The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-07
The Wedding
!. @6o of
~ kate Carnegie
- Ian MocIaren,
Ian MocIaren,
Copyright. Isys. py Jonn wurscn.J
PART I.

TAM
City folk arc apt to catch fire hotly
over some social incident. and in a
week to forget that il had ever hap
pened, which is to us an unanswerable
evidence of superfciality; but Drum
tochty gave itself to investigation, 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 converse
ton. 1t took exactly six weeks to sift
the details of Carmichael's 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 grant
ed that Kate would be married in the
gallery of the Lodge, under the coats OF
arms and strange beasts, by DR.. David
son, with perhaps his friend of Kildrum-
nIie assisting, 10 add dignity; and in
this assumption they rested on the GUS
toms of the parish. which were that the
minister should perform the marriage
ceremony in the kitchen, cleared for
the occasion, and ths.t after "a feast i'll
the better room, at which Dr. Davidson
used TO tell at least two of his best stor-
les, the happy pair should go in the
quiet of the evening TO their new home,
or in special case TO Edinburgh for three
days, which were spent in visiting the
Castle and Holyrood. Others, full of
historical research, and tenacious of
tradition. reminded the KirlSyard that
the last daughter of 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 families
of the Highland border, and there was
much debate whether Carmichael
would begin his new life by passing un-
der the prelatical yoke, and also wheth-
er the General could ask the people Of
his faith to see the last Carnegie mar
r;ed to Free Kirk minister. There
were those. however. who reminded
their neighbors that the minister could
isot be married anywhere save in his
own church, and that In such a case the
Presbytery would come and ofliciate in
a body; and when evidence for this the
ory was demanded, its advocates fell
back ON the analogy of minister's fu-
neral, which alone of all such rites was
conducted in a church. AS marriage
and funeral were the two great func-
tions of the Glen, and both were of a
festive character, this contention car
ried conviction, and the Free Kirk folk
were much lifted.
While the Glen were reviewing the
various courses open TO the parties con-
-oerned and giving a decision, being in
the ono quite captivated by the funeral
precedent, they themselves had 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 wheth-
er the bank might not have come into
its 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 APP
pronch--and refused TO sit down or
hold ordinary converse with him till
be had made a promise.
"Are you engaged on the tenth day
OF August, DR.. Davidson?" Kate held
him with lifted forelinger, while the