New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28

to persuade him send help to his mother. "her
aver he went my brother inquired for this man.
Now he was told he trading In the biac"
Sea; again, that he was In some snip on INC
Syrian coast; but he failed to find him. Wnen VIC
were weighing anchor In the Golden Horn' oeiore
proceeding I'D the Black Sea our way nome nc
and sitting aft on the port SIDE wneh our
steamer drifted against another. man came W
let a buffer down between the two SHIPS JUS.
where sitting. On speaking 10 MI" a"u
recognizing his unmstakabe accent my orotner
asked II he knew anything OF the engineer ne was
In search Of Il am the man." was the rep'y' anu
so his last words spoken 70 any one before lea'-
ing the East were exchanged with the very ma"
he had been searching for, and as the Two s'PS
parted he had said all he wished TO say IL was
coincidence but one OF the greatest improoapihty'
The Duke OF Argyll when strolins on stormy
afternoon in the woods AT 1nveraray nouceo
raven flying over the shoulder OF Duniquoich-'ne
hill which forms such picturesque feature !"
the landscape When passing over some trees I'M
der which His Grace was standing, me- seeing IL
had something in its bill. shouted and clapped his
hands suddenly. II dropped what 1t was carrying
which proved he cone OF the spruce M VIII"
all it's scales reverted. and on the surface or each
scale there was the reticuated pattern OF Some
dark stuff the nature OF which the Duke cou'n
not determine He sent It Sir William Hooker
at Kew who replied that the pattern was que 10
fungus called Parichena Strobl.na, which infested
spruce cones and only known IN mat moue
OF occurrence Sir william added that TINS Fungus
was so rare that only one specimen mao peen
found previously in Scotland The Duke aads:
saw this find OF mine many years ia'e' u"''
tcketed in the Museum at Kew. Professor owen
sucges.od that the raven had been attracted by
tho smell OF the fungus. which Is meaty. ana az
raven. are curious and inquisitve. 1t had hi'eu
this cone to play with It in the air ana niue It,
Perhaps IL had a museum OF It's own!
Another interesting Incident is related ny the
Duke Castle Campbell. the picturesque ruin near
Dollar belonged at one time TO the ArSs' i"'''
but was taken and destroyed by Montrose' oo'"e
years ago a picture was picKeh up !" Z" 7
near Castle Campbell by Mr.. Ellis, weh-Kho""
o,,oo,or ., antioues in Edinburgh. and was by
him nresent~d TO the Duke. The picture was III
very bad condition. but when cleaned " 'u'"'
out 10 be a splendid bit Of art-ani also prove" "
10 the only extant portrait or the FAMOUS 'a'fu''
NJ Argyll sad TO relate 1t was destroyed IN the
great fire at Inveraray Castle few years ago.
Many years ago poor lame s'r' c"'''" up'" '
for assistance She from Rossshre anu
had sweet accent and az sweet 'ace-'u'e' al"
cad She had been cruelty used by her grahn-
a~o,,s ubo had refused to keep her. and so she
had como 70 Glasgow get work as ta.Ioress -
in other words. she had been employed D. some
sveater and had not enough 10 Nv" on her ms"
land innocence and religious principles had re-
ived
~. oro,f city She often came 70 me for help ana
-. o,o occasion her distress was great. because her
oode, log had become so short that she touna
Z, an encumbrance I able 10 procure ne"
log for her but the battle OF life proved 100 H1u'"
and one day she came beseeching me 10 send her
homo The Messrs MacBrayne kindly gave me
mass and she was 70 leave next day To my sur
rr,sa four or Ave days afterward met her !"
the street when she told me she had been nome
ord had been forced back by her grandmother IN
IN. steamer on It's return Journey. My faith iae'
me- for II unlike any Highlander 10 us
oor her own erandchild that did not believe her.
and I told her and that I was distressed 10 ma
her untrue II was cruel. and repented o. H. TOT
within n Few days agent Of the charity W
ganiza,on Society who called for me about another
case assured me that the girl had told the truth
and thar she had been forced back as she de-
scribed was glad when the opportunity occurred
o, making ample apology To her
4 considerable time after this was onc'auns
a. a MARRIAGE and 10 my surprise | found my
,rgbr,,d friend IN the wealthy home. acting as
maid n the bride on speaking about her 10 the
lady 81 the house. she said: That Is most eN
traordlnary girl. \ rich map has 'ahen III love
with her and sent her to boarding scnoo hop'ns
10 marry her IN year or two; out she WI" no.
hear o, II and has left the school. saying she VIII
no, marry any one whom she does not love enough
r-n,or,una,ely the gentleman told her that II was
her resemblance to one he had been once engaged
n and had died which had led TO his interest IN
her and sh. determined 70 have husband
who would love her FOR her own sake
After some years | met this lady again. ana
heard the subsequent history o. the Interesting girl
I, seems that the gentleman managed 10 trace her
on, IN Glasgow and having cleared away all her
doubts as 10 his affection. ne. won her consent
20 be msrr'r 20 ,he mn Home ~ the Young Women's
Christian Institute In Glasgow. she arranged 20
tspero mil She was married Her intended hus-
band me, her at the railway station ana TOOK ner
TO the home but tho matron. foolshly susqectins
foul play told the girl that no gentleman IN 'ne
evident position OF her friend couid reaIy ln,e'u
TO marry a poor lame creature IKE her ana ann, IL,
snlte OF the girls tears and entreat."s. she packed
her of I'm the train to Scotland next Gay ING
Mat had been done but tho girl nci with shame.
would not go back to Glasgow but went 10 rIuln,
house / had found her. 1t ended in the gentle
coming FOR her and after Few DAYS . sns
home In London. But her adventures we're not
over friend OF his, a scottish lawyer came win
his wife TO visit the happy par In England anu
so strong a friendship arose between the TWO
wives that when the lawyers lady led not long
10 my OLD friend In a short time her own husband
also died leaving her his fortune. but on his death
bed he warned her against a brother who. he
feared. would try TO dispossess her. but told her
sn@' w Sfs they y BOTH trusted It happened
he had Anticipated. and the scotsman was put IN
ONE but nnaliy the iawyer assuring that the
best solution would be her acceptance OF his hand
the mistress Of another home. where she more
than once entertained the lady on whose daughter
she had formerly waited, She has now been dead
some years, but often think OF her strange
career while do not wonder AT the attraction
which that sweet. pure face had for both Of the
men who loved her.
Professor MacCunn gives the following
'My informant was when youth. OF literary
turn and contributed to newspapers and periodicals
under the signature OF Heather In this way
certain small sums came into his possession.
and wishing TO commemorate his pleasant sue
he II,
a slgnet ring This de had made according TO de-
sign OF his own and among other unique devices
there was engraved the word Heather one day
It's owner went battle the shores OF the Clyde.
and before entering the water he took on his ring
and placed II on n rock beside his clothes ON his
way home he remembering that he had forgotten TO
put on his ring hurried back. in full expectation
OF finding II where II had been left lie was quite
certain he knew the exact spot where II had been
laid. and had little fear that In so unfrequented a