The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23

old Cameronian eideE Saunders Nc
Quhirr, of Drumquhat. whom we have met
before in former Galloway tales of Mr..
Crockett's. Nance is thekeldest. bright
est and prettiest of the three daughters
of the irascihle and muney-leaing old
Peter Chrystie. the master of Neither
Neuk. The Neither Neuk lasses'' were
the JOY and pride of the parish sthe toast
of every bachelor and the mark of every
eye. envious or admirilg according TO sex
and age about the kirk sdoor. In short.
they were The three tracksome graces of
Whinmyliggate."
Peter chrystie. canny old fox that he
was. had a proper appreciation of the
charms OF his daughters and a shrewd
idea that he would have no difficulty in
making fine marriages for the blythe and
bonnie trio. So in the meantime, and until
the best of all possible matches should
come along, il was his declared mandate
that no 'braam wooers" should be encour-
aged to come up the lang glen" which led
10 the Neither Neuk farmhouse-at least
not without Peters own sanction and good
viii. For all others Peters double bar-
relied shotgun was always ready, and be
was prepared TO empty IL in professional
rig7lt-and-left style If he so much as heard
of any lads coming in the cleaning with
intent 10 see the lasses." This cheerful
habit of Peters had quite the opposite ef
"a.
three daughters the most popular young
women in all the countryside: for the diff
Guilty of arranging tryst with the Neither
Nenk maidens. and the certainty OF diff
Guilty with their father In event OF a dis
coveTy. stirred the soul OF every swain
within a radius OF ten miles, and tred his
heart with chivalrous vaior in emulation
of a knightly adventure.
The love affairs. pranks and eseapades
-4A
form large part Of the story
But Galloway life OF half century ago,
as depicted by Mr.. Crockett is not alto
gether fascinating; neither IS the Gallo
way yeoman very prepossessing and in
teresting personality. Some OF the scenes
are overdrawn TO the verge Of the melo-
dramatic, and again there are the most
natural and charming situations. depicted
with all that fire art of which Mr.. Crock
EFT is SO thorough master. Such scene
IS that IN which Alec's jealousy over some
trinkets Nance wears about her neck
drives them into a bitter quarrel, which
ends in a broken engagement and an an
CRY parting. after which Alec's mother
persuades his sore secret from him by tell
ing him of a sad episode OF the same kind
IN her own life and sends him back with
q melted. penitent heart 10 make 1t up
with Nance
Indeed. IL this book. as he has often
shown before. Mr. Crocketts grasp and
insight into the motives and instincts q
the feminine heart are both sure and ten
der he divines. and interprets the depth
and tenderness Of woman's love as but
few men have the power 20 do, ard from
thence comes much OF the pathos % his
writing
The title OF the book is taken from the
popular Scotch name for the scented
worm-wood or Southern Wood. "a sprig
OF which wooers used 20 wear when they
went courting and our grandmothsrs 20
carry with them in their Bibles 10
church. The cover OF the book is Of green.
prettiiy decksd with sprays OF the flower
and It's frontispiece is an attractive por-
trait Of the author
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