The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-05
XXXII.

to Mary Gordon again.
XxXU.
THE DEMONIAC IN THE GARRETT.
Az all may understand 1t was with
bowed head and a crushed heart tsat
bont my steps toward the gray tower.
citing so stlily among the LEAKAGE OF
the wood above the water.
Dufv IS doubtless noble and virtue It's
own reward. But when there is a lass tn
the question-why, II Is somewhat harder
70 GO against her will than TO counter all
the law and the prophets.
AS | came within sight or the tower
one Hugh Halliday, an old servant OF the
Gordons'. came running toward me.
minister. minister" he cried. I'VE
mauna come here. The master has got
ten possession by ev.l spirits. lie swears
that IL a minister come near him he viii
brain him. and he has taken his sword
and pistols ND into the garrett under The
roof and he cries out constantly that "
anv man stir him, he will surely die the
death"
"But" 7 answered. 'he will no, kill me,
who have had 10 hand in the natter
mo who have also been prosecuted by The
Presbytery and by them deposed.
"Ah. laddle." said the oiu man, shak-
Ing his palsied hand warningly at me-
"ye little ken the laird. If We think mat
when the power o evil comes over hiih,
he bldss TO think. lie lets drive richt ana
left. and a that remains is 70 sinder the
dead frae the loovin-or to gather up rac
fragments that remain IN Daohets ana
corn bags and sic like.
For instance. there was GleS Toshie.
the carrier. that was counted a great
man O. his nioves. and at the Carlin's
Cairn sandy-the laird, ] mean-cam on
Toshie spying on him. or so he thoct.
And cor master near ended him when he
laid hands on him.
&" cHaud at. cried Peter Pearson, the
curate Wad you XIII the man. Earls-
toun?'
81 wad KIN him and cat him. too"
| cries the laird. as he gied him aye the
ither drive wi HIS fist. O. he's far frae
canny when he's raised"
"Nevcrtheloss. I viii see him" said I:
II have my message 10 deliver
'oThcn ! hope and trust YOU hae made
your peace WI yer maker. FOR ye will
come down frae that left dead stfi
corp. and that ye'el see"
Bv the gate the lady Of Earlsioun was
walking 10 and fro wringing hor hands
ana PRAYING aloud.
| on this house" she cried. "rhe five Walls
are poured out And there yet remains
| the sixth vial. O. Sandy. my man, that
il should come 70 this, That he should
take the roofs Ike "A pelican I'm the desert
and six charges o. poOder I'm yOn flask,
forbve swords and pistols. And then the
swearing-nae minced oaths. but as braid
ae the back O Cairnsmuir Wae's me for
Sandy a. the days o. him--a man no 10
be ruled nor yet spoken to. but rather
Ike a. lion 10 he withstood. But then a
little while and his spirit would come on
him like the spirit Of a little child
We could hear as we walked and COM
muned a growing somewhere far above
like the growing Of a Gagged wild beast
1T is the spirit Of the demoniac that
J is come to rend him." she said. Hear
10 him; he is hard at it. cursing the Pres
bytery and a. ministers. lie is sorest upon
those that he has liked best as indeed
the possessed ever are. He says that he
knows not why he is restrained from
Draining me, that have been his wife
these many sorrowful years. But thus far
he hath been kept from doing any great
injury. Even the servant man that
brought the message from his master.
BOYD. summoning Alexander TO appear
before the Presbytery. he cast by main
force into the well and II the man had
not caught the rope and so gone down
more slowly 10 the bottom. ne would sure
" have been dashed TO pieces"
"But how long has he been thus ."
I said. for as we listened quaking. the
noise waxcd and grew louder Then anon
il WOULD diminish almost like the howl
ing Of a dog, most hosrid and uncanny
10 hear
Ever since yesterday at the hour when
ne got the summons from the Prcsby-
terry" said the lady of Earlstoun.
And have none been near him since
that time?"
"Only Mary" she said "she took M
To him a bowl Of broth. For he has never
lifted his hand to her in his life lie babe