Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-04-15
SIR JOHN COCHRANE's DAUGHTER
\ SCOTCH INCIDENT USED TO ILLUSTRATE
A SERMON.

DR.. Talmage in his Sunday sermon
pointed out the way to belief in Christ
as the redeemer of mankind, and in
closing said the troublous times OF
Scotland Sir John Cochrane was con.
demped to death by the King. The
death warrant was on the way. Sin
John Cochrane was bidding farewell to
ais daughter Grizelle ct thu prison
door. He said, Farewell, my darling
child, I must die" His daughter said,
"No, father, you shall not die - "But, .
he said, 'the King is against me and
the law is after me, and the death
warrant is on its way and l must die. "
The daughter said, Father, you shall
not die, as she left the prison gate. At
night, on the moors of Scotland, dis
guised way farer stood waiting for the
horseman carrying the mail bags con-
tanning the death warrant. The dis
guised wayfarer as the horseman came
by clutched the bride and shouted to
the rider-to the man who carried the
mail bags" Dismount - He felt for
his arms and was about to shoot, but
the wayfarer jerked him from his saddle
and he fell fiat. The wayfarer picked
up the mail bags, put them on his
shoulder and vanished i'll the darkness,
and fourteen days were thus gained for
the prisoners life, during which the
father confessor was pleading for the
pardon of Sir john Cochrane by the
King. The second time the death
warrant was on its way. The disguised
wayiarer came along, asked for little
bread and little wine, started en- across
the moors, and stopped amid the
brambles and waited for the horseman
to come carrying the mail bags contain
ing the death warrant OF Sir John
Cochrane. Tie mail carrier spurred on
his steed-for he was fearful because of
what had occurred IL the former
journey-spurred on his steed, when
suddenly through the storm and through
the darkness there was flash of fire.
arms and The horse became unmanage-
able, ana as the mail carrier discharged
his pistol in response the horse flung
HIM, and the disguised wayfarer put his
foot on the breast of the overthrown
rider and said, Surrender, now Give
up your arms or die !" The mail carrier
surrendered his arms and the disguised
wayfarer put upon his shoulders the
mail bags, leaped upon the horse and
sped away into the darkness, giving
fourteen more days for the poor prisoner,
Sir John Cochrane, and before the four
teen days had expired pardon had come
from the King. The door of the prison
swung open and Sir John Cochrane was
free. One day when ne was standing
amid his friends, they congratulating
him, the disguised wayfarer appeared
at the gate, and he said, Admit him,
right away" The disguised wayfarer
came in and said, Here are two letters;
read them, sir, and cast them into the
fire." Sir John Cochrane read them.
They were his two death warrants, and
he threw them into the fire. Then said
Sir John Cochrane, "To whom am 1
indebted? Who is this poor wayfarer
that saved my life? Who is it q And
the wayfarer stepped aside and pulled
off the jerkin and the cloak and the hat.
and 10 ! it was Grizelle, the daughter of
Sir John Cochrane. "Gracious Heavenl"
he cried, My child, my saviour, my
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