Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15


end Of the matter as well as the begin
ning).
Having thus performed my duty to the
best Of my ability by the inclusion Of such
narratives as seemed most pertinent to the
case and which told the story most sue
oinctly and clearly, II is laid upon me to
satisfy posterity as briefly as may be con-
corning the outcome Of all this.
These memoirs are Intended primarily
for the children OF both branches OF the
house Of Glendonwyn-that is to say. for the
son OF the late Mr.. Rupert Glendonwyn,
now a lad OF growing form and much per-
sonal comelness, dwelling In the manse
OF his uncle, the Reverend John Glendon-
wyn. minister Of the Free Presbyterian
church in the parish Of Cover. in which
house also Mrs. Rupert Glendonwyn, his
mother resides.
The Great House is shut up-that Is
so far as any public entertainment Is con-
cerned. But l had the pleasure Of taking
tea with Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Grierson
in the housekeepers' room the other day
and l am bound to say that a more affec-
tionate husband and q more douce and
amenable housewife 1t had never been my
lot to see together 1t was a pleasure
merely to observe them.
As to David Glendenning and his sons
the Old Gray Wolf duly removed himself
according to his pledged word, and for
long held no intercourse with either OF his
daughters. But a severe Illness which Fair
lie had in the second year Of her married
life brought him over to see her. Since
which time intercourse has been not only
frequent but cordial. The matter of his
vow, l suppose. he has reconciled to his
conscience by the fac. that the events
which brought about the reconciliation OF
Kate and her husbands family took place
during his absence, as also the marriage OF
Fairlie and Mr.. John G~lerdowyn.
But l think Il will be pretty clear to any
impartial student of these records that. IL
David Glendenning had not intended some
thing OF the kind to happel-at least so far
as Fairlie and John were concerned-he
would not have dispatched Fairlie up to
Bennangower that June afternoon with the
important deed transferring the Boatcroft
properly to the deacon's court Of the Free
Presbyterian kirk, and then-betaken him
self out of the way. To say the least Of II,
the ,ollocation Of events is instructive.
As for Veronica she has never married,
being, as she often goes out Of her way to
prove, a thousand times better employed
in making otter peoples children happy
than in making other people miserable with
utT OMus ar sac lbltNOlu iOAB aBOs II Is
a paragon OF "aunties," and so universally
in request that her father uow, alas, a
widower) declares that he only sees her at
breakfast or at baptisms!
Lastly, there is the larger manse that
now stands beside the beautiful kirk which
has arisen on the old Boatcroft property by
the great bend of the Cover water. Kate
is still there, sweet, beautiful, lignihed-
her mind calm as a mountain tarl. She ia
happy in her boy-bright, generous, truth
full, brave, to whom John is like a father,
and who himself is an older brother to the
two children OF the manse.
And when l was last present at tie MORN
ing oblation there-John Glendonwn read
aloud from the great bible (Which b all he
had taken from the house to which he
might once have been served heir these
words amongst ~others-perhaps thu most
beautiful and harmonious writ IL our
English tongue, Look upon Zion tie city
of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see
Jerusalem a quiet habitation
For there the glorious Lord will be unto
us a place Of broad rivers and streams,
wherein shall go no galley with oars,
neither shall gallant ship pass thereby"
I had not previously understood the
meaning Of these stately and so emn
phrases, but now, looking out on the hin-
ing breadths of the Cover water. voil of
sail and unstirred by oar. with the hills OF
heather and the spires OF Kilgour dreamy
in the distance, I seem to catch a glimpse
Of that other Zion and its peace where the
inhabitants shall not say l am sick. and
where the people that dwell therein shall
be forgiven their %iniquity.
H M