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legal way, or it might be termed diplo-
macy, which probably kept him from
reaching the highest reputation.
He delighted in the humor of the law,
which is seen al through his novels.
One instance is seen in 'Redgauntlet,"
where a case before the Town Battles of
Cuparagus; Luckie Simpsons COW had
runk up Luckie Jamiesons browst of
ale, while it stood at the door to cool.
1t was decided there was no damage to
pay, because the COW drank without
sitting down, such being the case, con-
stitutes a ''Doch and Doroch," which is
standing drink for which no reckon
ing is said
All great men have their love affairs,
and Walter Scott was no exception, the
first proving a great disappointment to
him.
He met lady in Greyfriars church.
yard, after service, during a shower of
rain, and CALAMITY offered her the use
of his umbrella which was graciously
accepted. This act was the commence
| ment of strong attachment.
| She was the daughter of Sir John
Stuart of Fettercairn, being beautiful,
of gentle manners and having consider
able literary accomplishments.
Scott's love for her was very strong,
| but somehow or other while she ad-
mired his genius, proper understand
| ing never was reached, and, when he
went to her home and put the Anal
| question, he found her heart had been
given to another.
He rode back to Edinburgh very
much disheartened, but he was q wiser
man. It is said he did not get over this
for two years. but we find before that
time he met a Miss Carpenter. who was
the daughter of a French emigrant,
whose widow had fled from the horrors
of the French revolution,
| After four months courtship they
got married and went to live in Edin-
burgh. This lady had four hundred
pounds of yearly income, which
proved of great assistance to Scott, who
was now gradually neglecting his law
practice and clients were getting
scarce.
He recognized his capacity for the
law, he shared with many able men,
while his capacity for literature he
shared with few.
! In 1902, about three years after his
marriage, we find that he put to use the
data in his college days by his tramps,
in the form of two volumes entitled,
THE Minstrelsy of the Scottish Bor-
der"
Here we find his historical themes,
knowledge, humor and delight of activ-
ity and excitement that would call an
army to battle.
One year later the third volume APP
peared containing the story Of the as
sassin of Regent Murray. These were
the first successful works that demand
ed public attention. He had few
printed before this, but none of them
were taken kindly to by the public;
however, four hundred copies Of the
Border Minstrelsy'' were sold the first
year. The frankness. of style in which
he entered these works, along with the
superior knowledge Of the people and
events, made Scott an indisputahle
genius. THE Lay of the Last Min
strel' was commenced about this time,
but was not finished till four years lat
er, and to realize how much that work
had been appreciated by the public, 1t is
| interesting to know that forty-four
thousand copies were sold in twenty
five years, netting Scott seven hundred
and sixty-nine pounds, tremendous
sum in those days.
Three years later he published Mar
mion,' his greatest poem, composed
mostly when he was in the saddle doing
volunteer duty.
He received for this poem one thou
sand guineas, and oneshalf of the copy
wright of "rhe Lord OF the Isles net
ted him fifteen hundred gulneas. 1t
was a grand thing for himself as well
as the world at large that he gave up
the law business, as he has given us the
simple romantic poetry which has new
er been equalled.
His first country home was at Lass
made, about six miles from Edinburgh,
being very fond of the country, he
spent as much time as he could enjoy
ing nature It Is said Of him that If he
did not see the heather once year he
would die, Lucky for us that we are
not so constituted, as 1t might prove
disastrous,
He began to beautify his home with
additions and tree culture, creating in
himself an ambition to have a., castle
with suitable soundings, In later years
this ambition was conducted on ruin
Gus scale.
After he was appointed sheriff of Sell
kirkshire he took up his residence in a
little house owned by his cousin, and
known to the readers Of SCOTS poetry
as Ashestiel of Marmion introductions
and close by the beautiful scenery of
the Tweed about seven miles from Sell
kirk
Previous to this time he had done his
| writings at nights, but after suffering
from headaches he changed his mode OF
life by rising at a. mi. lighting the fire
and was ready to start his writing al
six o'clock. BY breakfast time between
nine and ten o'clock, he had broken the
back of his days work.
Being a systematic worker he was
able to accomplish considerable and tc
do justice to his writings, which salts
fled the ablest critics of the day
After breakfast he would take his
horse and go into the cuntry, follow the
hounds or fish In the Tweed, and by at
ternoon he was ready for his work
again. s.a-4
In 1912 he received the salary of the
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