The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-09-25

nine letter Co his sovereign, when he wa
startled by the sound of cannons and Q
npsketry. He rushed to the street. Th
Inhabitants were hurrying from their house
many OF bis cavalry were mingling hall
dressed, with the crowd. "To horse I tt
horse ; shouted Nontrose. HIS comman,
was promptly obeyed; and, In few minute
At the head OF his cavalry, he rushed dow
the street leading to the river toward Philip
haugh. The mis-: was breaking away, ant
ne beheld bis army fleeing in every direction
The Covenanters had burst upon them as
thunderbold. A thousand OF his best troop.
lay dead upon tthe field He enceavoureC
to rally them, but in vain; and cutting hi,
way through the Covenanters. he fed at hi,
utmost speed, and halted MOI until he had
arrived within short distance OF where the
delightful watering town Of Innerleithsn nov
stands, when he sought o temporary restinG
place in the house ot Lord Tra9uam
John Brydone, having been furnished with
q sword, had not been idle during the en-.
gagement but, as he bad fought upon foot
and the greater part Of Lesly's army were
cavalry, he had not joined in the pursuit
and wnen the battle Was over be conceived
It 70 be 40 much his duty to act the part Of
NAAS OotnaAN1uS 40 ~ NAL Oceu " RGEAUILU
that Of soldier. He was busted, therefore,
on the field 10 administering, as he could,
to the wounded; and whether they were
Cavalier or Covenanter, it was all one to
John for he was not one who would tram
pie on fallen foe, and 10 their hour Of need
be considered all men as brothers. He was
passing within about twenty yards OF tent
upon the Hsugh, which had 4 superior ap-
peIrsnce to the others-it was larger, and
the cloth which covered it was Of q finer
quality when his attention was arrested by
q sound unlike all that belonged to battle
feld-the wailing aud the cries of an infantl
He looked around, and near him lay the
dead body Of lady, and on her breast. locked
in her cold arms, a child Of q few months
ol was struggling. He ran towards them
he perceived that the lady was dead-he
took the chIld in his arms-he held it to his
bosom-he kissed it's cheek" Puir thing
-puir thing - said John g the innocent
hae been lett to perish among the unright-
eous." He was bearing away tie child,
patting its cheek, and carressing it as he
went, and forgetting the soldier In the nurse,
when be said unto hImself-" Puir innocent
an belize yer wrang- beaded father in fee
ing for his life, and thinking aboot ye an
yer mother as he fees ! Weel, ye may be
claimed some day, an maun do a. in my
power 70 gie an account o. ye." So John
turned back towards the lifeless body of the
child's mother and he perceived that she
wore . costly ring upon her finger, and
bracelets on her arms she also held a small
parcel, resembling . book, in her hands, as
though she had fed with it, without being
able TO conceal it, and almost at the door Of
the tent she had fallen with her child in her
arms he took also the packet from her
hands, and in it be found o:her jewels, and
purse of gold pieces. "These may fnd
thee father, Puir thing," said he; :" or, if
they do not, they may befriend thee wher
John Brydone cannot"
He carried home the child to his own
house, his wife having At lthAt time an
infant at her breast, she took the fondliDg
from her husbands arms, and became unto
it as . mother, nursing it with her own
child. But John told not his wife of the
purse, nor the ring, nor the rich jewels.
The child had been in their keeping for
several weeks, but no one appeared to claim
him. "The BARN may hae been baptized" :"
said John, but it wud be after the fashion
o the sons o. Belial but he is brand
plucked from the burning-he is my BARN
moo, and / shall be unto him as father
III tax upon me the vows-and, as though
be were flesh o. my ain Fish, will fulfil
them" So the child was baptized. In con-
sequence Of his having been found on Phil
iphaugh, and Of the victory there gained, be
was called Philip; and as John had adopted
him as his son, he bore also the name of
Brydone. 1t is unnecessary for US to follow
the founding ahrough the years Of boyhood.
John had two Children son named Daniel,
aud Mary, who was nursed at her mothers
breast With the orphan, Philip. As the boy
grew up he called his protectors by the
name of father and mother; but he knew
they were not such, for John had shown
him the spot upon the Haugh where he
found him wailing on the bosom Of his dead
mother. frequently, too, when he quar-
relied With bis plsyfellows, they would call
him the Philphaugh foundling," and the
Cavaliers brat :" and on such occasions
Mary was wont to take his part, and, weep
ing, say she was her brother" As be
grew up, however, it gIieved bis protector to
observe that be manifested but little OF the
piety, and less Of the .sedateness of bis own
children. "What is born i the bane, isna
easily reote1 oot o the hesh," said John /;
and IN secret he prayed and wept that his
adopted son might be brought to knowledge
of the truth. The days Of the Common
wealth had come, and John and his son
Daniel rejoiced In the triumphs of the Parl-
amentary armies, and the success Of its
fleets but, while they spoke, Philip would
mutter between his teeth" It is the tri-
umph of murderers Z" he believed that
bat for the ascendancy Of the Common wealth
he might have obtained some tidIngs Of his
family; and this led him to hate cause
which the activity Of bis spirit might have
have tempted him to embrace.
Mary Brydone bad always been dear to
him and, as be grew towards manhood, he
gazsd on her beautiful features with delight;
but it was not the calm delight Of brother
contemplating the fair face of Q sister for
Philips heart glowed as he gazed, and the
blush gathered on his check. One summer
evening they we're returning from the fields
together, the sun was sinking 10 the west,
the Ettrick murmured along by Their side,
aud the voice of the wood-dove was heard
from the copse-wood which covered the hills
"Wby are you SO sad, brother Philip %
said Mary would you hide anything from
your own sister ~.
"DO not call me brother, Mary said he,
earnestly" do not call me brother ~
Who would call you brother, Philip, if |
did not Z" returned she affectionately.
Let Daniel call me brother" said be,
eagerly 4" but not yon-not you" !"
She burst into tears "When did offend
you, Philip" she added, THAT may not
call you brother -
"Never, Mary never !" he exclaimed ;
"call me Phllp-your Philip !-auyth thing
but brother ~ tie took her hand within
his-be pressed il to his bosom. "Mary, !"
be added, =" Il have neither father, mother,
brother, nor Kindred arm alone in the
world-let there be something that / can
call nline-something that will love me in
return Do you understand me. Mary ?"
"Yol are cruel, Philip" said she sobbing
a. she spoke you know that | love you
| L. L.