Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26

meanwhile I would be alone IN some 9TH
err place. and reading myself twhencyer
was tempted to be nngryl lessons upon
human ffailiy and female delicacy Aud
altogether, / suppose there were never
two fools who made themselves more
unhappy In n greater mlsconception.
As for Jamos, ho paid not 50 much
heed TO us as TO anything in nature but
his pocket and his belly and his pratt
ing talk. Before twelve hours had gone
he had raised small loan of me; be-
fore thirty he had asked second and
been refused. Money and refusal lac
took with the same high good nature.
Indeed he hnd nm outside mir Of mag
nnpimity that was very well fitted to
impose upon his daughter, and the light
IN which hG was constantly presented In
his talk, and the mans fine presence
and great ways went together pretty
tremendously Sothat man who had
no business with him, and either very 1T
tie penetration or a furious deal Of pretu-
dice, might also have been tdkcn IN To
me, after my two first Interviews, hc
was NJ plain as print / saw him 10 be
perfectly selfish, with a perfect iuno-
ceucy In the same. aud ! would hnrken
10 his staggering talk (Of arms and IAN
old soldier and a poor Highland gen
tleman' and ''the strength Of my country
aud friends') as 1 might 70 the bah
bling of q parrot
The odd part Of Il was that I fancy
hp believed some part of 1t himself, or
did at tines; ! think he was so false all
through that he scarce knew when he
was lying; and for one thing, his mos
mCnts Of objection must have been who'll
~ genuine. There were times when lac
would be the most silent, alfectionate,
clinHug creature possible, holding Cat
riona's hand Ike big baby, and beg
giug Of me not to leave VI I had any
love 10 him; of which, indeed, ! had
none, but all the more 10 his daughter.
He would press aud indeed beseech us
10 entertain him with our talk, thing
very difficult IN the state Of our rcln-
lions. and again break forth into pitia-
bic regrets for his own land and friends,
or into Gaelic singing.
"Ihis Is one Of the melancholy airs Of
my nntive land hc would say. you
may think IL strange TO see soldier
weep, aud indeed. IL Is TO make near
friend of you," says he. but the notes
of this singing are In my blood and the
words come out Of my heart. Aud when
I mind upon my red mountains aud the
wild birds calling there, and the brave
streams OF water running down, | would
scarce think shame to weep before my
enemies Then he would sing again
and translate 10 me pieces of the song
with grent deal Of boggling aud much
expressed contempt against the English
language 1T says here" he would say
that the sun IL gone down, aud the bat.
tie is at IN end, and the brave chiefs
are defeated. Aud It tells here how the
stars see them fleeing into strange conn
tries or lying dead on the red mountain,
and they will never moro shout the call
Of baltic or wash their feet In the
streams of the valley. But il you had
only some of this language, you would
weep also, because the words of Il are
beyond all expression, and It Is mere
mockery 20 tell you it In English"
Wen, ! thought there was good deal
Of mOckery m the business. one way and
another; and vet there was some feel.
ing, too for which 1 hated him, / think,