Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-02

steps across from the manse at sight OF
David's paper cap-and lo-the sermon is
at a standstill upon the clerical table,, and
passers by on the village street hear with
awe the din Of clenche antagonisms, as
the great words come rolling out-Free-
will, Foreknowledge, Total Depravity,
Covenants National and Solemn League,
Paying OF the Cess, Intrusion and Nom
intrusion, Prerogative and Right Divine.
Or 1t is market Monday and the farmers
gigs are passing like a procession. each
within easy hail OF the other.
And David Glendlnning was no less Gag
erly in demand that his daughters were
fair to look upon, and his sons as bold lads
as the country could show.
So it was no uncommon sight at the
flower-sheltered porch Of wood 1.-THE work
Of Fairlie Glendinning's eldest and favorite
brother Wild, to see OF a forenight half a
dozen young men all engaged in proving
the constancy of male friendship by drop
ping in upon the viii aforesaid, or upon
Harry and Dick. his juniors. yet with eyes
somewhat more apt to follow the swift CO.
quettish Whiskings of Kate Glendinning's
skirts as she passed to and fro. in and out
OR it may be with ears erected to catch
the rustling leaves of little Fairlie's books
as she conned her lessons at the open win
low. The girls indeed about equally d.
vided the general admiration. Mostly the
gayer w~ooers-bold young farmers riding
their own horses, smart young veterinary
| surgeons, with fluent tongues and var
nished gigs, even lairds' sons bound TO
market for lack Of anything else to do,
! toasted the elder, and even Fairlie's ad-
mIrers agreed that Kate Gl%endinning de-
served it. She was tall, handsome,
independent, ready Of speech. free
eyed and free-handed-a girl who looked
her best when carrying two brimming
pitchers Of water (which she never did
when there was anyone near to do 1t for
her), or as she Outlines loved to stand
with her elbows on a hve-barred gate and
a firm and rounded chin Just dimpling the
back of her plated fingers as she looked
thoughtfully into the sunset.
Since the death of her mother six years
before Kate had kept house for her father.
and 1.-THE Old Gray Wolf" as disappointed
woers were prole to call him when his in
'evitable tongue acted as kill-joy and spoil
sport. knew her value far too well to be
very DESTROYS Of parting with her.
Little Fairlie's admirers, on the other
hand, though they said less, were perhaps
more numerous. Many, indeed most.
sighed in secret, and though they may
never have done more than walk beside
the girl from the Bridgend Of Kilgour to
her fathers house on some winters after
noon. they are apt TO keep to their dying
day a corner OF their hearts for the pur-
pose of enshrining the memory of little
Fairlie Glendinning.
AS for David's particular and inherited
grievance you could not be long in his
company without hearing him declare the
beginning, middle and end Of that.
Aye. and what news hae he? Does this
aud gisoned. rotten. worm-eaten tub the
'kirk-an'-state' still manage to stick the
either? wv aye, mony is the lime in my
lang life l haze seen the lawyers an doe
tors o. diveenity patchin' at her-elootin
the auld bottles TO baud the new wine
mending the auld buddy rags o. patronage
and gospel-by-aet-o PARLIAMENT wi peet.
ifu' hippencloues caa'ed kirk extension an
ehaDels O. easel
And the parrish ministersl Lord
there's DR.. Caesar noo-michty in word an
deed in the bit hole-and corner meetin'i
they eaa church coorts! He breaches ser.
mons an-loof like Boanerges himself, thel
tell me. To shake hands wi him is mex
thing to hobnobbin' wi King solomon him
sell In q his glory. He walks the street,