The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-07

away his sin: for that his father was ready
70 forgive him and receive him again. as
in the days before his first going home.
"Out upon you, canting hound.' he cried.
breaking in on me: II tell you plainly. gin
/ had as muckie as sixpence in the day.
would never trouble my father more
Come TO dinner and worship tonight.
and we shall see il we cannot make a new
thing OF II. your father and YOU and r.
We have come from Edinburgh for that
purpose
But the mere mention that was made OF
his fathers kindliness. the fiercer was the
son against him. which made his sin like
the sin against the Holy Ghost. as I have
so often expounded.
THE devil take him and you both" he
cried. Think ye I would go 70 his table
TO have him grin at me ike Sleeps head
in a tonss. We dog with band strings.
what are you concerned in the matter? Do
We understand to whom We speak? 80
Then Umphray Spurway whipped a pair
OF pistols out OF his pocket and laid them
Bonded on the table.
There has been enough and 10 spare OF
III talk" he said, get out OF this house
without another uncfvil word. Philip
Standsfield, or will make a hole IN You.
You debauched man and blasphener of
your father. And you, Janet Johnston.
here to Morham-aye. II have to lay on
the iashes myself"
So, Snarling and counter-snar,ing, with
changed countenances, more like those
OF beast than human kind, Philip Stands
field and the wench went out vowing
vengeance upon Us al. Then there comes
into my tale that night OF great fear.
which grfpes me yet in the telling of il.
II was a bitter night OF frost at the
changing of the moon. A horror OF great
darkness fell upon the earth. Yet there
was also, what is not so common on a
night OF cold, a soughinG and wandering
wind that whispered by whiles going and
coming uncertainty among the stepped
gables OF the house OF New Minis.
CHAPTER III. THE NIGHT OF
DREAD.
Sir James and took supper that Satur-
day night in his own dining hall. where
We found a fire on and the table set. For
1t had been the first of his concern when
We came to the house of James Mari to
send messenger to the mansion house
to warn them of our arrival.
But this very anxious care OF his
brought trouble upon him. For so soon
as we entered the hall I heard a shrfll
voice call to Sir James from an upper
room. He went within. leaving one Spot
forth. his servitor, to take me to the sup
per chamber. Then l heard the sharp
tongue. which / took to be that of the
Lady Standsheld. berate Sir James be-
cause that he had not come straight to
his own home. but had gone to n change
house with guest. What Sir James
said in reply I could not hear. Nor, in
deed. did hold It to be my duty to listen
over-carefuhy. for the excuse which
man makes to his wife concerns himself
alone, and even the church claims no
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cations. In a little space Sir James came
within the chamber and partook OF supper
with me. speaking clear and soberly as
was his won't upon certain books of SER
mons which he loved to read, such being
his taste. But of his family. or OF the sor-
row concerning his son, he spake no
further word.
Then, so soon as the clock had chapped
10. he rose and called IN the servants to
worship, which at his request took,
praying about the space of three-quarters
of an hour. and never better in my life,
as is great comfort TO me now to think
upon. After this, without a word spoken,
he rose. 1 would have returned to speak
OF other things. but he checked me with
a solemn movement, strange in one that
hitherto had been 50 merry withal.
after the Bulk on Saturday night" he
said, sit is cur custom to take our candles
and get TO bed"
So. with dign,ned and gracious mien,
he lighted me to my room, with gravity
and affection shook me by the hand, and
so departed, taking leave OF me without
word. LAS all may believe. it was with
some fear upon me because of the saying
OF Renwick and the power of the evil
spirits that laid me down. For strange
as 1t may appear, so long as shared the
fanatical opinions and lay abroad IN the
fields, I was not feared of the devil himself:
- II 4
come upon me in the heather, where oft
It was my hap to lie alone. Yet since
drew in. and set my feet in nailder courses
and easier ways, have been none so set
in my mind; but as IL were. more easily
feared and less assured OF my interest.
Nevertheless, laid me down, and what
with the tiredness OF a long days travel
and our so recently having well supped.
was asleep before / knew 1t. Yet IL
was q troubled and unstable rest. with
many startings and much uneaSiness, for
felt that there was that about the hou3e
that might which was more than canny.
know not how long I slept: but 1t must
have been we'll into the deep silence OF
the night that I was walked out of sleep
by cry so Wild, so strange and 50 loud
that It shook my reasonable soul within
me. Yet It seemed that / must have
heard It in my dream, for only the echoes
of IL fingered in my ears when sat up In
bed. trembling, and with my night-gear
damp about me with the affrightment.
Never had / heard So great and fearful
a crying 1t seemed to me like the crying
OF a demon from whom one stronger has
snatched prey. But with the perturba-
ton In mine own head, and the dashing OF
my spirits by the unearthly cry which
awoks me, could not tell whether thu
noise was in mine own imagination or
whether really had heard It But IL was
soon clear to me that the confused din
about the house which went and came