The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-24

4 hen tax NE TO her an Well arrange
ABBOTT the Edinburgh matter"
/ led the way 80 cor cottage WI falter-
ing footstep had lied to fayther abcot
the pebble" an how could confess it
e. to mither? She met us at the door
stane wi wond'rin cen. courteSvin low,
as was her humble fashion
Il am Laird Kinross." the auld noble
man began. Your son Jock foun an re-
stored to me the diamond l had lost,
am
But just here my ain fayther stepped
cot. Was il the pebble you lied TO me
ABBOTT, jock
An l had to admit that 1t was. Oh,
the shame an sorrow o wat wad other
wise hae bin the proodest minute o my
life
1T was a sair temptation" said guide
Laird Kinross. ''Dinna be hard on the
lad. He is as honest as you an his mither
would wish him, an haze come to TAX
him AVA TO Edinburgh, wi your con-
sent"
Fayther leukt at mither, mither leukt
at fayther, an then they bath leukt at
Laird Kinross. But couldna leuk ane
o. them i the cen, because o yestreen's
falsehood.
''Ye want Jock:' he stammered. Cor
puir, weak Jock Ye wad trust him
after az"
Eyes," said Laird Kinross, "a guide
place i an Edinburgh bank awaits him
If he will but TAX it, Wi your permis-
sion"
"Oh, Jockie." sighed mither, 81 wad
hae staked my ain life on your trowth,
but noo"-
HE shall max fresh start~ pit i the
guide auld laird. "An you maun trust
him again for his youths saker'
THAT we will, mitherw cried fayther
Jocks a steady goin lad. but the findln
| O. the diamond turned his held. 1t was
his first lie, am
''It shall be my las'r' I cried, wi a
| burst o tears.
Alither kissed me then, an Laird Kin
ross TUX frae his pockit a heavy purse,
also pittin han flu o gowd on the ha'
table Its for Jocks ootfit an his find
in O my diamond" he said. ''Dinna re-
| fuse it. the laddie deserves it "a; an on
the morrow he shall gaze wi me to Edin-
burgh."
Sac fayther an mither thanked him
heartily, but couldna say word.
Laird Kinross pit his ungloved han on
my worthless held at parting-"Puir
laddie," he said 1T will be guide les
son to you, an one you will niver forget.
God keep you "a till the morrow" An
wi that he ganged ava, his Draw plaid
fyin back on the stiff mornin breeze.
Then turned me quick to dear fay
Their an mither. Forget" I cried. 81
haze deceived you bath. But it shall ma
occur again! / promise to be true an
honest to the day o my death an meier
disgrace the name you haze given mer'
"You haze our blessing to TAX Wi you
to Edinburgh" said fayther. "Mither
an me will forgie an try to forget if we
can, but it was a lie you told me, Jock;
always remember that. When you are
tempted again say to yourself, 1 told
fayther my first and las lie. Gamma
tell anither""
''Nor will l." cried sadly, as mither
kisst me ance MAR.
Invent to Edinburgh the next day wi
Laird Kinross. as agreed upon. Mr.
Brayham, the banker, proved guide
master My position at the first was a
lowly ane, but step by step I rose, as
| any ither laddie can an will. Laird
Kinross' generous handful O. gowd kept
fayther and mither free frae want till l
was able to help them my ainsef.
cam to America at las, and they didna
hesitate to como WI me. prospered
here also an am ZOO called a mon O
means But the foundation o. my sue
cess was laid the autumn mornin I re-
stored to Laird Kinross his Draw dia-
mond against my own selfish desire.
Fayther and mither died five years
apart, an they bath died blessing me.
''You have been guide son. they said
i turn, ''honest an true, as you promist.
God keep you, Jockie, to the endr'
An their loving blessing follows me
still like constant benediction. Surely
they are watchin and waitin aboon. Al
maun meet them there.-Mrs. Finley
Braden in New York Observer.