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

Ell ior 10 II did not save We. Our laws are
equal aud humane. For stealing COW, one
may be hanged; bur there's no such Law
against stealing paper -lordn
THAT shows the good sense of our law.
gvers," repliC Will, with leer on his face.
The legislator las wisely weighed the mer.
ITS o. The wa craturS; vet. were il no for
your case, my Lord, could wish the law
reversed. wad be i1 nae hurry stealing ane
o. the cnmmers, At least for my ain use, and,
as for Peggy, She would rather see q COW al
tiilnockie ony day"
"Weel, Win" said his Lordship, 81 do
not ask thee 10 steal for me old Leddie Glib
son. dare not You understand me: but
am to save your life; and tell thee that,
u that big-wigtd parsonage be not, within
zen days, safely 0dged ia CRANES Tower,
ms lands OF CooaTston Will fad a new pro-
pretor, aud your benefactor will be made a
lordly beggar."
"FsaT not, my Lord, replied Will ssI'm
nae suaer out than she's IN She'll no say
word against Coberston for the next three
months, warrant 3. But, by my faith,
IT'S as touch a j5b As boiir ,ud Souls 10
the cauliron at the Skeifhif; and hae nae
black spae-bo0k Ike Thomas to help my
speti; yet, after a my Lord, what spell is
Ike the Wit o. man, when he bas courage to
act up tot -
The Warden acknowledged the truth of
Wili's heroic sentiment; and, having satis-
he'd himself that the bold rig.eI sould per
form his promise, Ne depar "a, and, IN two
days afterwards, tie prison er was liberated,
and on his way 70 his residence 9 the Hol-
lows. 1t was apparent from Wills part OF
the dialogue, that he had some knowledge Of
the object the Lord Warden had IN view, IN
carrying Oft Lord of Session from the md
die Of the capital; yet is is doubtful if he
troubled himself with more than the fact Of
It's being the wish Of his beneiactor that the
learned judge should BE- fur time confined
10 Gi@ne'S Tower; q q, conforming 10 q
private hint Of his Llrdship, before he de-
parted from the JUL, he kept up in his wife
Margarlt's mind the deiusion that il was tru-
lY ian auld lurdon" whom he was to steal
as condition for getting out Of prison. On
toe morning after his arrival at Glnockie,
VIII held 3 consultation with two tried
iTends, whose assistance he required in this
most extraordinary OF all the rieving expe-
dltlons he had ever We. oeeu engaged 10, aud
the result Of their long scdvrunt vas, that,
within two hours after, the three we're
mounted Oh as many prarcing Gsll1ways,
and with fourth Ted by bridie, and car
rying their provisions, a large cloak, and
some other articles. They took the least
frequented road 60 the metropolis Of Scot
lsnd. Having arrived there, they put up
their horses al a small hosiery in the Grass
market; ard, next day, VIII, leaving his
friends at the inn, repaired TO that seat Of
the law and learning Of Scotland, where the
shall aiieen" sat in grim array, munching,
with their t0Othess Jaws, the Thousand
scrsRApf Latin law maxms (borroEei from
the Roman and feuda ~ Systems, which then
ruled the principles Of Juaicial proceedings
n Scotland.
Planting himself in one of the htigants
beuches-a line CT seats in front Of the semi.
circle where the fifteen Lords sat-the
l. idesdae rieger took a careful survey Of all
the wonders of that old laboratory Of law.
The frst objects that attracted his attention
were, 4 course, the imposing semicmcular
line N judges, 4" fewer than ifteen-agmost
sufficient for small standing army tor pu-
ny Scotlsnd in those dal s-who, wigged aud
iobed, sat AMI nodded and grinncd, ana
muuched their chops in each others faces
with most extraordinary regularity Of
mummeIy, which yielded great amusement
70 the sta aiworIh riever Of the Borders. Their
appearance in the long gowns, with sic. ves
down 70 the hands, wigs whose lappets fell
on tneir breasts, displaying many line Of
cruched curl, and white cambrlc cravals
falling from below their saucy double-chins
90 their bosoms, suggested at once the ap-
pelatiOn Of lurdt rs, often applied to them In
those days, ana now vivid in the fancy Of
the staring Borderer, whose wild ana law
lees life was so strangely contrssted with
that OF the drowsy, eheminate- look ng indi-
vlduals who sat before him. lie understood
very ittle OF their movements, which had all
The regularity and ceremony Of rsree show.
One ndiyidual-the macer--cried out, At in
teTvals, with a cracked voice, some words he
could not understand bot the moment The
sound had rung through the raftered hall,
another species OF wigggd and robed indvid-
sls-advOcates-cRme forward, and spoke
a strange mixture Of English and Latin.
which Will could not follow; and, when they
had foished, the whole fifteen looked at each
other, and then began, one after another.
bat often two or thres at time, TO speak,
and nod, and shake their wigs, as If they had
been set ag0ing by some winding up process
% tie part Of The advocates. Not one word
Of All this dii VIII understand; and, indeed
be cared nothing for such mummery, but,
ever and anon, fixed his keen eye on the
face Of the middle senator, with express
sion that certainly never could have convey
ed the intelligence that that rougb, country
looking individual meditated such a thing
as an abduction Of the huge incorporation
Of law that sat there IN so much stato aud
solidty
Hal ha my old lass" said VIII to him
self, "ye little ken that the Lard O. Gil.
nockie, whom We tried TO deprive OF his
bIrthright, sits afore ye; and will a. me lear
meath thai big wig tell } e that that game
Laird o Gilnockie site here conuiving plan
to run ava wi yer Fssh, an IT'S a bauld
projee,; but the baulder the BONNER, as we
say 10 LlcGesdale. ! only wish | could TAX
her wig and gown wi her-for if the lurdon
were seen looking out o. GTmme's Tow
er, with that long isppet head-gear, there
would be nae need q watch or ward 70 kesp
her there"
viii had scarcely finished bis monologue,
when ne heard the uacer cry out, maxwell
against Lord Trsquair;' then came forward
tbe advocates, anu shook their wigs over the
bar, and at length ola Durie, the President
SAID, n words that die Lot escape Wills
vigilans ssr--
les case, neheve, involves the right to
the large barony Of Jooerston. Seven o.
my brethren, you are ware, have given their
\ opinions % favor Of the defendant, Lord
Iraqualr, and seven have declarsd ior the
\ pursuer, Maxwell NY castiug vote mus,
therefore cecide the case, and have been
I very anxiou.s TO briug my mind to q conclu-
SION on the subject with as little CELIA,
as possible; but there are di-1cultes
which have not yet been able 10 surmount :"
"AY, and there's new ane here, atlib'
aiore ye," muttered Will, "maybe the worst
" them a. y
IL still rec re some new lights" contin-
ued the jod6e. ~ have already. as the case
proceeded, partially announced an opinion
against Lyru Fraquair; bat | wish confirma-
uon before ] pronounce judgment that Is
TO have theSaF CT of turning one out Of pos
session Of q large baronv 4 am SORRY tins