The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-15

,xav ~ life was much among the smuggling
marty. Can't. Grail himself was OF her init
mates and she had early word OF MIR. Bally's
,,r.so,,ce M the house In my opinion she had
io,o, seased to care two straws for the mas
80 u.rsou; but II was become her habit TO
connect herself continually with the masters
name: that was the ground OF all her play
acting: and 50, now when he was back, she
Thought she owed II TO herself to grow a
haunter Of the neighborhood Of Durrisdeer.
Tho master could scarce go abroad but she
was there in wait for him; a scandaious figure
of woman, not often sober hailing him
wildly as ''her bonRy laddie," quoting pedler's
poetry, and, as receive the story, even seek
ing TO weep upon his neck. own rubbed
NV hands over this persecution; but the mas
ter. who laid so much upon others, was him
self the least patient OF men, There were
strange scenes enacted in the policies Some
say he took his cane TO her, and Jessie feli
back upon her former weapon, stones IL Is
certain at least that he made motion 70
Can't. Grail to have the woman trepanned,
and that the captain refused tho proposition
with uncommon ,ehemence And the end Of
the matter was victory for Jessie. Money
was got together; an interview took place IN
which my proud gentleman must consent to
be kissed and wept upon; and the woman was
set up in a public OF her own, somewhere on
Solway side but forget where, and by the
only news ever had Of il, extremely III fire.
quented.
This is to look forward. After Jessie had
been but a little while upon his heels, the
master comes to me one day in the steward :
office. and with more civilty than usual,
"Mackellar." says he. there is a damned
crazy wench comes about here. | cannot
well move in the matter myself, which brings
me to YOU Be 50 good as see to it, the men
must have a strict injunction to drive the
wench away"
Sir" said |, trembling a little, "you can
10 your own dirty errands for yourself
He said not word to that, and left the
room
Presently came Mr.. Henry. Here is
newsr cried he at seems all is not enough,
and you must add 10 my wretchedness. 1t
seems you have insulted Mr.. Bally."
Under your kind favor, SIR. Henry" said
(, sit was he that msuited me, and as think
grossly But | may have been careless Of
your position when spoke, and il you think
so when you know all my dear patron, you
have but to say the word For you | would
obey in any point whatever, even to sin, God
pardon me' And thereupon | told him what
had passed.
Mr.. Henry smiled TO himself, grimmer
smile never witnessed. "You did exactly
we'll" said he. "He shalt drink his Jessie
Broun to the dregs" And then, spying the
master outside, he opened the window, and
crying 10 him by tee name Of Mr.. Baly
asked him 20 step up and have a word.
James" said he, when our prosecutor had
come IN aud closed the door behind him,
looking at me with a smile as il he thought ]
was 70 be humbled, you brought me a com
plant against Mr.. Mackellar into which
have inquired. need not tell you would
always tako his word against yours for We
are alone, and | am going 10 use something
OF your own freedom. Mr.. Meckellar is
gentleman value, and you must contrive, So
long as YOU are under this roof, TO bring
Yourself into 10 more collisions with one
whom viii support at any possible cost o.
me or mine As for the errand upon which
sou came to him, you must deliver yourself
from the consequences Of your own cruelty
and none Of my servants shall be az all EN-
ployed in such a case"
my fathers servants, believe" says the
MASTER
go 10 him with this tale, y said MIR Henry
The master grew very white He pointed
Il u.e with his finger Il want that man dis
'harged, he said.
He shall not be-" said Mr. Henry.
"You shall pay pretty dear for this, says
the master
81 have paid so dear already for a wicked
brother" said Mr.. Henry, that am bank
rupt even Of fears. You have no place left
where you can strike me-"
IL VIII show You about that" says the
master and went softly away.
"What viii he d. next, Mackellarr cries
Mr. Henry.
let me go away" said !. "My dear pa.
tron. let me 20 away; am but the beginning
Of fresh sorrOwsn
Would you leave me quite alone n said be.
We were not long in suspense as TO the
nature Of the new assault. Up 10 that hour
the master had played q very close game with
Mrs Henry; avoiding pointedly TO be alone
with her, which | took at tho time for an
effect Of decency, but now think 10 be a most
insidious art; meeting her. you may say, al
meal time only; and behaving, when he did
so. like an affectOnate brother. Upto that
hour, YOU may say he had scarce directly In
terfered between Mr.. Henry and his wife.
except in SO far as be had Unanswered the
one quite forth from the good graces Of the
other. Now. all that was 70 be changed; but
whether really in revenge, or because he was
wearying Of Durrisdeer and looked about for
some diversion, who ID the devil shall decide
From that hour at least began the siege Of
Mrs Henry; thing SO deity carried on that
scarce know If she was aware Of 4 herself
.,oj Dy.i her husband must look Cd in silence
The first parallel was opened tas was made to
appear by accident The talk fell, as it did
often, on the exiles in France-so 10 glided 70
the matter Of their songs
There IS one, says the master, "lf you are
curious in these matters, that has always
seemed 10 me very moving. The poetry Is
harsh: and yet perhaps because Of my stun
ton, it has always found the way to my
beart. Il is supposed to be sung | should
tell YOU, by an exiie's sweetheart; and repre-
sents, perhaps, not 50 much the truth OF what
she is thinking, as the truth OF what he hopes
Of her, poor soul in these far lands" And
here tho master sighed. ii protest it is a
pathetic sight whena score Of rough Irish.
all common sentinels, get TO this song; and
you may see by their falling tears, how 1t
strikes home TO them. Ii goes thus, father,
says he, very adroitly taking MY lord for hi
listener, "and II cannot get 70 the end OF IL.
you must think it is a common case with rs
exiles.n And thereupon he struck up the same
air asa had heard the colonel whistle; but
now 10 words, rustic indeed, yet most patheti
cally setting forth a poor girls aspiration.
for an exiled lover; Of which one verse indeed
lor something like it, still sticks by me;
80, / win dye my petticoat red,
With my dear boy I'll beg my bread
Though all my friends should wish me dead
For Willie emsng the rishes. or
He sung II well even As a song, but hg did
better yet as a performer have heard
famous actors, when there was not a dry eye
in the Edinburgh theatre; great wonder to
behold; but 10 more wonderful than how the
master played upon that little ballad and on
those who heard him like an instrument, and
seemed now upon the point Of failing, and
now 70 conquer his distress 80 that words and
music seemed 10 pour out Of his own heart
4 ~ md 70. 10 ali.