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The herald., 1897-11-07

1ly-it was so full of distance and re-
spect. Il come not far, but only from
the farm-town of Drumglass, down
there on the meadows edge. Ye are
welcome to the bit piece--I am as glad
to see ye eat it as of a sunny morn in
hay-time. You have come far, and a
brave days wark we are expecting
from you this Sabbath day!"
Then, as was my duty. I rebuked
her for looking to man for that which
Maker of man.
She listened, very demurely, with
her eyes upon the silver buckles of her
shoon. which she had admiringly
placed side by side on the grass, when
she set herself down on the low bound
ary wall of the Kirkyard.
Il ken l am too young and light and
foolish to be fit company for minis
ter" she said; and there was a blush
upon her cheek which vexed me,
though 1t was bonny enough to look
upon.
Nay" answered I, quickly, there
you mistake me. / meant no such
thing, bonnie lass. We are all both
fond and foolish, minister and maid"
Well might I say it. for-God forgive
me! at that very moment my mind
ran more on how the lass looked and
on the way she had of tapping the
grass with her foot than on the solemn
work of the day.
mo, no." she interrupted, hastily.
Il am but silly lass, poor and ignor-
ant, and you do we'll to fault me-
Now this put me in painful pre-
dicament. For I still held in my hand
the solitary scraplet left of the young
lass "piece," and l must needs, like q
dull splenetic fool, go fretting her for
harmless word.
She turned away her head a little.
nevertheless l was not so ill-learned in
the ways of maids but that I could see
she was crying.
What is your name, sweet maid?"
/ asked, for my heart was wac that 1
had grieved her.
She did not answer me till she had a
little recovered herself.
Jean Gemmell!" she said, at last;
"and my father is the tenant of
Drumglass up by there. He is an
elder and will be here by kirk-time.
The session is holding a meeting at the
Manse"
had pulled a Bible from my pocket
and was thinking of my sermon by
this time
Jean Gemmell rose and stood a mo-
ment picking at flower by the wall.
MY father will be on your side." she
said. slowly.
But" cried I, in some astonishment,
your father has not yet heard me
preach"
mo more have l." she made answer,
smiling on me with her eyes, "but,
nevertheless, my father will be on your
side
And she moved away, looking still
very kindly upon me.
l cannot tell whether or no l was |
helped by this rencounter in my conduct |
Of the worship that day, in the parish
Kirk of Balmaghie. At any rate, l |
went down and walked in the meadows |
by the side of Dee Water till the folk |
gathered and the little cracked bell be- |
gan to clank and jow from the Kirk |
on the Hill.
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folk o wan mind. Laddie. the things
no possible. There's as mony minds in
Balmaghie as there's folk in il. And
a mair unruly, camstecry parish there's
no between Kirkmaiden and the wild
Hollands border
"Gin ye come amang us lad. I'll
learn ye a trick or twa aboot the folk
O Balmaghie that ye will be the wiser
o. Mind-I hae been her a. nv life
and an elder o the kirk thirty year,"
II am much indebted, sir, for your
good intentions, but"
Nae butts" cried Aud Drummie. "I
hae my dochter Jeans word that We
are Draw callan and deserve the pair
ish; and the parrish ye shall haze"
II am much indebted to your daugh
ter" l made answer; "she succoured
me with bread to eat this morning
when in the Kirk-yard I was ready to
faint with hunger Without her kind
ness / know not how | would have
come through the fatigues of this DAYS
exercises"
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"Ow aye" said the old man, that's
just like my dochter Jean. And a
douce ceevil lassock she is. But ye shah
see my ither dochter afore ye craw sac
croose aboot Jean"
You have another daughter?" I said
politely.
AYE" he cried with enthusiasm,
man, where hae ye coined frae, that
ye haena heard O Alexander-J onita
the lass wha can tame a wild stallion
that horse dealers Wilma tackle and
ride it stride-leg like a man. There's
no lassie in a the country can haud
a candle to Alexander-Jonita the doch-
ter O. Nathan Gemmell of Drumglass,
in the parrish O. Balmaghie.'
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died." persisted, not willing to be 81
fenced.
"Howsken ye that" she said; did
not the same Lord make the sheep on
the hills and the kye in the byres?
Will He that watches the sparrow fall,
think it wrong to lift a sheep out of
pit on the Sabbath! The Pharsees are
surely not all dead to this day."
Fen let her alane, ye will be as
WISE" said her father; ''she has three
words to every one that are given to
men O sense. But she is withal a good
lass and true of speech. Alexander
Jonita, stable the beast and come ben
to wait on the minister in the ben
room"
The girl moved away, leading her
steed, and we went on to the house of
Drumglass.
When we entered, the table was not
yet set, and there were no preparations
for a meal.
'Jean-Jean Gemmell!' Nathan
Gemmell cried, 'come hither, lass"
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XII.
THE LASS IN THE KIRK YARD

~HA1S A<<hA'' iAN hIItA
] had been well-ngh a year about
the great house of Girthon. as family
chaplain to the laird, when there came
call to accept the ministry of the
gospel among the people of Balmaghie.
1t was parish greatly to my mind.
1t lies. as all know, in the heart of
Galloway, between the slow, placid
stretches of the Ken and the rapid,
turbulent mill-race of the Black Water
of Dee.
When I arrived at the Kirk of Bal
maghie, having come all the long Jour-
ney from Girthon on foot and fasting,
l sat me down on a fiat stone in the
kirk-yard, nearby where the martyrs
lie at the gable-end.
So exhausted was that l know not
what l should have done but for q
young lass, comely and well put on.
who gave me the farle of oat-cake she
had brought with her for her morn
ing"
you are the young minister who is
to preach to us this day?" she said. 60
ing over to the edge of the little wood.
which at that time bounded the kirk
yard.
l answered her that 1 was, and that
/ had walked all the way from the
great house of Girthon that morning.
whereat she held up her hands in as
tonishment.
1T is just not possible!" she cried.
And after plying me a long time
with her eyes, and urging me to eat
her piece" up quickly, she featly
stopped down to the water and washed
her feet and ankles, before drawing
upon them pair of white hosen, fair
and thin, and fastening her shoes with
the buckles of silver which were Just
coming in.
1t was yet a full hour-and-a-h half be-
fore the beginning of the morning diet
of worship, for l had risen betimes ana
travelled steadily. Now the Kirk of
Balmaghie stands in a lonely place,
and even the little clachan of folk
averts itself some distance from it.
Then, being hungry, l sat and
munched at the lass's piece till. with
thinking on my sermon and looking at
her by the waterside. l had well nigh
eaten 1t every snatch. So, when
awoke from my reverie, as from deep
sleep, l sat with the little bit of bread
the size of my thumb in my hand,
staring at it as if l had seen a fairie
(marveD.
And what was worse, the lass seeing
me thus speechless and with my jaws
yet working on the crust, went off into !
peal after peal of laughter.
What for do ye look at me like that, |
young lad?" she said, when she had |
sufficiently commanded herself.
IL have eaten all your midday |
piece whiles / was thinking upOn NV
Sermon l said.
More beftting is it that you should
think upon your sermon than of things |
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copyright. 1897. by s. r. Crockett.]
SYNOPSIS

This is the story of Quintin Mac Clel-
ian's life. written by himself. with add-
lions by his brother Hob. Quintins par
ehtS are Scotch COvenantcrs, and he him
neif, when a lad, is driven to staunch up
1oIding or that sect through their active
persecution by the Government Quntin
becomes a minister, and by force of cir
legally established church. He is unable
10 go to Holland, where alone Gamer
oman CovenanO minister can be or
dained; and besides the turn of political
affairs-by which James H. has been de-
posed and William of Orange come to the
throne-promises a peaceful solution of
the religious troubles of Scotland. Quln-
tinS first charge is the parish of Bal
maghie. where he renews his acQuaint-
ance with Mary Gordon the daughter of
Alexander Gordon. laird of Earlstoun.
Although her father is one of the most
Jealous Covenanters. Mary is strong in
her allegiance to the established church
OF the State
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sembled that day, that the BARNS,
who had no voice in the call, were in
danger of being put without to run
wild among the grave-stones. But this
forbade, though doubt not many of
the youthful vagabondage would have
preferred such an exodus to the hot
and crowded kirk that day of high
summer.
l was well through my discourse, and
entering upon my last head" when 1
heard a stir at the door, I paused
somewhat markedly lest there should
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He Didn't Thirst for Blood.

The half-doZen men in the group
were talking about relics of the Aztec
age when the fat man with two mas
sive watch-chains across his vest took
advantage of the first opening to say:
Gentlemen, this conversation re-
minds me of an incident that happened
in Chicago last week. At the hotel I
met a man who had relic to sell. He
assured me that it was from 1000 to
5000 years old, and that it was found
in one of the caves of Arizona"
'Have you the relic with you?"
asked one of the Harvard party.
'Oh, certainly. He wanted $50 for it.
but after some delay I beat him down
to $35, and took it. I have some idea
of presenting it to college museum
Here it is.'
"A bone, eh?" said the scientist.
"How do you call this a relic of the
Aztec age?"
It's an arm bone of dead
princess replied the fat man, land
the Aztecs used to worship it,"
"How do you know that?"
1.-THE man told me so He talked
straight. and 1 guess he was all right.
The princess had a pretty small arm,
didn't she?"
This bone" said the scientist, as he
toyed with it, lis simply the leg bone
of chicken. I cannot understand how
you were so deceived
"A chicken-bone, you say!" ex-
claimed the fat man.
only a chicken-bone, sir, and you
may as well toss it out of the window.
You have been basely deceived"
II have, eh? have been fool enough
to pay $50 for chicken-bone, eh?"
Seems that way"
"How old was the chicken?"
"a year or so, 1 should say"
ga rooster or hen?"
"Well, 1 rather think it was a roos-
ter"
"Black or white rooster?"
Il couldn't say. but I am sure it is
chicken-bone. The scoundrel who
swindled you ought to be jailed"
'Yes, he had" sighed the fat man.
81 was innocent and confiding, and he
took advantage of it. 1 don't care so
much about the chicken-bone, but you
see he sold me a milestone which he
said was used by Nero-two buttons
off the coat-tails of Shakespeare-a
horse chestnut carried by Alexander
the Great, and this ring, which he had
the papers to prove was worn by
Judas Iscariot. Do you think he swim
died me all around?"
"Of course he did" shouted every
body in chorus.
"And he meant to?'
For sure!"
"Then, gentlemen" continued the
victim, as he wrapped up his chicken
bone and restored it to his pocket, ''all
I can say is that he was mighty
mean man, and the Lord will never
prosper him.
"And won't you do anything?" was
asked.
Won't L? You bet your life l will!
I won't ship another barrel of potatoes
to Chicago for the next ten years-no.
for twenty"
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lighter and less worthy!" said she,
without looking up at me. I was
pleased with her solid answer and felt
abashed.
But you will go wanting-!" began.
She gartered one shapely stocking
of silk ere she answered me, holding
the ribband that was to cincture the
other in her mouth, as appears to be
the curious fashion of women.
What matter!" she said, presently.
as she stroked down her kirtle mod
esty. with an air that took me might
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NH.
MY LADY OF PRIDE.

Within the Kirk of Balmaghie spread
from gable to gable a dim sea of faces,
men standing in corners, men holding
by windows, men peering in at the low
doorway, while the women covered
upon folded plaids or sat closely
wedged together upon little creepe
stools. So great a multitude had as
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THE CORBIES AT THE F

THE CORBIES AT THE FEAST.
Now, when, after all, the call came
to the parish and l was placed there
with the solemn laying on of the hands
of the Presbytery, L thought that the
strivings of my life had come to an
end. Whereas, had l known it, they
were but beginning. For the soil was
being fattened for the crop of trou-
bles 1 was to harvest ere many years
had come and gone.
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the gain. Twenty years ago there
were $4,000 male teachers to $4,000 fe-
male; last year the numbers We're
about $1,000 men and $1,000 women.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01

~. 6.
Qth4oh 5as3 III Ela6 IAus1l6es. HsisnS
Inrnef Aa6k ensa Ossila MGl hdAsu,
Helen lesd AegaW, {nrolyn CfHstNn
pissos. Hannah fulton Ia, An6a VA.
laos 9lmmpns. AaxEiett Doss1l Ham
mond Hlisabeeh ~ nns HsiltDes, Edith
Nay Johnson, Norma Watts Latch, Ara
bella Q. AeAieer, Ella NcIntiSA Lena
NINA Susan W. nAmho MAtv Hiisas
E Sssa ssss: .s ra M,sa r NJ sDTSSs@s
Elisabeth Reybold fatnali, Hsrstet Howl,
don Walters, EiisAhsth Stroud Wyatt, O.
Emnett Adans, Jeese B. Braunstcin,
Harry Dunn Eliason. ]. Bayard Hearn,
Harry x. Hyland, Charles Leslie Bonham,
Herbert =, Brown, Walter A. FFsderiok.
Alfred p. Hope, Paul r. Killiam,
Allison Nailor KINNEY, Henry Goodman
MeComb, ASner Ray Overdesr, Robert
Waiter simmons, Ralph franklin Swarts,
hoy >: Latimsr, George Jaokman Middle
ton, Charles y. Perkins, Canning Leroy
Summons, William H. Swift.
Juno class. -Estelle Moore Council.
Clara Frances. Margaret Veronica.F eeney,
Anna Viola Haialett, Mary Elisabeth Doto
Mary Watson EAstbUrn, FrAncesR obin n
son Formsn, Jennie Hansell, Maple,
Flowers Hamilton, Martha Estella
Hebb, Elizabeth Burling johnson, n Ger
trude King, Sarah Frances Martin, Bessie
Edith Hartford, Anna Broughton Hume
Daisy Emma Kemble, Anna Kathleen
Lacy, Sarah Burns Miller, Mabel o. CON
nor, Lucretia Mott Reed. Martha Cham.
man Shaw, Bertha Vera Pennell, Mary
Agnes Ryan, Rosa Mask Tho mpson,
Mary Eleanor Thompson, Jennie Meta
Weaver, Louise Deacon Van Trump, Har
ry p Carbon, Frank s. .Matchett, Herbert
Everett Panley, Sarah Mabel Walter, Wiui-
fred Weldin, Robert Gilbert Bruce, George
Lou Coppage, Samuel j. OFT, Clifton Tyre
Vansant -
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01
WIN Keep Down Expenses.

! The Lcvy Court has commenced the
pairing down process and have Topped of
ONE thousand dollars from their annual
appropriation. cutting 1t down to thirty
thousand dollars, which sum the Trustees
pe the Poor will have to do with until this
lime next July. Tho decrease in the up.
Precipitation caused quite discussion
among the members Of the Board of
Trustees and motion was made by one
81 tho Board to suspend all outside relief
Tor the next three months and after free
exchange Of the views OF the different
memhers on adopting such course, 1t
9as promptly voted down, with caution
Tor every member to keep their outside re-
lief down to the lowest possible cost to the
Board The sum donated to the Trustees
" the Poor will allow very narrow mar
yin TO expend for the relief Of tho poor
md deserving families during the ensuing
rear The plan has been to keep the ex-
pensss Of the poor within the appropria-
Non and only by the most rigid economy
san the money to be expended by them be
made to foot all necessary bills, and not
.ause deficit in the expense account
We have watched the deliberations Of this
board for the last three years and feel con-
pdent that not an unnecessary dollar has
been expended by tho Trustees who serve
she county for the munificent salary Of
100 to each member Of the body.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01

Tbs eoraasnssmsns exercises II ~
High eahsoa, wkiok tsak ptnse In ~
Opera HousS ~ svsnine, wsss ~ =
former oocasiona and: withatsndins
the extreme warm weathsr, wat dscided
succssa The scsus was worth locking
upon, tho ladies In the audisnos being
drssssd In handsome suninsR material,
wearing no head gear. but having their
hair put up In becoming mannsv, which
with the rustic Of hundrsds Of fans, made
Q very pretty sight q viewed from the
stage The sweet girl graduates were
dressed in becoming gowns Of white. while
the boys wore the conventional black suit,
with glossy white collars and shirt
fronts.
The annual address was made BY Robert
Ellis Thompson, L. I. D.. principal Of the
Boys High School OF Philadelphia. who
gave the graduates some practical advice
In starting out In the battle to earn q live.
lihood and make their mark In tho strug-
giles incident to this life. The graduates
have now commenced life In earnest, and
they will ever look back upon their school
days as the bright spot In their memory
when they grow older and fill tho different
positions to which they may be called in
the future to fill. The graduates who
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01

Phcw! the weather is getting hotter and
hotter as the warm wave has ~ last
reached our city and thin clothing feels
Ice water should be par
takeifof sparingly, and little oatmeal
mixcl with it will go q long ways to
sounteract any bad effects the ice cold
LIQUID would havo on ones system. Keep
out Of the hot sun as much as possible and
don't run any unnecessary risks. Ycstcr-
day was II regular hummer and the mcr.
curry cavorted up into the ninoties, while
tho humidity reached nearly 100 Too
much caro- cannot be taken this warm
weather to keep in good health. All VIC.
lent exercise should be avoided and scorch.
,rs on the bicycle should be more careful.
It Is caster to become ovcrhcated than it is
10 overcome the bad effects following any
undue or violent exercise. This is ideal
picnic and excursion weather and every.
body should take advantage of tho same If
;hoy have tho necessary wherewitAal to
Iparc
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01
Rosy Cheeks and Sparkling Ewes,

Follow the use Of Utah Kidney Beans
The Turner'S great discovery The
warning notes from the kidneys are back
ache, urinary trouble frequent thirst
rheumatism, burning urine, dropsical
swellings, irregular heart action. Heed
the warning at once. Your life Ia in
danger. Utah Kidney Beans regulate the
kidneys, cure all urinary and bladder
troubles surely and quickly. Utah Kidney
Beans, Discovered and Perfected by
The Turner'S, Of Philadelphia. THE
TURNER'S also make P0.MELIA-The In.
fant's Friend, tho Invalid's Benefactor.
A perfect food. A new discovery for tho
little ones and for the weak.
TURNERS' LITTLE LIVER TURNER'S
A very small pill. Turns your liver.
Have appointed as Special Agents In vii.
minRton for their Great Remedies the
following Druggists: 8. G. MoKeever,
3. c. Kimble, Wilmer c. Taylor, DR..
Bennett Downes. b. r. Veasey, West
Street Pharmacy, J. Harvey Spruance,
Central Pharmacy, j. J. Gallagher g.
Bro.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01
Free Silver In Ohio.

The Democratic Of Ohio are determined
70 succeed or fall on the free silver issue.
The platform adopted yesterday by their
convention reafflrms the Chicago deliver
Ance Of 1898 in general terms and pecific-
ally repeats the financial declaration in
bheir national platform, notwithstanding
that Altgeld and Debs have declared that
The party can never make winning fight
pn that question. Tho Ohio Democrats
have not learned anything from their de-
feat, and still have faith In the cry Of free
silver. They are not inundated by the
lact that Ohio gave President Mckinley
5000 plurality. II the same majority can
be had for Governor Bushnell next
November, tie result would be to cause
general setback Of the revival Of tho free
silver campaign. The Ohio canvass will DO
national in its Significance and the out
some will have no small effect In deciding
whether Bryan and Organism shall DO
formidable factors in the Congressional
Election Of 1898 and the next Presidential
election.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01
DOTS.

Charles Fletcher, Of Farnhurst, has boen
granted m increase of pension.
ST. Pauls NJ. Il. Sunday School gave
picnic at Shellpot Park to-day.
Robert Simpson had his hand mashed at
the Diamond State Iron Company last
night.
Daniel W. Taylor has sold tho house
NJ. 1910 Washington street to Mary a.
Burnett
Tho Pussy g. Jones Company will re-
pair the light house tender Wisteria at u
cost of 5000.
Thcfo were POS arrests, fires and eight
building lines drawn during the month of
June.
Bishop Monaghan has set apart July 3
as the donation day for the benefit Of tho
orphan asy luni.
Clerk of tho Peace Foard has $4,000
which no ha, collected for licenses, ready
TO turn over to the state treasurer.
A large forco OF men were put to work
yesterday on the new public bath house
near the Brandywlne and Van Buren,
street.
Workmen yesterday started to put the
new park drive along the Brandywlne III
shape so that 1t can be used.
Tho officers OF tho Fire Department will
meet on Friday evening to consider the
matter OF redistricting the city.
John Williams prevented DR.. Roop
Smiths horses from damaging the wagon
by running away on East Fourth street
yesterday afternoon.
The buildings of the p w. g. B. Rail-
road Company at the station have been re,
painted and u porch is now being erected
over the oil platform.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will hold patriotic
met ting on Sunday. The speaker will be
s. J. Miiliken. His subject will bo Chris.
tian Citizenship"
Nearly all summer complaints are duo
to bad blood and unhealthy bile. Dr.
Fowlar's Ext. OF Wild Strawberry cures
by attacking the root OF the trouble. 1t
never fails.
There was meeting Of Delaware Lodge
No. 1913 and Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainlncn last evening which Was au.
dressed by Val Fitzpatrick Of Philadel-
phia.
Tho tugbont Taurus will receive n new
smoke-stack at the wharves OF the H. & II.
Company. The tug Emily will receive
new propeller.
George Moreland, Of l9il West Fourth
street. lost 2 carrier pigeons marked "k"
und numbered Blob.
The s eainship Trave on which Is Mr..
and Mrs Harry Stoeckle Of thi, city pass
ed Southampton on Tuesday, having
been eight days out OF New York.
Why suffer from Observation-Disclosures
Blood Buffers cure Dyspepsia and all dis
orders of the stomach, liver and bowels.
Stansbury Murray Jr. 10l East Front
street is preparing 20 entertain his father
Stansbury Murray of Canterbury on Sat.
urday. Mr.. Murray Sr. has not been here
for two years and his visit will therefore
Ina a nj ia
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-01

Two trims of cars, carrying delegates
b. the Christian Endcavor Convention
which meets in San Francisco. he'd coils
Ions yesterday morning which resulted
dlsustrously to the passengers. Five per.
sons were killed outright in the collision
which took place on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad AMI numerou.
others injared, Tho second collision on
The Vandalia road In Indiana, was also &C.
cUmpanled with very serious results, ten
being killed. Tho travelling ur both these
railroads has been unprecedented in their
history aud required tho trains TO be run
la sections. The collisions occurred by
the running Of ono section into another,
which docs not speak we'll for tho manage.
mcnJ OF those two roals We hope our
Delaware delegates Will have better luck
aud reach their destination in safety and
ON scheduled time