r.see
commonly known hy the name OF IA, E,g-
gate v ans. In tnAt sequestered rlacr.
where scarcely an individual was seen tIy.y3sss
~ an hour, the devp thinklng u tie ca ltA
i've senator might Tenc1 Ihs-s -sasit s-f a Jaw
o. prescription, turn up the principle which
regulated tsizivs under tie secOnu part OF
the act OF ibl J. anu bury Traquam's night 10
COberston. No sound bat tue tiuster of a
0ird, OF The DCan ol the breaking waves o
the fnth OF Form, could there Interfere with
ms tram OF Thought Away be sauntered.
ever turning his gold-headed cane, and drI-
wing MS head farther AID farther into the
deep hole, wnere, like the ancient pbiIoso-
Pner, ne expected 10 find truth. Sometimes
be struck his foot against a stone. Ana start
ei and locked up, as II awakened from a
dream huE ne ks
to take tue PAINS 10 make a complete turn ot
us WISE neau' 10 see IL there anybody
behind him.
During all this time, a regular course of
signals vas 10 progress among Wll and his
friends, who were coming up behind him,
me horses beng kept Tar back, Ia case Tue
sound OF thuT hoois might reach the car Of
the day-dreamer. He haa now reached the
most retired ana lonely part Of The common,
where, at that time, there stood a small
c,ump OF trees at little distance fr,m me
whin road that gave the place Its Singular
name. HIS study still continued. for his
bead was still bent, ana he looked neither 10
the right nor 10 the left. la a single IN
stant, he was mufti III up in a large cloak, a
hood thrown over his lace, and his hands
nrmly bound by cord. Tue operation was
that oi moment-tinIshed before The pris-
oner's astOnishmsnt had left him lover 10
open his mouth. A whistle brought IN tie
horses he was placed on one OF them WIN
the same Tapidlty; a cord was passed r.und
his IONS and bound to the saddle; and, Ia a
few minutes, the party was ia rapid motion
to get TO the back part of the city.
Durlng this extraordinary operation, not
single word passed between the three re
ytTs, 70 whom the proceeding was, ID great
degree, perfectly iamilIar. through tie
folds OF the hood OF The cloak IL winch the
Presidents head was mucn NOR snnyi,
logged tnan II ever was In the s.natoflxI
wig, ne contrIvea 10 send forth soaIe muf
hsa sounds, inascatng-not unnaturally-a
wish to know what WAS tue meaning nnd OH
Jeet oi 81 exuaOrdInaTy q maj puyre Al
that time, De IL UNDERSTOOD, the belief l ia.
power OF witches was general, ana Durts
himself nad osen accessory 20 the condemn.
alton oi many wise woman VINO was com
nItted to the nanes; but, though he Ia J. t.
great extent, -maGcipaIeJ It's strong nlno
fivm the thfaiucm vi the preYaiilAg Dr, RI.
dlce, the mode Ia when be was now :. s.a
-lD broad day, 10 lite miasl ot a legal s,ndy
without seeing a single ndIyidual Ip,s "A. ..j
being covered trst), AID wGtuont hsar,ns
the sound oi mans Soice-wou.d have be ca
sufficient TO orIug nIn back 10 the g-per,
Deiief, aud fvlce the couylctn,n that n 90.
now 10 Tue bands u The agents u The Dsyu
A. =, lnd~ed, Tact (aiIeTAar..s ascx rLat,.ed
tnat me learned Jads.1 dId actually eonce ",
that he WAS 40" Ia tue pSx-r "a those d,
nad netPrd 10 peTs-cuIe; and BIS fears
/ bringing up before uItu st,.. huv,..av ,.r
barrels, the paid prIckers, the rOurihl
crowos, aud the expiring vIctlm C mDlets.
the oeiuslon, and bound up Ills eDrrxlss
uil be was spe.cnless AMI mvtiOnless. Th.r,
was, therefore, NJ Cause Of appreh-nslo.
from Tie lerrvT-suuck prisoner himself
and, as the party secured aIsng, Ihey toll,
every inqu'ring passenger on the way--fy
they weis 20 Igrdr IN some places, 10 ak IN
road--tuat they we're carrying as aulu l,ir
don to Dumfrics, to be burnt IUr exerc,s,u,
the power oil her art on The innocent inhAs
Itants vi that district. IL was, therefore. n,
I -. r. f.