Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-01

were times Of great dihiculty and pain
to me, and only a constant reference to
a Power higher than myself enabled me
to see st God had not quite cast me of.
Every .Ay SOM were dismissed from the
parish, servants, plowmen. shepherds-all
had to leave the parish, where there was
no more place for them, everything being
in my fathers hand, who. Of course. used
his power without stint and without mercy,
even as he had promised that he would.
Then came the turn Of the villagers who
had teraneies or leases Of short date.
Many were 20 leave at Martinmas. Many
more had their warnings to remove at the
ensuing May term. 1 could not but feel that
those who came to listen to me, still more
those who Joined themselves to our de-
spisSd communion, were doing so at their
own cost. But the answer was ever the
same.
shall you be the only one to lose houses
or lands for the Kingdoms sake? Are
the promises to be to you alone? Do not
grudge us a little Of that cYp you have
drained to the lees"
For the story had gone athwart the
parish like wildhre now that my father
was moving heaven and hell together with
the middle purgatorial state OF the Court Of
Sessions) to a away my heirship to the
estate. And. indeed as soon as l heard OF
the matter and the parish talk of a child
born to my brother. l went to Mr.. Nc
Grossly and offered to make an afhdavit
as to the things which I had knowledge
Of. including all that Rupert had con6ded
to me the night Of his death.
But the old lawyer. smiling softly with
that dry Scots legal humor. which at its
finest is perhaps the best and kindest in
the world, showed me a better way and
tempered what he was pleased to call my
impatient Quixotry with far-seeing acumen-
/ need only say now that he has been
proven right IN every particular.
But during the following winter our cause
in COVER for a while seemed almost hope
less. 1t was & hard season In our part OF
the country. with early snow and irregular
frosts and thaws about Christmas. Then
afterward, in the front OF the year. came
the beginning of February in a snowstorm
long memorable In the parish Of Cover and
along the shores Of the solway,
Yet during all this time the open-air serv-
ices were regularly conducted. notwith-
standing that we were much harried and
driven from place to place. Interdict after
interdiet was launched against US. my
father being resolved that / should be ex-
PEELED from the place. More than once IL
was my desire TO resign, urging upon my
ofiee-bearers that in all probability they
would ind that the most part Of my faith
er's resentment was on my account and
that he might prove more easy to be en-
treated on behalf Of another minister.
But the reply OF my elders showed much
OF that Scottish dourness which. in another
way. was also my fathers failing.
ma, Master John" they said. sit was
you that brocht US DOT o. the land o. bond
age and ye must cen bide and lead rs
into the land o. promise"
At laSt things had gone so far that we
were utterly beaten from ell parts and
pendicles Of the Cover estates and found
10 rest for our GOT save in a little sand OF
gravel pit within the hoodmark Of the tide,
where We continued 70 meet all through
the winter weather. Yet there was less OF
suffering than might at FIRST appear in
separable from such priVAtion. II seemed
as II the driving salt spray did not dreneh,
nor the hail bite, nor the rain soak. nor
the easterly wind blow with so fell eonse-
auenees a. at other times. And many a
time, as In the Sabbath noontides we gath
cred. the psalms OF praise went up 10 the
accompaniment Of bowling winds and roar
ing waves Of the sea. Yet even In this
lfhere was a curious sense Of citation Of the
endurance OF that which could not
without whining or boastfulness.
particular I remember We had
She communion seFxics wa