The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-09

anu the sun now SHINING IN upon us be-
tween two peaks, put his pocket hand
kerchief over his cooked hat to shelter
him. There then, with uplifted fore
finger, he first put me on my guard
against q considerable number of her.
estes, to which had no temptation, and
urged upon me to be instant in my pray
ers and reading of the Bible That done,
he drew picture of the great house
that was bound to, and how should
conduct myself with its inhabitants.
''Be soople, Davie, in things imma-
terial," said he. "Bear We this in mind,
that, though gentle born, We have had a
country rearing. Dinnae shame us,
Davie; dinnae shame us! In yon great
muckle house, with all these domestics,
upper and under, show yourself as nice,
as circumspect, as quick at the concep-
ton, and as slow of speech as any. AS
for the laird-remembe he's the laird;
l say no more: honor to whom honor.
It's pleasure to obey laird, or should
be, to the young"
"Well, SIR" said 1, cit may be, and
I'll promise you I'll try to make it So"
"Why, very well said," replied Mr..
Campbell heartily. "And now to come
to the material or Ito make quibble)
to the immaterial. have here little
packet which contains four things"
He tugged it as he spoke, and with
some difficulty, from the skirt pocket of
his coat. "Of these four things, the
first is your legal due-the little pickle
money for your fathers books and plen-
ishing, which l have bought Gas have
explained from the first in the design
of reselling at a profit to the incoming
dominic. The other three are CITIES
that Mrs. Campbell and myself would
be blithe Of your acceptance. The first,
which is round, will likely please we best
at the first off go; but, oh, Davie, lad
diet it's but a drop of water in the sea;
it'll help you but step, and vanish like
the morning. The second, which is fiat
and square and written upon, will stand
by you through life, like good staff
for the road and good pillow to your
head in sickness. And as for the last,
which is cubical, thatll see you, it's my
prayerful wish, into better land"
With that he got upon his feet, took
off his hat, and prayed little while
aloud, and in affecting terms, for
young man setting out into the world;
then suddenly took me in his arms and
embraced me very hard; then held me
at arms length, looking at me with his
face all working with sorrow, and then
whipped about, and crying goodby to
me set off backward by the way that he
had come at sort Of jogging run. 1t
might have been laughable to another;
but l was in no mind to laugh.
watched him as long as he was in sight,
and he never stopped hurrying, nor once
looked back. Then it came in upon my
mind that this was all his sorrow at my
departure, and my conscience smote me
hard and fast, because 1, for my part,
was overioyed to get away out of that
quiet countryside, and go to great,
busy house, among rich and respected
gentlefolk of my own name and blood.
''Davie, Davie,' thought, "was ever
seen such black ingratitude? Can you
forget old fayors and old friends at the
mere whistle of a name? Fly, fly; think
shame!'
And sat down on the bowlder the
good man had just left and opened the
parcel to see the nature Of my gifts.
That which he had called cubical / had
never had much doubt Of Sure enough,
it was little Bible, to carry in plaid
neuk. That which he had called round
found to be a shilling piece, and the
third, which was to help me so wonder
fully both in health and sickness all the
days of my life, was little piece of
coarse, yellow paper, written upon thus
in red ink:
"To Make Lily of the Valley Water
Take the flowers of lily Of the valley and
distill them in sack, and drink spoon
full or two as there is occasion. 1t re-
stores speech to those that have the
dumb palsy. 1t is good against the
Gout; it comforts the heart and strength
ems the memory, and the flowers, put
into Glasse, close stopt and set into ane
hill of ants for a month, then take it
out, and you will find liquor which
comes from the flowers, which keep in
a vial. 1t is good, i'll or well, and
whether man or woman"
And then in the minister's own hand
was added:
Likewise for sprains rub it in, and
for tho cholic great spooneful in the
hour"
To be sure, laughed over this; but it
was rather tremulous laughter, and /
was glad to get my bundle on my staffs
end and set out over the ford and up the
hill upon the farther side, till, just as l
came on the green drove road running
wide through the heather, took my last
look of Kirk Essendean, the trees about
the manse, and the big rowans in the
kirkyard where my father and my
mother lay.
CHAPTER III.