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obligated to represent our situation to the session。               I would rather�察�having 

so much saved money in the bank�察�paid the needful repairs myself�察�than 

have done this�察�but she said it would be a rank injustice to our own family�察�

and her father�察�Mr Kibbock�察�who was very long´headed�察�with more than a 

common   man's   portion of   understanding�察�pointed out   to   me�察 �that�察 �as   my 

life was but in my lip�察�it would be a wrong thing towards whomsoever was 

ordained   to   be   my   successor�察  �to   use   the   heritors   to   the   custom   of   the 

minister   paying   for   the   reparations   of   the   manse�察  �as   it   might   happen   he 

might   not   be   so   well   able   to   afford   it   as   me。 So   in   a   manner�察  �by  their 

persuasion�察�and the constraint of the justice of the case�察�I made a report of 

the infirmities both of doors and windows�察�as well as of the rotten state of 

the floors�察�which were constantly in want of cobbling。                     Over and above 

all�察  �I  told  them   of   the   sarking    of  the   roof�察  �which    was    as  frush   as   a 

puddock´stool�察  �insomuch�察  �that   in   every   blast   some   of   the   pins   lost   their 

grip�察�and the slates came hurling off。 

     The heritors were accordingly convened�察�and�察�after some deliberation�察�

they   proposed   that   the   house   should   be   seen   to�察  �and   whitewashed   and 

painted�察�and I thought this might do�察�for I saw they were terrified at the 

expense of a thorough repair�察�but when I went home and repeated to Mrs 

Balwhidder   what   had   been   said   at   the   meeting�察  �and   my   thankfulness   at 

getting the heritors' consent to do so much�察�she was excessively angry�察�and 

told me�察�that all the painting and whitewashing in the world would avail 

nothing�察�for that the house was as a sepulchre full of rottenness�察�and she 



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sent for Mr Kibbock�察�her father�察�to confer with him on the way of getting 

the matter put to rights。 

     Mr Kibbock came�察�and hearing of what had passed�察�pondered for some 

time�察�and   then   said�察  �All   was   very  right� �the   minister   ��meaning   me��   has 

just to get tradesmen to look at the house�察�and write out their opinion of 

what it needs。       There will be plaster to mend�察�so�察�before painting�察�he will 

get a plasterer。      There will be a slater wanted�察�he has just to get a slater's 

estimate�察 �and   a   wright's�察 �and   so   forth�察  �and   when   all   is done�察  �he   will   lay 

them   before   the   session   and   the   heritors�察  �who�察  �no   doubt�察  �will   direct   the 

reparations to go forward。; 

     This was very pawkie�察�counselling�察�of Mr Kibbock�察�and I did not see 

through      it  at  the  time�察 �but   did  as  he   recommended�察       �and   took   all  the 

different     estimates�察   �when     they   came    in�察 �to   the  session。     The    elders 

commended my prudence exceedingly for so doing�察�before going to work�察�

and one of them asked me what the amount of the whole would be�察�but I 

had not cast it up。        Some of the heritors thought that a hundred pounds 

would be sufficient for the outlay�察�but judge of our consternation�察�when�察�in 

counting up all the sums of the different estimates together�察�we found them 

well on towards a thousand pounds。 ;Better big a new house at once�察�than 

do this� ─�cried all the elders�察�by which I then perceived the draughtiness of 

Mr Kibbock's advice。           Accordingly�察�another meeting of the heritors was 

summoned�察�and after a great deal of controversy�察�it was agreed that a new 

manse   should   be   erected�察  �and�察  �shortly  after�察 �we   contracted   with Thomas 

Trowel�察  �the   mason       to  build   one   for   six  hundred    pounds�察  �with    all  the 

requisite appurtenances�察�by which a clear gain was saved to the parish�察�by 

the foresight of Mr Kibbock�察�to the amount of nearly four hundred pounds。 

But the heritors did not mean to have allowed the sort of repair that his 

plan comprehended。           He was�察�however�察�a far forecasting man�察�the like of 

him for natural parts not being in our country side�察�and nobody could get 

the   whip´hand   of   him�察  �either   in   a   bargain   or   an   improvement�察  �when   he 

once   was   sensible   of   the   advantage。     He   was�察  �indeed�察  �a   blessing   to   the 

shire�察  �both   by   his   example   as   a   farmer�察  �and   by   his   sound   and   discreet 

advice in the contentions of his neighbours�察�being a man�察�as was a saying 

among   the   commonality�察   �wiser   than   the   law   and   the   fifteen   Lords   of 



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Edinburgh。; 

     The building of the new manse occasioned a heavy cess on the heritors�察�

which made them  overly ready to   pick holes in   the coats of   me and   the 

elders�察  �so   that�察  �out   of   my  forbearance   and   delicacy  in   time   past�察�grew   a 

lordliness   on   their   part�察  �that   was   an   ill   return   for   the   years   that   I   had 

endured no little inconveniency for their sake。                It was not in my heart or 

principles   to   harm   the   hair   of   a   dog�察  �but   when   I   discerned   the   austerity 

with which they were disposed to treat their minister�察�I bethought me that�察�

for    the   preservation     of   what    was    due   to   the   establishment      and    the 

upholding of the decent administration of religion�察�I ought to set my face 

against the sordid intolerance by which they were actuated。                    This notion I 

weighed   well   before  divulging it to   any  person�察  �but   when   I  had   assured 

myself as to the rectitude thereof�察�I rode over one day to Mr  Kibbock's�察�

and     broke    my     mind    to   him    about    claiming      out   of   the   teinds    an 

augmentation of my stipend�察�not because I needed it�察�but in case�察�after me�察�

some bare and hungry gorbie of the Lord should be sent upon the parish�察�

in   no   such   condition   to   plea   with   the   heritors   as   I   was。 Mr   Kibbock 

highly approved of my intent�察�and by his help�察�after much tribulation�察�I got 

an   augmentation   both   in   glebe   and   income�察  �and   to   mark   my   reason   for 

what I did�察�I took upon me to keep and clothe the wives and orphans of the 

parish�察�who lost their breadwinners in the American war。                    But for all that�察�

the   heritors   spoke   of   me   as   an   avaricious   Jew�察  �and   made   the   hard´won 

fruits of Mrs Balwhidder's great thrift and good management a matter of 

reproach against me。          Few of them would come to the church�察�but stayed 

away�察  �to   the    detriment   of   their   own   souls   hereafter�察    �in  order�察  �as  they 

thought�察  �to   punish   me�察  �so   that�察  �in   the   course   of   this   year�察  �there   was   a 

visible decay of the sense of religion among the better orders of the parish�察�

and�察�as will be seen in the sequel�察�their evil example infected the minds of 

many of the rising generation。 

     It   was    in  this  year    that  Mr    Cayenne      bought     the  mailing     of   the 

Wheatrigs�察�but did not begin to build his house till the following spring�察�

for being ill to please with a plan�察�he fell out with the builders�察�and on one 

occasion got into such a passion with Mr Trowel�察�the mason�察�that he struck 

him a blow on the face�察�for which he was obligated to make atonement。 



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It was thought the matter would have been carried before the Lords�察�but�察�

by the mediation of Mr Kibbock�察�with my helping hand�察�a reconciliation 

was   brought   about�察 �Mr   Cayenne  indemnifying   the  mason   with  

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