Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-25

and HE me over the lang muir and up by
the Cross Roads to the Kirk o. the Coave-
nants at Causeyend.
According to the flesh, I dinna like
Master Osborne as weel as you. But, ye
see. him and me 'grees ABBOTT the Coave-
nants and the Paying o. the Cess an the
Ceevil Magistrate and things like that
things that We care nae mair ABBOTT than ye
do whetcher my collie Tyke has a rough
coat or a smooth. But whilk are as the
breath o. life to auld Anton that was bred
to that way even frae his youth up"
with that, or with anything that con-
Germs the conscience, / think you will not
find me meddle," said John Glendonwyn.
But the fear in my heart is that there
will be but few in the parish who see as I
do, or who will desire that l should con-
tinue among them"
The old man took a quick look over hie
shoulder to see II Baby were still in the
room. But she had disappeared to finish
her own preparations, having now the
prospect Of a better "doonsittin' (as she
called IT., than in "toon lodgings" where
all she would have to do would Just be to
see that the ladladdy did not cheat her
laddie or eat his butter behind his back.
Happy landlady, sound ought to be your
sleep In the town of Kilgour this night,
considering what you have escaped!
Maybe there's mair wi ye than We wad
think, sir" he said, like a. things II JUST
needs a beginnin'. And moo that we are to
hae an abidin' place in the parish itsel'
Isle as 1t Isl, there's mony the yin will
stand by ye in the quarry-hole on Sabbath
morning. Fear ye never that. The Lord
shall rise up a folk for Himself, and the
auld seed o. the Covenant and the moss
hog shall be sown amang ither kinks alsoi'
ia
v~ertisements OF welcome that John Glen
donwyn went to bide In the herds house
Of Anton Mcmillan, the Cameronian ehep-
herd Of Bennangower, And on the follow
ing Sabbath day. judge ye with what feel
ings John Glendonwyn arose and went out
to mediate upon the side of the mountain.
1t was early. Farm and dollhouse and farm
stealing lay there In the unbroken Sabbath
quiet. The peculiar brooding silence, the
hush and awe Of that day affected John
Glendonwyn keenly. His was the only foot,
save those OF the black-faced sheep, which
that day had trod the great solitudes his
eyes wandered over, or scattered the morn
ing dew upon these p~urpling ridges.
So thought John Glendonwyn. but he was
wrong. There were two and perhaps three
already astir and ready in the ancient
Scots phrase. Comprising the throne OF
grace" for him. He had not gone far from
the house when the sound OF a voice speak
ing In the profound silence stayed and held
him. 1t came out OF a great bush Of
heather and broom, as from an oratory
The minister Of Cover, today the minister
OF Cover no more, stole up and listened
II was the cameFonian elder who wal
speaking.
: Thou with Whom lie all wisdom sn(
: direction" he was saying, grant to thu
young man this day that he may speal
> Thy word. without fear, in all simplicity
in the love Of II. Be a mouth unto hin
> and wisdom, and raise up about him al
hearing people in this parish of Cover tina
4 needs siclike sairly-"
= John stepped back. The Cameronian wa
= pleading for him. but he had no right Il
listen 10 the words. They were not ad
u dressed to his ear, Yet as he wended hi
7 way up the little brown triekles Of sheeI
walks and brushed the dew from tn
braeken- bourochs, he felt Infinitely re
9 freshed and strengthened.
r The prayer OF q righteous man aVailetl
9 much" so ran his meditation. And hoV
l much more would he have been aided haI
n he known that down on the edges OF tn
9 woods opposite Kilgour. near that shinin
2 white speek to which his eyes turned .
9 often. still apparently smokeless and life
J lsss N the morning sun. there was . El