New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-05
Il TYPICAL SCOTCH LAIRD.
From RidcktrOOd.

IInrErOFV.
Ralnamoon is dmly associated with boot hose.
coat fiapIad and square-p0ckcted, an, cooked hat
p'rched on the top of a leriwig Ills house st"n
among Enclosures OF black hrwoOds, In dsilai Hat
under one of the blcakcst Of the GraIlpian',
and several miles from the nearest market;
town. such az It was he seldom siirTed
from it, further, ut least, than bis easy paced
hackney could carry him; aud he ruled his
territory with a rod of iron Nothing could per-
siadr him to trust himself to wheels, and hn never
slept from under his own roof. lie lived vel but,
as DR.. johnson would have said. his table was
rather plentiful than delicate. Ii was supplied en-
tirly. with the exception of the liquors: from ms
own shOotings or farms One leg of NATION
faced another the roasted pigs came To The iaD' ~
pairs and 1t dozen or 81 OF fowls on q colple ~
great ashcts were s., ut up by way Of pretty 1t
tie kick shaws" "a sdns DIRE that the laird soaked
,ocIuuy that substantial found ation-in fact he
the famous topper who, when ms palate began
t. blunt with age. Pronounced the cherry brandl no
had b,cn swilmg for port ~ pleasant, pure nuity,
and generous wine. but very old i'll bottle"
Mr. (;ilrs Ia, one story of BdlnamoOn's drinking
tastes linking him. moreover, with literary rcol-
lcctiOns by c0ntranes, which We d9 not rrIn"lnn'r
to have met before. The laird had been ent' riIn,
ing "A friend at dinner who was detained overnight
by src>, Of weather. The next morning The weather
WAS if anything worse, and the laird dcmandrl "t
the ~rr, ant who aWo kc him. whether Saa'lio lir",
t'r had com, down Siairs Ia" man an>"'.'l
I'm the NEGATIVE. It's an aWfu' morning. tc
>lyt Then y"l v1ng direct To- the parlor; :" Mt
r., fir. bli in li,ht the caWncl> set tn, pm, j.
y vi M. vi plo.lir on tie breakfast table So x
ftrlfl the sluttrlr.-lud wr',r try " bat kl al \
ui,h; il viii max" The guest, though no mii'"p'
81 glk from if ginning me aiA WIN ln' pm" -
bowl: and having disposed Of breakfast ~ more
Christian fashion. began t. think about killing tie
morning " ii dared max sac FREE, boEny innu',
BAY, s., 40. "uld hulks ahrui the house Z! lr1niit-
muur. ~ il happened. could accomu"dat" liS -
Itur and l'i a." way - u turrci library, wl"' the
shutter. i.iiir oitTs Ugh: WHs let In upon ton,
that had h,cu sleeping IN The dust OF g'nrr'i"n'
liluI.r. g. ln. fhoi Ia a Iuugh diamond, WIS SOM
tlInc ol d.i,', r. >tco aN"hl,lc,l and 'ntran''i.
1,,.lr vrr. shelves that wrr hl'ed with ,arerb
~ ,ir. :,d uncut edit ions al the 81; ssr> ~ uArH
pl.t.pt Ihr bird. w1h the >uIepiiionSiirs> "i
superior % ud. erlnltd c"nt"mptuols c"ihi'llaiJ
u Sandy lluri r. iurXph,ab.r TaptuI'>. IL last i'e
N. iios turned to a compartment that lhIMtd nm.
The volumes Il wrTt NcrItalIc, but hire M.iN 10
Ino> ina. them: ir i.,Ini laughed ami cXlai,ltd;
Il h. ~, lstS lsll.!N,,l irTr Was alid ana worm
eaten ai.i lac stormy nIcht the huIhs ana sN'N's
thtglticT fell on tltr floor vi "A blaitr lihr 'iifi'
THIN tr riieyc he wanted the iloor for an 'Nia"r,
dirar crai % blue pitttocs and john came o mrui
~, the Shelves and like an honest lad TIA. BE- Dbl
Int when the Job Was done. AMI Lee tried th iulS
d--n them. they wudna M. 30 hc ran.nl lirh
regular th, opT. measured them with has Talrr
AMI thcn measured thu SHELVES
john AMI mr cummuGcd the either. and etrr,d
hm taxi tlc saw Ia tie biggest 80 un">, and he
sawed ou ~ inch here ami hal an inch theIr, VI
W. made snod Wark. Then the buiks htie'i; aEd
John packit them and drove them wis his NELL
After repeating a story that might make book
worms ! food cold. glad to say that the
visit the book -rOom WAS brought 10 Close WIN
"A iiic example Of retrbutiye justice. Mr; hunter
!" Bbr,USi" rr.Oincl the ma rIlicent Goih
" ,iilna tell " to cart ava the hale lot . thcnf
lif the tulio in your saddlr-baGs man max a Ink
and a mill OF. or lIcht your pipe vi the paper tie
Spran. II was sold alrrwari 10 yirino>o f'r
t5OO-an ia, l,"nt IN the romance OF book -iuniiny
that cqaals anything related by Dir. ohdCncS 81
Snutfy baVY and II was enough To MAKE BAlha-
moon turn in the grave-he WAS somewhat mis- fly
in every thing except his wine hllls-to kHo" mat
such sum had Slipped through his fingers