The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-01
PART 7.


City folk are apt to catch fire hotly
over some social incident, and in a
week to forget that it had ever hap
pene1, which is to us an unansWer-
able evidence of superfciality; but
Druntocbty gave itself to investiga-
tion, and continued therein, without
rest and without haste till the last
grain of gold was rescued from the
quartz, and had. passed as current coin
into conversation. 1t took exactly six
weeks to sift the details of Car
michaeIs engagement and to settle its
Significance. and then the Glen was at
liberty to deal with the arrangements
for the marriage, about which there
was much speculation and various
opinions. Some took for granted that
Kate would be married in the gallery
of the Lodge, under the coats of arms
and strange beasts, by DR.. Davidson,
with perhaps his friend of Kildrummie
assisting. to add dignity; and in this
assumption they rested on the GUS
toms of the parish, which were that
the minister should perform the mar
riage ceremony in the kitchen, cleared
for the occasion, and that after feast
in the better room, at which Dr..
Davidson used to tell at least two of
his best stories, the happy pair should
go in the quiet of the evening to their
new home, or in special case to Edin-
burgh for three days, which were
spent in visiting the castle and Holy
rood. Others, full of historical re-
search. and tenacious of tradition, re-
minded the Kirkyard that the last
daughter Cf the Carnegie house had
been married in the Episcopal (com-
monty called the English) chapel at
Perth by a bishop of JacObite blood
and in the presence of twenty old fam
flies of the Highland border, and there
was much debate whether Carmichael
would begin his new life by passing
under the prelatcal yoke, and also
whether the General could ask the
people Of his faith to see the last Car
negie married to a Free Kirk minis
ter. There were those, however, who
reminded their neighbors that the min
lister could not be married anywhere
saVe in his own church and that in
such a case the Prcsbytery would
come and otticiate in a body; and when
evidence for this theory was demand
ed, its advocates fel! back OH the anal
ogy of a minister's funeral, which
alope of all such rites was conducted
in q church. AS a marriage and a
funeral were the two great functions
of the Glen, and both were of a festive
character. this contention carried con-
viction, and the Free Kirk folk were
much lifted.
While the Glen We're reviewing the
various courses open to the parties con-
cerned and giving g, decision, being in
the end quite captivated by the funeral
precedent,they themselves had a happy
inspiration in the Tochty woods. and
having picked up the General at the
Lodge, came down the near road, soft
and grassy, in such open delight, that
Peter Robertson the grieve. meeting
them at the wright's, speculated
whether the bank might not have come
into it's own again. They found the
Doctor in his garden and presented
themselves before him suddenly-there
was a hedge which lent itself to a
secret approach-and refused to sit
down or hold ordinary converse with
him until he had made q promise.
Are you engaged on the tenth day
OF August, DR.. Davidson?" Kate held
him with lifted forehnger. while the