Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-14

And indeed meal time AT Jurrisdeer must
have been delight 30 any one, by reason Of
Tire briiiianoy Of tho diSourSe Flo would
often sxprvss wonder ut his former indiiTcr-
ence 10 my society. "But, you See" he
would add 1--WE were upon opposite sides.
And so we arc today; but lot us never speak
of that would think much less of you If
yos wero not stanch to your employer" You
are to consider he seemed TO me quite tnpo-
tent for any evil; and how it is q most an
gaging form of fsttery when after many
years. tardy justice IL done to mans char
aoter and parts. But / have no thought to
excuse myself. was 10 blame; l let him
oaiole me; and, in short, think the watch
dog was going sound asleep, when he was
suddenly aroused.
/ should say tho Indian was continually
travelling to and FRO in the house. He never
spoke save In Lis own dialect and with the
master; walked without sound, and was al
ways turning up whore you would least OK
peot him fallen into deep abstraction, from
which he would start upon your coming, to
mock you with one of his groveling obeisances
He seemed so quiet, 40 frail, and so wra rr>od
~ his own fancies, that / came 70 pass nm
over without much regard, or even to pity
him for a harmless exile from his country.
And yet without doubt the creature was still
housekeeping; and without doubt it was
through his stealth and my security that our
secret reached the master.
1t was one very wild night, after supper,
and when we had been making more than
usually merry, that the blow fell on me
This is all very fine" says the master,
"but we should do better to be buckling our
valise."
"why sou cried. "Are you leavingr
III ~
morning" said he For the port of Glas-
gov first; thence for the province of New
York"
| suppose | must have groaned aloud.
Yes" be continued, II boosted; ] said a
week, and it has tsken me near twenty days
But mover mind l shall make it up; Will
go the faster"
Have you the money for this voyagef"
asked.
Dear and ingenious parsonage, have"
said he. Blame rce, If you choose, for my
duphcity; but while | have been wTinging
shillings from my daddy, had stock Of
my own put by against rainy day You
will pay for your own passage, if You choose
to accompany us on our flank march | have
enough for Secundra and myself but not
more; enough to be dangerous, not enough to
lie generous. There Is however, az outside
seat upon the chaise which | will let YOU
have upon a moderate Communication; so that
the whole menagerie can 20 together, the
house dog, the monkey and the tiger
Il go with you" said l.
Il count upon it, snid The master "Ycu
have seen me foiled, mean you shall see me
victorious, To gain that, will risk wetting
you ike a sop in this wild weather"
"And at least" added you know very
well you could not throw me OF"
Not easily" said be. you put your fin
ger on the point with your usual excellent
good sense, never fight with the inevita-
bic.
81 suppose it is useless TO appeal to you"
said J.
Believe NE, perfectly said he.
Ard yet ii you would give me time could
write'- began.
Add what would be my Lord Durrisdeer's
answerf asishe
"Ay,n said !, that is the rub"
And, at any rate, how much more expo
ditious that ] should go myself" says he.
But all this is quite a waste Of breath. At
z tomorrow the cheise will be Ct the door,
for start from the door, Mackellsr do not
skulk through woods ard take my cnaise
upon the waysde-shall We say at Eagles"
My rind was now thoroughly mace up
Can you spare me a quarter OF an hour at
st. Bride'sN said !. Il have 4 little neces-
sary business with Carlyle"
IAN hour, if you prefer" said he ~ do
not seek to deny that the money for your
seat Is on object to me; and you could always
get the first to Glasgow with saddle horses
well" said l, Il never thought to Leave
old Scotland
at will brislten you up says he
This will be an i'll journey for some one"
! said Il think, sir for you. Something
speaks in my bosom; and so much il says
plain, That this is an i'll omened journey"
IF you take 10 prophecy says he, Listen
to that"
There came up violent squall off the open
Solway, and the rain was daskod on the great
windows
DO you ken what that bodies, warlock?"
said he, in broad accent; that there'l be
man Mackeilar unco sick a sea"
Whom l got to my chamber I sat there
under painful eTCitation, hearkening to tho
turmoil of the gale which struck full upon
that asble of the house. What with the
pressure ON my spirits, the elaritch cries Of
the wind among the t,!rret tops, and the per-
petual trepidation of the mssoned house,
sleep fed my eyelids utterly l sat by my
taper, looking on the black panes OF the win
dow where the storm appeared continually
on the point Of bursting in its entrance; and
upon that empty field beheld u perspective
of consequences that made the hair 10 rise
upon my scalp. The child corrupted the
home broken up, my master dead or worse
than dead, my mistress plunged in dcsolution
all these | saw hefors me- painted brightly
on the darkness; ana tho cutlery Of the wind
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