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throughout       the   kirk�察  �and�察  �before    giving    the   blessing�察   �I  sat  down     to 

compose   myself�察  �for   my   heart   was   big�察  �and   my   spirit   oppressed   with 

sadness。 

     As I left the pulpit�察�all the elders stood on the steps to hand me down�察�

and the tear was in every eye�察�and they helped me into the session´house�察�

but I could not speak to them�察�nor them to me。                    Then Mr Dalziel�察�who 



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was always a composed and sedate man�察�said a few words of prayer�察�and I 

was   comforted   therewith�察  �and   rose   to   go   home   to   the   manse�察  �but   in   the 

churchyard all the congregation was assembled�察�young and old�察�and they 

made a lane for me to the back´ yett that opened into the manse´garden 

Some of them put out their hands and touched me as I passed�察�followed by 

the elders�察�and some of them wept。             It was as if I was passing away�察�and 

to be no more verily�察�it was the reward of my ministrya faithful account 

of which�察�year by year�察�I now sit down�察�in the evening of my days�察�to make 

up�察  �to  the   end   that  I  may    bear   witness   to  the   work    of  a  beneficent 

Providence�察�even in the narrow sphere of my parish�察�and the concerns of 

that   flock   of   which   it   was   His   most   gracious   pleasure   to   make   me   the 

unworthy shepherd。 



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                CHAPTER I                           YEAR 1760 



     The     Anno    Domini      one   thousand     seven    hundred     and    sixty�察 �was 

remarkable       for  three   things    in  the   parish    of  Dalmailing。First      and 

foremost�察�there was my placing�察�then the coming of Mrs Malcolm with her 

five   children   to   settle   among   us�察  �and   next�察  �my   marriage   upon   my   own 

cousin�察�Miss Betty Lanshaw�察�by which the account of this year naturally 

divides itself into three heads or portions。 

     First�察  �of   the   placing。It   was   a   great   affair�察  �for   I   was   put   in   by   the 

patron�察�and the people knew  nothing whatsoever of me�察 �and their   hearts 

were stirred into strife on the occasion�察�and they did all that lay within the 

compass of their power to keep me out�察�insomuch�察�that there was obliged 

to be a guard of soldiers to protect the presbytery�察�and it was a thing that 

made my heart grieve when I heard the drum beating and the fife playing 

as we were going to the kirk。            The people were really mad and vicious�察�

and flung dirt upon us as we passed�察�and reviled us all�察�and held out the 

finger     of   scorn    at  me�察   �but   I   endured     it  with    a  resigned     spirit�察�

compassionating their wilfulness and blindness。               Poor old Mr Kilfuddy of 

the Braehill got such a clash of glar on the side of his face�察�that his eye 

was almost extinguished。 

     When we got to the kirk door�察�it was found to be nailed up�察�so as by no 

possibility to be opened。        The sergeant of the soldiers wanted to break it�察�

but    I  was  afraid   that  the   heritors   would    grudge    and   complain     of  the 

expense of a new door�察�and I supplicated him to let it be as it was�此                   �we 

were�察�therefore�察�obligated to go in by a window�察�and the crowd followed 

us in the most unreverent manner�察�making the Lord's house like an inn on 

a fair day�察�with their grievous yellyhooing。            During the time of the psalm 

and the sermon�察�they behaved themselves better�察�but when the induction 

came   on�察  �their   clamour   was   dreadful�察  �and   Thomas   Thorl�察  �the   weaver�察  �a 

pious zealot in that time�察�he got up and protested�察�and said�察 �Verily�察�verily�察�

I   say   unto   you�察  �he   that   entereth   not   by   the   door   into   the   sheepfold�察  �but 

climbeth   up   some   other   way�察  �the   same   is   a   thief   and   a   robber。; And   I 

thought I would have a hard and sore time of it with such an outstrapolous 



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people。     Mr   Given�察  �that   was   then   the   minister   of   Lugton�察  �was   a   jocose 

man�察�and would have his joke even at a solemnity。                  When the laying of 

the hands upon me was adoing�察�he could not get near enough to put on his�察�

but he stretched out his staff and touched my head�察�and said�察�to the great 

diversion of the rest�察 �This will do well enough�察�timber to timber�察─�but it 

was an unfriendly saying of Mr Given�察�considering the time and the place�察�

and the temper of my people。 

     After the ceremony�察�we then got out at the window�察�and it was a heavy 

day to me�察�but we went to the manse�察�and there we had an excellent dinner�察�

which Mrs Watts of the new inns of Irville ��2�� prepared at my request�察�and 

sent her chaise´driver to serve�察�for he was likewise her waiter�察�she having 

then but one chaise�察�and that no often called for。 

     But�察  �although   my   people   received   me   in   this   unruly   manner�察  �I   was 

resolved   to   cultivate   civility   among   them�察  �and   therefore�察  �the   very   next 

morning I began a round of visitations�察�but�察�oh� �it was a steep brae that I 

had to climb�察�and it needed a stout heart。            For I found the doors in some 

places barred against me�察�in others�察�the bairns�察�when they saw me coming�察�

ran   crying   to   their   mothers�察   �Here's   the   feckless   Mess´John� ─  �and   then�察�

when I went into the houses�察�their parents wouldna ask me to sit down�察�but 

with    a  scornful    way�察  �said�察  �Honest    man�察   �what's   your   pleasure    here�拭─�

Nevertheless�察�I walked about from door to door like a dejected beggar�察�till 

I got the almous deed of a civil receptionand who would have thought 

it�拭�from no less a person than the same Thomas Thorl that was so bitter 

against me in the kirk on the foregoing day。 

     Thomas was standing at the door with his green duffle apron�察�and his 

red Kilmarnock nightcapI mind him as well as if it was but yesterday 

and he had seen me going from house to house�察�and in what manner I was 

rejected�察�and his bowels were moved�察�and he said to me in a kind manner�察�

;Come in�察�sir�察�and ease yoursel'�此         �this will never do�察�the clergy are God's 

gorbies�察�and for their Master's sake it behoves us to respect them。                 There 

was no ane in the whole parish mair against you than mysel'�察�but this early 

visitation is a symptom of grace that I couldna have expectit from a bird 

out the nest of patronage。;        I thanked Thomas�察�and went in with him�察�and 

we had some solid conversation together�察�and I told him that it was not so 



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much the pastor's duty to feed the flock�察�as to herd them  well�察�and that�察�

although there might be some abler with the head than me�察�there wasna a 

he within the bounds of Scotland more willing to watch the fold by night 

and by day。      And Thomas said he had not heard a mair sound observe for 

some time�察�and that�察�if I held to that doctrine in the poopit�察�it wouldna be 

lang till I would work a change。;I was mindit�察─�quoth he�察 �never to set 

my foot within the kirk door while you were there�察�but to testify�察�and no to 

condemn       without    a  trial�察 �I'll  be  there  next  Lord's    day�察 �and   egg   my 

neighbours to be likewise�察�so ye'll no have to preach just to the bare walls 

and the laird's family。; 

     I   have   now   to   speak   of   the   coming   of   Mrs   Malcolm。She   was   the 

widow of a Clyde shipmaster�察�that was lost at sea with his vessel。                    She 

was a genty body�察�calm and methodical。               From m

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