The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-19

before him: "Ii you had been successf III
in that rebellion you might have been
giving the law where you have now re-
ceived the judgment of it; We. who are
this day your judges. might have been
tried before one of your mock courts Of
judicature, and the n you might have been
satiated with the blood of any name or
clan to which you had an aversion"
This Is to let the cat out of the bag in.
deed. thought l. And that was the gen.
eral impression. 1t was extraordinary how
the young advocate lads took hold and
made q mirk of this speeck. and how
scarce . meal passed but what some one
would get in the words: And then you
might have been satiated." Many songs
were made in that time for the hours di.
version, and are near all forgot. remem-
Der one began:
What do ~ want the bluid of, bluid Of?
Is 1t . name. or 10 1t clan.
Or is it IN aefauld HielandmAn
That ye want the bluid Of, buid OF?
Another went to my old favorite air. 1.-THE
House of Airlie. and began thus:
1t fell on . day when Argyle was on the bench.
That they served him Stewart for his denner.
And one of tho verses ran:
Then up and spak the duke, and hytsd on his
regard it a. q sensible aspersion.
That would sup ava, aad satiate my NAV.
James was As fairly murdered as though
the duke had got q fowling piece and
stalked him. So much of course knew,
but others knew not so much. and were
more effected by the items of scandal that
came to light in the progress OF the cause
One Of the chief was certainly this sally of
the Justices. It was run hard by another
midst of Colstoun's speech for the defense
with pray, sir. cut it short; we are
quite weary" which seemed the very ex-
cess of impudence and simplicity. But
some Of my new lawyer friends were still
more staggered with an innovation that
had disgraced and vitiated the proceed
ings. One witness was never called. His
name. indeed, was printed, where it may
still be seen on the fourth page of the list:
flames Drummond, alias Macgregor,
alias James More, late tenant In Inver-
onschile," and his precognition had been
taken. IS the manner is, IN writing. He
had remembered an invented (God help
Stewards shoes. and I saw was like
to prove wings to his own. This
testimony it was highly de.
sirable to bring to the notice of
the jury without exposing the man him.
self to the perils of cross-examination. and
the way 1t was brought about was a matter
of surprise to all. For the paper was
handed round Cike Curiosity in court.
passed through the jury box, where it did
its work. and disappeared again las
though by Academy before il reached the
counsel for the prisoner. This was counted
name of James More should be mingled
up with it filed me with shame for Ca,ri-
ona and concern for myself.
The following day Prestongrange and I,
with considerable company. set ous for
Glasgow. where Ito my impatience) We
continued to linger some time in mix
ture of pleasure and affairs. l lodged with
my laird. with whom was encouraged to
familiarity; had my place at entertain
ments; was presented to the chief guests:
and altogether made more Of than
thought accorded either with my parts
or station, SO that, on strangers be-
ing present. would often blush
for Presiongrange. 1t must be owned
the view had taken Of the world in these
last months was tit to cast . gloom upon
NV character. / had met many men, some
of them leaders in Israel, whether by their
birth or talents, and who among them all
had shown clean Lands2 AS for the
Browns and Millers. l had seen their self
seeking. l could never again respect
them. Prestongrange was the best yet !;
he had saved me. had spared me rather,
when others had il in their minds to MUIR
der me outright; but the blood of James
lay at his door. and l thought his pres
ent discrimination with myself thing
below pardon. That he should affect
almost surprised me out of my
patience. would sit and watch
him with a kind of a slow fire Of anger in
my bowels. "Ah, friend, friend" would
think to myself. IF you were but thor
ough in this affair of the memorial would
you not kick me in the street," Here
did him. rs events have proved. the most
foul injustice and l think he as at once
far more sincere. and a far more artful
performer than 1 supposed. But l had
some warrant for my incredu!Ity in the be-
havior Of that court of young advocates
that hung about him IN the hope of pat
ronage. The sudden favor Of a lad not
previously heard of troubled them at first
out of measure: but two days were not
gone bv before ! found myself surrounded
with tlatterv and attention. | was the
same Young man, and neither better nor
BONNER, that they had rejected month
before, and now there was no civility too
fine for me! The same. do say? 1t was
not so; and the Dynamo by which | went
behind my back confirmed it. Seeing me
SO firm with the advocate. and persuaded
that was 70 ny high and far. thew had
taken word from the golfing green. and
called me the Tee'd Ball.
I was told l was now lone Of them
selves" Was 10 take OF their soft living.
of the roughness of the outer husk; and
one TO whom I had been presented in
| Hope Park WAS so assured rs even 10 re-
mind me of that meeting. told him
had not the pleasure of remembering il.
Why. says he, 4" it was Miss Grant
herself presented mel Ny name is so-and-
60"
/. may very we'll be. .ir," said l, but
have kept no mind of it,
At which he desisted: and in the midst
| OF the disgust that commonly overlooked
my spirits had gliak of pleasure.
Bat | had not patience TO dwell upon
that time at length. When l Was in
company with these young politics
was borne down with shame for
myself and my own plain WAYS.
aud scorn for them and their ou-
piici,y. ot the two evils, thought Pres
tongrange TO be the least, and while | was
always rs stiff as buckram 10 the young
hoods, / insde rather a dissl stimulation of
nv hard feelings toward the advocate,
and was lin Old Mr.. CampbeIl's word
''soople 10 the laird" Himself COM
mented on the difference. aud bid me he
more of my age. and make friends with
nav young comrades.
told him | vas slow of making friends.
Il viii take the word back said be.
~ bail placed upon . little mound for coz