New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-24
ODE G1ee Kfrker's Romance.
BY JOHN WORNE.
who ca'ed me "A

me to gle my. dochter TO the mon who ca'ed me- "A
IVA. / nae no saen sac far as that"
90, aye; We may he wishfG' to forget II tbs
moo, cut nae my witnesses 4e may haze been oos
''Yere "a hard mon. Meenister.''
besr Wee kTker WI fty pun ny yeaT ~ tina
mercy o. the majority! Hoo wad ye De proPosin'
= mans a man for a, that" said Thomas. I.
Havers"' said the Minister. working himself:
into passion. Get DOT o my hoose. an dinna
Ia Ira. said jamie. in DESPAIR
Hoots, Nonsense, Tod. It's r1aist MIGHTY gin =
and let that oe the last wurrd.'
Thomas turned and kissed JAMIE. The Minister
Did body ever see the likes 3 the inpGdencsi
On Th6 $f sq iSo2 2@S9l al b 9F6gdIv
I'll I'm saep 2,,. But IN be comm back YsTe
And. without a-.athez word he left,
The Minister was at his breakfast next morning.
JAMIE sat opposite 70 him. She had not spoken,
night \ hurried step was heard coming up ths
s path and a E0l t5s 5 5Ps At the qGT
i dinna ken" said jamie. wearily.
TIL, The Rev. Nj TamInas Nacdousau. o the Ere.
MI i.T a. Is ISM ytSi,tG 20 see ~ II,. .,z ~,
feelings in the presence Of the servant lassie Tbs
Rev Mr. MacdOugaI IS no o the Free Kirk. wum-
s f f0T to say @ the the Fee Fee KT Tk s'd
Then ye maun gle my compliments to the Rev. Mr..
At this moment AIr MacdougaH. without waiting
for further announcement pushed past Margaret
TOP o, the morn to ye;" he said. chesriy.
went up to jamie and kissed her. much 70 tbs
asIonisnme1t OF everybody.
Leave the room. he said to Margaret. who was
st.22npding open m mo , in the doorway.
Tn over fu' o. years. Tamnas MacdougalI to
way into my hoose an insults my dochter's@
Are We irsuIted. Janice said Thomas.
NJ 1 44fa sT{rrf hon 1aa rF,LA
Ma richtr' baWIed the Minister Ma richt! I'm
can q man no enter his ain hooss7' asked
his al ain hose , gaSpsd The Minister An
1e nae M heard the news said Thomas. II
He produced one from his pocket.
Gin We hae IA heard the news ye naun just
The Minister looked puzzled. took the paper. ana
IuI1oIed Tor his spectacle5- When he had got them
YEN ind it in Pr 39' reading said Thomas.
9 v 5 I3, yell thank heaven I'm thinkin. that
The Minister read the fartag headlines and
:, :" .Amazin,, Judgment Of the House O. IaIrds.'"
Re muttered " 'Deceesion Of the Scottish Courts
He put the Paper down took of his spectaeIes and
TIeSeu t in Put them on again and began once
more y ICok or blank CONSERVATION came his
co1s P mon f f3d Thom2 It's The hulwar COR
The f:i- Minister i1 read on blinking more ana
The Laird Chancellor's gran' Predestination.
thing ka T T this Me nae n 0efP saying the same
The Minister paused and looked up aghast- Hs
"Hae ye read the soond remarks on the deerrculs
haze suspected SIGH {, hantle o wisdom cot O. tbs
NOUN b q d ElsIs Imam Tod its TInneTfu'i
What is it?@ asked JAMIE. anxiously. "whas
IT'S the Hoose o Lairds.' said Thomas. Ia.
been sEy.l. what hae been tellin' va We are the
Just tSe twenty-foTer o ye:''
4 = f0o
He took tbs paper from the Minister'S unresistns
80. 90 n aye " jqst the twgpty,towsr o US an
It's Nt' isS, be sad 70 ae 7Ssi
ITS doom + he newspaper.
IT'S lee.'' repeated the Minister
jamie had been making a rapid calculation. ~Tnes
ye haze nigh half a meellon pun. TaInnas. al
we an, III l tax taif hoo st 20 my share
Wha's the Hoose o Iairds? Whit way do they ken
They ken it richt weel" said Thomas 'Irka
men O. them Is solomon an, In thinkin. Daniel
The Minister wiped his brow feveTishly. But,
az We Gamma be the Free Kirk"
can no. I'm Christian mon, Nreenister an
I'm thtnkin We can put ys a Jail for misap-
p-opriatn. trust moneys I'm no sac sure o the
VA aa'' said the Minister trembling; ~,
wadnS dle that. 'Eanmas. We wadna dae THAR
''Mayh.p it wadna be genteel to hae the father
tb my waIT l1 NAV he is5f IN dc n' 'n'
''I5ue ven speak to them. Tammas; yen speak Ia
them We're a hard man, Tammas-''
Ma, Tauuas." said jamie. '-ye wadna put him e
Jail He didna ken he daen' wrang Ys'u
speak TO the IoOse O Lairds for him.
Il hae no doubt the Hoose O. Lairds II DO a.
ask them IN sna' matter I'll be hard on We
They're a fine body O. men. and vera vera merci-
fU as they wise
AN yen no turn him cot O. the Nanss?" said
Janif.
Gin he's no o the Free Kirk ar no related TO a
member % the Free Kirk. I'm sure the
Ioose o Lairds wad be for lettin' him stay Blu.
sin he's the father-in-law o Neenister O. ths
Free Kirk
'Tammas. my boy said the Minister. with a
tear In his eye. he wrUnE him warmly BY tho
hand ''Taumas. my boy. ye hae my blessing. an
We'll hae the wedding next week.
Which shows what possibilities OF human interest,"
lie in the pages OF the Law Rsports.-(The Sketch