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and   thinking   of   days   that   war   gone�察  �and�察  �like   Rachel   weeping   for   her 

children�察�she would not be comforted。             With this I concluded�察�for my own 

heart filled full with the thought�察�and there was a deep sob in the Church�察�

verily it was Rachel weeping for her children。 



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     In the latter end of the year�察�the man´of´war�察�with Charles Malcolm in 

her�察  �came   to   the   tail   of   the   Bank   at   Greenock�察  �to   press   men   as   it   was 

thought�察  �and     Charles   got   leave   from   his   captain   to   come   and      see   his 

mother�察  �and   he   brought   with   him  Mr   Howard�察  �another   midshipman�察  �the 

son   of   a   great   parliament   man   in   London�察  �which�察  �as   we   have   tasted   the 

sorrow�察  �gave   us   some   insight   into   the   pomp   of   war�察  �Charles   was   now 

grown up into a fine young man�察�rattling�察�light´ hearted�察�and just a cordial 

of   gladness�察    �and   his   companion      was    every    bit  like  him。    They      were 

dressed in their fine gold´laced garbs and nobody knew Charles when he 

came to   the   clachan�察 �but   all   wondered�察�for   they  were   on horseback�察 �and 

rode to the house where his mother lived when he went away�察�but which 

was   then   occupied   by   Miss   Sabrina   and   her   school。        Miss   Sabrina   had 

never seen Charles�察�but she had heard of him�察�and when he enquired for 

his mother�察�she guessed who he was�察�and showed him the way to the new 

house that the captain had bought for her。 

     Miss Sabrina�察�who was a little overly perjink at times�察�behaved herself 

on    this   occasion     with    a   true   spirit�察 �and    gave    her   lassies   the   play 

immediately�察�so that the news of Charles's return was spread by them like 

wildfire�察    �and   there   was    a  wonderful      joy   in  the   whole    town。     When 

Charles had seen his mother�察�and his sister Effie�察�with that douce and well´ 

mannered lad William�察�his brotherfor of their meeting I cannot speak�察�not 

being presenthe then came with his friend to see me at the manse�察�and 

was   most   jocose   with   me�察  �and�察  �in   a   way   of   great   pleasance�察  �got   Mrs 

Balwhidder to ask his friend to sleep at the manse。                 In short�察�we had just a 

ploy the whole two days they stayed with us�察�and I got leave from Lord 

Eaglesham's   steward   to   let   them   shoot   on   my   lord's   land�察  �and   I   believe 

every  laddie   wean   in   the   parish   attended   them  to   the   field。     As   for   old 

Lady Macadam�察�Charles being�察�as she said�察�a near relation�察�and she having 

likewise   some   knowledge   of   his   comrade's   family�察  �she   was   just   in   her 

element      with    them�察   �though    they    were    but   youths�察   �for  she   a   woman 

naturally of a fantastical�察�and�察�as I have narrated�察�given to comical devices�察�

and pranks to a degree。           She made for them a ball�察�to which she invited 

all the bonniest lassies�察�far and near�察�in the parish�察�and was out of the body 

with mirth�察�and had a fiddler from Irville�察�and it was thought by those that 



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were there�察�that had she not been crippled with the rheumatics�察�she would 

have danced herself。         But I was concerned to hear both Charles and his 

friend�察  �like   hungry   hawks�察  �rejoicing   at   the   prospect   of   the   war�察  �hoping 

thereby�察  �as   soon   as   their   midship   term   was   out�察  �to   be   made   lieutenants�察�

saving this�察�there was no allay in the happiness they brought with them to 

the parish�察�and it was a delight to see how auld and young of all degrees 

made of Charles�察�for we were proud of him�察�and none more than myself�察�

though he began to take liberties with me�察�calling me old governor�察�it was�察�

however�察�in a warm´hearted manner�察�only I did not like it when any of the 

elders heard。       As for his mother�察�she deported herself like a saint on the 

occasion。      There was a temperance in the pleasure of her heart�察�and in her 

thankfulness�察�that is past the compass of words to describe。                   Even Lady 

Macadam�察�who never could think a serious thought all her days�察�said�察�in 

her wild way that the gods had bestowed more care in the making of Mrs 

Malcolm's   temper�察  �than   on   the   bodies   and   souls   of   all   the   saints   in   the 

calendar。     On   the   Sunday   the   strangers   attended   divine   worship�察  �and   I 

preached a sermon   purposely for them�察 �and enlarged at   great length   and 

fulness on how David overcame Goliath�察�and they both told me that they 

had never heard such a good discourse�察�but I do not think they were great 

judges of preachings。         How�察�indeed�察�could Mr Howard know anything of 

sound doctrine�察�being educated�察�as he told me�察�at Eton school�察�a prelatic 

establishment�       �Nevertheless�察�he was a fine lad�察�and though a little given 

to   frolic   and   diversion�察  �he   had   a   principle   of   integrity�察  �that   afterwards 

kythed into   much   virtue�察  �for�察 �during this   visit�察�he   took   a notion   of   Effie 

Malcolm�察�and   the lassie of  him�察  �then   a sprightly  and   blooming   creature�察�

fair to look upon�察�and blithe to see�察�and he kept up a correspondence with 

her till the war was over�察�when being a captain of a frigate�察�he came down 

among us�察�and they were married by me�察�as shall be related in its proper 

place。 



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         CHAPTER XVIII                                     YEAR 1777 



     This may well be called the year of the heavy heart�察�for we had sad 

tidings of the lads that went away as soldiers to America。                First�察�there was 

a boding in the minds of all their friends that they were never to see them 

more�察    �and   their   sadness�察   �like  a  mist   spreading     from    the   waters   and 

covering   the   fields�察  �darkened   the   spirit   of   the   neighbours。   Secondly�察  �a 

sound was bruited about that the king's forces would have a hot and a sore 

struggle   before   the   rebels   were   put   down�察  �if   they   were   ever   put   down。 

Then   came   the   cruel   truth   of   all   that   the   poor   lads'   friends   had   feared。 

But it is fit   and proper that   I should   relate at length�察�under their several 

heads�察�the sorrows and afflictions as they came to pass。 

     One evening�察�as I was taking my walk alone�察�meditating my discourse 

for the next   Sabbathit was   shortly after   Candlemasit was   a fine clear 

frosty evening�察�just as the sun was setting。              Taking my walk alone�察�and 

thinking of the dreadfulness of Almighty power�察�and how that�察�if it was not 

tempered and restrained by infinite goodness�察�and wisdom�察�and mercy�察�the 

miserable sinner�察�man�察�and all things that live�察�would be in a woeful state�察�

I   drew   near   the   beild   where   old Widow   Mirkland   lived   by  herself�察  �who 

was   grand´mother   to   Jock   Hempy�察  �the   ramplor   lad�察  �that   was   the   second 

who took on for a soldier。         I did mind of this at the time�察�but�察�passing the 

house�察�I heard the croon�察�as it were�察�of a laden soul busy with the Lord�察�

and�察�not to disturb the holy workings of grace�察�I paused and listened。                     It 

was old Mizy Mirkland herself�察�sitting at the gable of the house�察�looking at 

the   sun   setting   in   all   his   glory   behind   the  Arran   hills�察  �but   she   was   not 

prayingonly moaning to herselfan oozing out�察�as it might be called�察�of 

the   spirit  from   her   heart�察  �then   grievously   oppressed       with   sorrow�察  �and 

heavy  bode

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