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Thomas   was   told   by   the   merchant   of   a   great   rise   in   tobacco�察  �that   had 

happened   by   reason   of   the   contumacity   of   the   plantations�察  �and   it   was 

thought that blood   would   be spilt before things   were  ended�察 �for  that the 

King and Parliament were in a great passion with them。                    But as Charles 



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Malcolm�察�in the king's ship�察�was the only one belonging to the parish that 

was likely to be   art and part in the business�察�we were  in a manner  little 

troubled at the time with this first gasp of the monster of war�察�who�察�for our 

sins�察  �was   ordained   to   swallow   up   and   devour   so   many   of   our   fellow´ 

subjects�察�before he was bound again in the chains of mercy and peace。 

     I had�察�in the meantime�察�written a letter to the Lord Eaglesham�察�to get 

Charles Malcolm out of the clutches of the pressgang in the man´ of´war�察�

and   about   a   month   after�察  �his   lordship   sent   me   an   answer�察  �wherein   was 

enclosed      a  letter  from    the   captain   of   the  ship�察  �saying�察   �that   Charles 

Malcolm was so good a man that he was reluctant to part with him�察�and 

that Charles himself was well contented to remain aboard。                   Anent which�察�

his lordship said to me�察�that he had written back to the captain to make a 

midshipman        of  Charles�察   �and   that   he   would    take   him   under    his   own 

protection�察�which was great joy on two accounts to us all�察�especially to his 

mother�察�first�察�to hear that Charles was a good man�察�although in years still 

but a youth�察�and�察�secondly�察�that my lord had�察�of his own free´will�察�taken 

him under the wing of his patronage。 

     But the sweet of this world is never to be enjoyed without some of the 

sour。     The     coal   bark   between     Irville   and   Belfast�察   �in  which     Robert 

Malcolm�察�the second son of his mother�察�was serving his time to be a sailor�察�

got   a   charter�察  �as   it   was   called�察  �to   go   with   to   Norway   for   deals�察  �which 

grieved Mrs Malcolm to the very heart�察�for there was then no short cut by 

the canal�察�as now is�察�between the rivers of the Forth and Clyde�察�but every 

ship was obligated to go far away round by the Orkneys�察�which�察�although 

a voyage in the summer not overly dangerous�察�there being long days and 

short   nights   then�察  �yet   in   the   winter   it   was   far   otherwise�察  �many   vessels 

being frozen up in the Baltic till the spring�察�and there was a story told at 

the time�察�of an Irville bark coming home in the dead of the year�察�that lost 

her    way   altogether�察   �and   was   supposed     to  have    sailed   north   into  utter 

darkness�察�for she was never more heard of�此             �and many an awful thing was 

said   of   what   the   auld   mariners   about   the   shore   thought   concerning   the 

crew of that misfortunate vessel。           However�察�Mrs Malcolm was a woman 

of great faith�察�and having placed her reliance on Him who is the orphan's 

stay   and   widow's   trust�察  �she   resigned   her   bairn   into   his   hands�察  �with   a 



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religious   submission   to   his   pleasure�察  �though   the   mother's   tear   of   weak 

human nature was on her cheek and in her e'e。                 And her faith was well 

rewarded�察�for the vessel brought him safe home�察�and he had seen such a 

world of things�察 �that it  was   just to   read a story´book   to   hear him  tell of 

Elsineur and Gottenburg�察�and other fine and great places that we had never 

heard of till that time�察�and he brought me a bottle of Riga balsam�察�which 

for healing cuts was just miraculous�察�besides a clear bottle of Rososolus 

for his mother�察�a spirit which for cordiality could not be told�察�for though 

since that time we have had many a sort of Dantzic cordial�察�I have never 

tasted    any   to  compare     with   Robin    Malcolm's      Rososolus。      The    Lady 

Macadam�察�who had a knowledge of such things�察�declared it was the best of 

the best sort�察�for Mrs Malcolm sent her ladyship some of it in a doctor's 

bottle�察�as well as to Mrs Balwhidder�察�who was then at the downlying with 

our daughter Janeta woman now in the married state�察�that makes a most 

excellent wife�察�having been brought up with great pains�察�and well educated�察�

as I shall have to record by´and´by。 

     About   the   Christmas   of   this   year�察  �Lady   Macadam's   son   having   been 

perfected in the art of war at a school in France�察�had�察�with the help of his 

mother's friends�察�and his father's fame�察�got a stand of colours in the Royal 

Scots   regiment�察  �he   came   to   show   himself   in   his   regimentals   to   his   lady 

mother�察�like a dutiful son�察�as he certainly was。           It happened that he was in 

the kirk in his scarlets and gold�察�on the same Sunday that Robert Malcolm 

came home from the long voyage to Norway for deals�察�and I thought when 

I saw the soldier and the sailor from the pulpit�察�that it was an omen of war�察�

among our harmless country folks�察�like swords and cannon amidst ploughs 

and sickles�察�coming upon us�察�and I became laden in spirit�察�and had a most 

weighty   prayer   upon   the   occasion�察  �which   was   long   after   remembered�察�

many thinking�察�when the American war broke out�察�that I had been gifted 

with a glimmering of prophecy on that day。 

     It was during this visit to his lady mother�察�that young Laird Macadam 

settled the   correspondence  with   Kate Malcolm�察  �which�察 �in   the  process   of 

time�察�caused us all so much trouble�察�for it was a clandestine concern�此                �but 

the   time   is   not   yet   ripe   for   me   to   speak   of   it   more   at   large。 I   should�察�

however�察�mention�察�before concluding this annal�察�that Mrs Malcolm herself 



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was this winter brought to death's door by a terrible host that came on her 

in the kirk�察�by taking a kittling in her throat。            It was a terrification to hear 

her   sometimes�察  �but   she   got   the   better   of   it   in   the   spring�察  �and   was   more 

herself   thereafter   than   she   had   been   for   years   before�察  �and   her   daughter 

Effie or Euphemia�察�as she was called by Miss Sabrina�察�the schoolmistress�察�

was   growing up   to   be   a gleg   and   clever   quean�察�she   was�察  �indeed�察  �such   a 

spirit in her way�察�that the folks called her Spunkie�察�while her son William�察�

that   was   the   youngest   of   the   five�察  �was   making   a   wonderful   proficiency 

with    Mr    Lorimore。      He    was    indeed    a  douce�察   �well´doing      laddie�察  �of  a 

composed nature�察�insomuch that the master said he was surely chosen for 

the ministry。      In short�察�the more I think on what befell this family�察�and of 

the great meekness and Christian worth of the parent�察�I verily believe there 

never could have been in any parish such a manifestation of the truth�察�that 

they who put their trust in the Lord�察�are sure of having a friend that will 

never forsake them。 



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              CHAPTER XI                                YEAR 1770 



     This   blessed   Ann。   Dom。   was   one   of   the   Sabbaths   of   my   ministry。 

When I look back upon it�察�all is quiet and good order�此                 �the darkest cloud 

of   the   smuggling      had   passed    over�察  �at  least  from   my    people�察   �and   the 

rumours of rebellion in America were but like the distant sound of the bars 

of Ayr。     We sat�察�as it were�察�in a lown and pleasant place�察�beho

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