The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-08-11
CHAPTER Continued.

! the cold END OIL Docoin"0i' ~ y AAe~'
s-u dav of frost; and who should be
NV guide but Patey Macmorland,
.rotber of Tam! For a tow-headed,
hare-legged brat of ten, he had more
NJ tales upon his tongue than ever
hoard the match of; having drunken
hotimes in his brothers cup l was
st;lI not so old myself; pride had not
,ot the upper hand of curiosity; and
;ndaed if would have taken any man,
that cold morning, to hear all the old
clashes of the country and be shown
all the places by the way where
strange things had fallen out. had
tales of Claverhouse as we came
through the boys, and tales of the
devil as we came over the top of the
scaur. AS we came in by the abbey
heard somewhat OF the old monks,
and more of the free-traders, who use
IFS ruins for a magazine, landing for
that cause within cannon shot of
Durrisdeer; and along all the road,
the Duries and poor Mr.. Henry were
in the first rank of SANDER. My mind
was thus highly prejudiced against
the family | was about to serve: so
that was half surprised when l be-
held Durrisdeer itself, lying in a
sretty. sheltered bay, under the Alb
. lev Hill; the house most commodi-
ously built in the French fashion or
/ perhaps Italianate, for / have no skill
in these arts; and the place the most
beautiful with gardens, lawns, shrub
,eries, and trees / had ever seen. The
honey sunk here unproductively
/ would have quite restored the family;
but as it was, it cost a revenue to
Eeep it up.
Mr.. Henry came himself to the door
to welcome me: tall, dark young
/ gentleman (the Duries are all black
mem of plain and not cheerful
face, very strong in body but not so
l strong in health; taking me by the
hand without any pride, and putting
me at home with plain, kind speeches.
l He led me into the hall, booted as /
was, to present me to my lord 1t was
still daylight; and teh first thing OBJ
served was lOzenge of clear glass
in the midst of the shield in the paint
ed window, which | remember think
ing blemish on room otherwise
&c handsome, with its family por-
| caits, and the pargeted ceiling with
endents, and the carved chimney, in
ne corner of which my old lord sat
reading in his Livy. He was like Mr..
Henry, with much the same plain
countenance, only more subtle and
pleasant, and his talk thousand
times more entertaining He had
many questions to ask me, / remem-
Der, of Edinburgh College, where
had just received my mastership of
arts. and of the various professors,
with whom and their proficiency he
seemed well acquainted; and thus,
talking of things that I knew, I soon
got liberty of speech in my new home.
In the midst of this, came Mrs.
Henry into the room; she was very
lar gone, Miss Katharine being due in
about six weeks, which made me think
less of her beauty at the first sight;
and she used me with more of con-
ascension than the rest; so that,
upon all accounts, l kept her in the
thlrd place of my esteem.
1t did not take long before all Pate
Macmorland's tales were blotted out
OF my belief, and l was become, what
nave ever since remained, loving
servant of the house of Durrisdeer.
Mr. Henry had the chief part of my
dnect1on. 1t was with him l worked;
and | found him an exacting master
heeplng all his kindness for those
hours in which we were unemployed |
ana in the stewards office not only |
me with shrewd supervision. At |
iength one day he looked up from his |
paper with a kind of timidness, and |
says he, "Mr Mackellar, I think
oosht to tell you that you do very
We'll That was my first word of
oommendation; and from that day his
jealousy of my performance was re-
''Ned; soon it as "Mr Mackellar'
mere, and Mr.. MackeIlar" there, with
ne whole family; and for much of
NY service at Durrisdeer, l have
Transacted everything at my own time