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

perceived that his'daughter's face was trOub
leo. The manner OF both was changed. ID
was q shrewd man as well as stern man
and he also suspected the cause.
Philip" said he calmly, for twenty
years hae protected ye, an watched oweI
ye WI fathers care, ye hae brought Sor
row into the bosom y my family, an instllled
disobedisnce into the flesh o. my ain flesh
But though We hae clesved-as it maun hae
been inherent in your bluid Into the princi-
pies o. the sons o. this warld, yet, rs | ne'eI
found ye guilty O. a falsehood, an as | be-
lieve Ye incapable o. sne, tell me truly, Why
lsyour countenance an that o. Mary changed
and why are We bath troubled to look me
straight in the facet Answer ne -hae ye
taught her 10 forget that she 10 your sister p
Yes |" answered Philip; and can il
offend the man who saved me, who has
watched over me, and sheltered me from in-
tsncy ell now, that should wish to be his
son 10 more than In pams ?"
g IL does oGspd me, Philip" said the Cow
enanter even unto death 1t offends me
| hae consented that my dochter shall gle
her hand to . guild an q godly man, who
will look after her welfare bath here and
uCh 0ottCts AoV y ACuthS0 VI lSr-ouO ACtttCu
it, and she didns refuse but ye hae come
like the son O. darkness, an sawn Iares am-
ang the wheat"
Father" said Philip" If you will still
allow me to call you by that name-found-
ling though | am-unknown as | AMIN
what am ! worse than him to whom ou
would sacrifice your daughter happiness 2"
"Sacr6ce her happiness I" interrupted
the old man, hoo daur ye speak o. happl-
ness, wha kens nae meanin' for the word
but the vain pleasures O. this sinful warld !!
Think We that IS father, ans as ane that
has my offspring to answer for, that daur
sacrifice the eternal happiness o. my BARN,
for the qualification o. n temporary feelin'
which ye encourage the day and may ex-
tinguish the morni Ma, sir they whs wud
ken what true happiness lie, maun first learn
to cruelty human passions, Mary" added
lie sternly, turning to his daughter, repeat
the tifth commandment"
She had been weeping before, and she
now wept aloud.
"Rspeat it !" replied the father, yet more
sternly.
Honor thy father and thy mother" Ad-
ded she, sobbing as she spoke.
See, then, BARN." replied her father,
" that We remember that commandment on
yer heart, as weel % on yer tongue. Re-
member, too, that o. q the commands, that
it's the only ane to which promise 10 At
tached and, moo, mark what say, an, as
ye wadna disobey me, see, at yer peril, that
ye ne'er permit this young man to speak to
ye again. save only as brither."
"Slr," said Philip, We have grown up
Ia k.-,v kar 1~;fk ~ -.
and can ye wonder that our hearts have be-
they can tear assunder bec4use ye command
it'll Or, could look on the face of A an
gep-
Out on ye, blasphemsr J" interrupted the
Covenanter-" wad ye apply siccan epithets
to q bsirn O. mine Once for all, hear me,
Philip there are but twa ways OF, and ye
can tax yer choice. It's the first time Gae
spoken to you roughly, but it isna The FIRST
time my spirit has mourned over ye. ] hae
tried to lead ye in the right path; ye hae
had bath precept and example before ye !;
but the leaveu O. this warld-the leaven o
the prosecutors O the Kirk and the Cove
nant--was in yer very bluid an believe.
if opportunity had offered, ye wad hae drawn
the sword in the unholy cause. A. that
could say, an' a. that could do, religion has
ne'er had ony placc in yer heart but ye hae
Yearned aboot yer faithcr, and ye hse
mourned aboot yer mother-an' that was
natural aneugh-but oh ye hae also desired
TO cling to the cauld formaIity O. Episcopacy
AS they nae doot diam should We e'er
discover that Yer parents hae been Papists,
believe thar We wad become ane too! An
sften, when the conversation turned upon
the apostate Mons<ose, or the gallant Lesly,
hae seen ye manifest the spirit and the
very look O. a persscutor. We're l to gle
up my dochter to such . man, should be
worse than the heather wha sacrifice their
offspring to the abOmlnation O. idols. Moo,
Philip, as hae tauli ye, there are but twa
ways OFT Either this very hour gle me yer
solemn promise that ye will think O. Mary
as to be yer wife nae mar, or, wi the risn'
O. to-morrow's sun, leave this house for
ever -
"Sir," said Philip bitterly, 'your last
command can obey, though iE would be in
despair-your first cAnnot-I will motif
"You must-you shall, replied the Gov
enanter.
"Never." answered Pailip.
Then" replied the old man, leave the
roof that has sheltered ye frae yer cradle I"
81 wilIP' said Philip, and the tears ran
down his cheeks. He wslked towards Mary,
and, with fsltering voice, said-Farewell,
Mary Farewell ! l did not expect this
but do not forget me-do net give your hand
10 another, and we shall meet again r.
You shall not interrupted the inexor-
able old man.
Mary implored her father, for the sake,
nf hAF 6anaFfnd mi h.r ho haA
Philip ~ her own son, that he would not
drive him from the house, and Daniel, too,
entreated, but their supplications were vain
Farewell, then ~ said Philip; "and.
though depart 10 misery, let 1t not be with
thy curse, bu; let the blessing Of hun who
has been to me q father until now, 20 with
me-"
The blessin' O Heaven be VIZ ye and
around ys, Philip y groaned the Oovenanter,
struggling to conceal tear but, If ye will
follow the dictates o yer rebeliious heart
and leave US, TAX wiaye yer property"
MY property - replied Philip.
Yer property" returned the OLD man.
Twenty years has it lain in that drawer,
an during that time eyes hae X OF seen It. It
will assist We moo an when ye enter the
ward, may throw some light upon yer par
entage."
[ro BE coNrIEUED.]
The organized workingmen represented
In the Labor Congress will doubtless se-
cure large increase Of their strengn and
importance through the proceedings Of that
body last week. The preparations which
they made for better organic alton and more
vigorous action during the year will show
their results at the next meeting and in
the meantime, the discussion Of their pro-
jects will help them in giving practical
form to their plans. " By-and-by," says
the Pail Mall Gazette, in speaking Of labor
movements, " we shall probably fnd that