The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-07-28
CHAPTER /.
Summary Of Events During the
Masters Wandcrjnos.

Summary Of Events During the
Masters Wanderinos.
The full truth of this odd matter Is
what the world has long been looking
come. 1t so befell that | was init
mately mingled with the last years
and history of the house; and there
does not live one man so able as my
self to make these matters plain, or
SO DESTROYS to narrate them faith
fully. l knew the master; on many
secret steps of his career, / have an
authentic memoir in my hand sailed
with him on his last voyage almost
alone; made one upon that winters
journey of which so many tales have
gone abroad: and | was there at the
mans death. AS for my late Lord
Durrisdeer, l served him and loved |
him near twenty years; and thought |
more OF him the more l knew of him
Altogether. think it not fit that so
much evidence should perish: the
truth is debt I owe my lords mem
DRY; and l think my old years will
now more smoothly and my white
hair lie quieter on the pillow, when the
debt is paid
The Duries of Durrisdeer and Bal
lantrae were a strong family in the
southwest from the days of David .
First rhyme still current in the
countryside: :
"Kfttle folks are the Durrisdeers. !
They ride wi over mony spears" i
bears the mark of it's antiquity; and
the name appears in another, which p
common report attributes to Thomas n
OF Ercildoune himself cannot say c
how truly, and which some have ap- f.
piied-l dare not, say with how much OF
Justice-to the events of this nara ii
ton: =,
iva Duries in Durrisdeer, We
Ane to tie and ane to ride. he
An i'll day for the groom ra
And waur day for the bride" no
Authentic history besides is filled with he
heir exploits which Ito our modern il
'yes) seem not very commendable; his
nd the family suffered it's full share til,
I those ups and downs to which the for
reat houses of Scotland have been co,
yer liable. But all these pass over, a
, come to that memorable year 1745. the
hen the foundations of this tragedy fay
ere laid nj,
At that time there dwelt a family wei
four persons in the house of Durris- ma,
GER, near ST. Brides, ON the Solway ono
lore; chief hold OF their race since For
e Reformation. My old lord, eighth He,
the name, was not old in years, but was
} suffered prematurely from the dis the
'ilities OF age; his place was at the and
imney-side; there lie sat reading, in 70
iined gown with lew words for any Mis-
ln' ana WY words Tor none; the plai
)del of an old retired housekeeper: az
YET MS inlnd. very well nourished that
tn study, and reputed in the coun- saws
to be more cunning than he "I
emed. The Master of Ballantrae. saws
mes in baptism, took from his sens
her the love Of serious reading: doin
ne of his tact perhaps as well, but "v
It which was only policy in the rjsde
her became black discrimination in "a
son. The face OF his behavior "if
S merely popular and wild: he sat hand
a. VINE later at the cards. mad peac
name in the country of IAN unco Oh .
n for the lasses"; and was ever in the
iioi' oi prols. But Tor all he shall
first TO go in, yet it was observed e,y,
vas ihFaiiaoiy tne pest 10 come the n
anu MS partners IN mischief were table
ally alone to pay the piper This
( or dexterity got him several i'll
hers, but with the rest of the coun-
enhanced his reputation; so that
It things were looked for in his
re, when he should have gained Stri
gravity One very black mark starti
iau TO ms name; but the matter or da
hushed up at the time, and so de- issued
by legends before / came into State
parts that scruple to set it Olymr
!. Ii IL was true, 1t was horrid after S
in one so young; and if false it forest
horrid calumny. think it not SIEVE
that he had always Wanted him started
quite implacable, and was taken STATED
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