The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-05-29
ME Heart ~ Midlothian. by
many called the finest of the
Wnverlcy Novels. WIS pub

I6HE Heart NJ Midlothian. by
many called the finest of the
- Waverlcy Novels. WINS pub
Iished anonymously In 1873. II takes
Its name from the Tolbooih. or old city
iail. In EdInburg tpullcd down IN
is1S). the "stony heart" of Midlothian.
which reared its ancient front In the
very middle OF the High street Of the
city,.
On the afternoon OF September 3.
i736. Reuben Butler. assistant -na tcr
VI the schooi M Iibberfon. and licensed
minister ~ the gospel. found himself
N unexpected trouble. First az all.
he Ind become entanrled with the
.rowd of good citizens of Ednburg
in the Gassmarket. murmurtng at the
,osiponement ~ the execution of Cap
tnin John Porteous Of the city Guard.
They were s,Ill IN the heat of anger
from tho events ~ the preceding day.
when Porteous had ordered his men
IN IRE. and had fred himself. upon
the crowd. some of whom We're at-
tempting "a cut down the hody ~
Scotch" WILSON. the famous sniuggler.
Several innocent citizens had heen
,llled. Now that the chief offender
seemed likely Ia Escape. there was no
tnowing what the mob might do. The
iuiet young peingogne would gladly
have returned Ia I,ibherton Then. to
his CONSERVATION. he learned TINT rfiic
Deans. the younger and more chnrmlng
sister OF his sweetheart Jcanlc Deans.
was imprisoned IN the ToIbooth.-
When ne had Inst seen Effie, more
than o ycnr before. she had heen n
beautiful and blooming girl. the lily
Of Saint I.eonnrd's. Many q irnveier
past her fathers cottngc had stopped
his horse on the eve Of entering Edin-
burg. tn gsse at hrr as she irIpped by
him. with her milk-pail poised on her
head. bearing herself NJ erect and
stepping ~ light ant free under her
burden that II seemed rather nm orna!
ment than IN encumhrance, Now the
poor riri. scarce eighteen years Of nge.
lay In the ToIbooth. charged with child
murder.
The facts were that affer working
for tipe IN n shop IN Edinburg. the
unhappy prisoner Ind Disappeared for
the space of week. and then made
her appearance before her sister NJ
Saint Leonnrd's In state that Ind
rendered Jennie only top certain of
her misfortune. Rut 10 all questions
she had remained nnite ns the grave.
until the officers v Justice had come
to apprehend her.
Before Reuben Butler could see her.
the TolboOth was closed: and before
he could escape from the city q crowd
Of rioters compelled him 10 return with
them 10 the jail and administer the
last rites to Porteous, whom they
dragged forth 10 death.
The leader cf the mob. q young man
In woman's clothes, seized
u moment In the midst Of the turmoil
In the jail to beg Efiie to escape. "For
God's sake--for your own sake--for
my sake--fee. or theyIl take your
life." was all that he had time to say.
The girl gazed after him for mo-
ment. and then, fnintIy muttering
Better tyne life, since tint Is guide
fame" she sunk hor head upon her
hand. and remained, seemingly, as un.
conscious AZ "A statue, Of the noise aud
tumult which PASSED around her.
In the morning. ON his way 10 see
Jeanie md her father at Saint Leon
ards. Butler encountered In the Kings
park a young man Of noble bearing.
but strangely agIlated. who hade him