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ders. From first to last he was ever ~
the top OF the class. lie carried away IN
the prizes at the Rev. ,hlf. MaclhaoW >
and when he came to the hi8h schooi;
among lads twice his size, he was aux OF
the class. Such memory ~ lie hau IL
was wonderful, wonderful. lie could re-
peat the whole Latin Delectus WIN ms
eyes shut, and he knew the whole oil Enc'
lid. when we were laboring over the
'Pons Asinorum.' DIR. okelpum iiimseli
was afraid of him. As Tor me, where he
was dux | was Ounce | had the faWs,
nearly every day from the Doctor, ana
ever and aye, while ] writhed ~ my cor
ner could hear the cry, alexander
Macpherson, tell Thomas Erclidoune no"
to construe' this OF that passagc.ih the
'NletamOrphoses. sometimes, llst I"
shame us, he was put at the very bottom
of the class, and then Lord, to see MN
Looping from place TO placr' me one run
ming MP brnc, and then standing, huSh-
ed and triumphant, in his Old place. III
the very top
SANDY $ father was q s'i'n'i .tl''ts' i,'.
i'll Glasgow, and you may DE sure nc was
proud enough, oil MS son 'o"h,'s was
ever spick ana span, hau inc pes' VI
clothes and silver watch ana Gh"ih gwen We,
to INN ny ms aunt on ms plfth"U!. NE
books were like himself, clean, winnie ana
neat, WIN no 'hlliio-lh"rhS or uoS -
leaves to dishgure me pages ne "ro'o
beautiful hand, Ike copper pla'e' ana
IN the writing class, MS wei Us 'nc reS',
he was .idc"e pfHc'PS' wen hileht ne
ook WIN scoril on my sioNeiilF uies9' III.
BOOKS all thnmDed anu 'oIi' anu 3'l N,
handwriting, "hicl was III 10 man ou i,
as hea'hen Hfeek. wen n1ieii. np We i'el''
up 10 me us SIIliliG nm UNI ~ ~,
ample lammus Lreli' !1, 20 o''. "i IT,
WASH your iace wiich WIN Ne iea'rn ~, ~ w
tluy, IKE AieA9huer MoYpheison "ni,
mas; your poohs are aois9raGe 10 ~ III
tliihk shame wheh We see me oo oS'" VI
alexander MacPicrs"ii Oh '.i'''li',
!alninas, Tor shame 90 you ever SEE
AieXahuer Macpherson ~ s"chihS ol''ch ii"i.
III me miuSt scnooi lHiii'ilus, Hp'i
iahd writing Is aoonlina.loh AieAal1'e,,
SCI nm II copy Ho"rsei i, ~ siloM nm Nv"
iau should write Ihese N Mere ciios
ringing Tor ever IN my ears. "lat Won
uer II grew 70 looA on 'o"'i'.le us SUP
fiof peing-to De gazeu u, WY! u.inii"-
tloi auu envy 10 DC l'iii'''e" VII" ""'
ahdieaf! H.. ..
II was I'st the S"i"e story WIG" w
went 70 coliege' ..e....
We met .here on our i'tnieL loo'tIs
that Is 10 say ne uis'ii'g"lshe' i,iiiiSeii 40
''suai, Wi,iic 1 "'tr''eo nun liolii " re-
spec'i,'l ''i''"iicc. 80" WIZ w l,'7'e "
petween us, lor We 'ia'' never peei i oii
speakiilg terins-ei,iiei NOR ou'o sci'oo',
i,ut the rela'iohsillp between us was
clearly "huetStoou' 'oHlctil'i,S "a ~ ~
passed me IN tlie street "c"Iihg si"ii'is
MS req collese gown Hi'' Ms oo,,ese '.",,
"niie 'lcp. nioie WIN my eo"ii VI, III
u .I ne M1ui4 CIV Aic - PIaS,ns .T",
tl", was ~ we began 'Ioeh toSc'liei
''n9ef hi'ci''n9, anu moral PiiiosopnH
uhuer oiu ~ ll'liist"Hes' II ""S 'lic
oiu story ne was tle Per PoPli % p r:,.n
PloloAsTrs' ne ui"Iih III lenih,i,S my
ms i'iotiier hihh' ioit' tiI Il iiio' ,.i
~ 'ht seSoiiu "no mn" ',,ip"I' ~
,upoi i; l" eluIi'S i.uHin'b lT'-
lows ''ie hiSh, vi some sPl'iUi' ''s''
"noat 1t SeeAS ,o'elitt'.'.c u, ,"i,' , .,
Ai'ef we lei. co'ie9E, ! ios' s'Bi;. ~,
nun ioi suihe '.uie' iio i'ii ~ ~
il''Ne ,'cei'eu nurS"i. ",iu sJiio W va
,oi''' uu' MS .a'nri; Pi"'' 40 NJ VII -.
sis ,'t'',iiiii'ei,'s, ''iu ho' Mul, VS. nm
ioi 'rnue anu "l'l,uie" Inn "ciJ.' I've .''.'
coiiPitteu ms c9ulsv, l ny aeii I toGH ~
ii-.e"csinB' NUNS nu' f'' "-N''''"
10 Try my fortune ~ n'Tin'uie; ....,...
put one Jay, ilie' y! a".''a ~ ', r,i
slasih, "i9'e ioh8 ie''ef 10 ', ne 'l Is'
~" Ht'u'u vi eohic 'l"''t'o'i Va ''it Wy
~ was printed net ni9i'iinb ~ tr IN 'he
sloty Oh iufse 1slt' .i'u sisiien 1'.i"s
Erciieoune, ~ was 'he Pi3uetst ivy "i
my ne, pn1' "lns II "'S ' ueSl,nIi 10 pe
oSefciouueu; Ao"'fI "ltei'i"on enter
nortmomt nayt ~ mo lis load hurled in
ihc ncno, a hnnnn fgnrn TLn miner
wos ,h. U',aLJ nnon ot tho mod cam.
to; ;n , nv, lottor sat bimshin9 viii
al ~ ,,,..;,in nf froaI,. IIn,yn antb1rsLin
prosnntiy tho foca Inoko1 nm md | snw
f. nv snrnr;se NV iii scLndIfrIlow San,
I;a ii oo,,I,arso,, ON, o,,nu moi hnt lilo
60, o,ios , ,ra,,a IVA .ian If rncogn;tinn
ThnH l.. trrnod 10 Tho nonar ogain and
ann;loj Voc l,o voc ,aoiin,, nv Ietta,
IT, ,,;s',t oata,i,l, ,l'a ,l,i,i;n inf Il cn,,Id
NOT -. 49, lin TLoro yoro Jot;n
ana CrnoI i, IL and fraC,,1o,,ts
80 ~ I' ha,., a.ha0n,a1 I
Sa,. ~ d., i ia,,. ',l'a,,, ,on," ,,,'1o,.
~ Ia1af,,i h,.", H. III o,,ail' ,inoai
I'a D'.I."' ~ III IN naai,' i'"oo ,I
uoWh ine p"p.i, pau, ms i,Inot'G, ",''
T mnnt h ""v "a 'mT ;seaiii " mann I m M
"eis I'm a.'l %ar.Da a., man '|,1,i;n ,It
one man knew nv measure. and that man
was Sandie Macpherson.
at was no use arguing with myself
that the man was an IDIOT that although
he was glib at uptaking what wa. taught
him, he had neither talent nor originality.
The memory of those early DAYS haunted
me like a shadow.
81 am not going TO weary you-and
mvself-with n history of INV literary
struggles. iii Iconouered the book. faster.
tLn fnnno1;no oJ;tnr and tbe nuLlsher
and became recognized producer of the
popular literary article. Years passed
away. In the course Of years | emigra-