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

was   brought   about�察 �Mr   Cayenne  indemnifying   the  mason   with   a  sum  of 

money to say no more anent it�察�after which�察�he employed him to build his 

house�察�a thing that no man could have thought possible�察�who reflected on 

the enmity between them。 



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       CHAPTER XXVIII                                       YEAR 1787 



     There had been�察�as I have frequently observed�察�a visible improvement 

going   on   in   the   parish。 From  the   time   of   the   making   of   the   toll´   road�察�

every new house that was built in the clachan was built along that road。 

Among other changes hereby caused�察�the Lady Macadam's jointure´house 

that was�察�which stood in a pleasant parterre�察�inclosed within a stone wall 

and an iron gate�察�having a pillar with a pineapple head on each side�察�came 

to be in the middle of the town。 While Mr Cayenne inhabited the same�察�it 

was maintained in good order�察�but on his flitting to his own new house on 

the Wheatrigs�察�the parterre was soon overrun with weeds�察�and it began to 

wear the look of a waste place。          Robert Toddy�察�who then kept the change´ 

house�察  �and   who   had�察  �from   the   lady's   death�察  �rented   the   coach´house   for 

stabling�察�in this juncture thought of it for an inn�察�so he set his own house to 

Thomas       Treddles    the  weaver�察   �whose     son�察 �William�察    �is  now   the   great 

Glasgow manufacturer�察�that has cotton´mills and steam´ engines�察�and took�察�

;the   Place�察─  �as   it   was   called�察  �and   had   a   fine   sign�察  �THE   CROSS´KEYS�察�

painted   and   put   up   in   golden   characters�察  �by  which   it   became   one   of   the 

most noted inns anywhere to be seen�察�and the civility of Mrs Toddy was 

commended   by   all   strangers。       But   although   this   transmutation   from   a 

change´house to an inn was a vast amendment�察�in a manner�察�to the parish�察�

there was little amendment of manners thereby�察�for the farmer lads began 

to hold   dancings   and   other  riotous   proceedings   there�察 �and   to   bring�察 �as   it 

were�察�the evil practices of towns into the heart of the country。              All sort of 

licence was allowed as to drink and hours�察�and the edifying example of Mr 

Mutchkins and his pious family�察�was no longer held up to the imitation of 

the wayfaring man。 

     Saving     the   mutation     of   ;the   Place;    into  an   inn�察  �nothing     very 

remarkable happened in this year。            We got into our new manse about the 

middle   of   March�察  �but   it   was   rather   damp�察  �being   new   plastered�察  �and   it 

caused me to have a severe attack of the rheumatics in the fall of the year。 

     I should not�察�in my notations�察�forget to mark a new luxury that got in 



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among the commonality at this time。                By the opening of new roads�察�and 

the traffic thereon with carts and carriers�察�and by our young men that were 

sailors   going   to   the   Clyde�察  �and   sailing   to   Jamaica   and   the   West   Indies�察�

heaps of sugar and coffee´beans were brought home�察�while many�察�among 

the kail´stocks and cabbages in their yards�察�had planted groset and berry 

bushes�察�which two things happening together�察�the fashion to make jam and 

jelly�察   �which     hitherto    had     been    only    known      in   the    kitchens     and 

confectionaries of the gentry�察�came to be introduced into the clachan。                      All 

this�察�however�察 �was not  without   a plausible   pretext�察  �for it   was   found that 

jelly   was   an   excellent   medicine   for   a   sore   throat�察  �and   jam   a   remedy   as 

good as London candy for a cough�察�or a cold�察�or a shortness of breath。                         I 

could     not�察  �however�察    �say   that   this   gave   me    so   much     concern     as  the 

smuggling trade�察  �only  it   occasioned   a   great   fasherie   to   Mrs   Balwhidder�察�

for�察�in the berry time�察�there was no end to the borrowing of her brass´pan 

to   make   jelly   and   jam�察  �till   Mrs   Toddy   of   the   Cross´Keys   bought   one�察�

which�察�in its turn�察�came into request�察�and saved ours。 

     It was in the Martinmas quarter of this year that I got the first payment 

of my augmentation。           Having no desire to rip up old sores�察�I shall say no 

more anent it�察�the worst being anticipated in my chronicle of the last year�察�

but there was a thing happened in the payment that occasioned a vexation 

at the time�察�of a very disagreeable nature。               Daft Meg Gaffaw�察�who�察�from 

the tragical death of her mother�察�was a privileged subject�察�used to come to 

the manse on the Saturdays for a meal of meat�察�and so it fell out that as�察�by 

some neglect of mine�察�no steps had been taken to regulate the disposal of 

the   victual   that   constituted   the   means   of   the   augmentation�察  �some   of   the 

heritors�察�in an ungracious temper�察�sent what they called the tithe´ball ��the 

Lord knows it was not the fiftieth�。� to the manse�察�where I had no place to 

put   it。   This   fell   out   on   a   Saturday   night�察  �when   I   was   busy   with   my 

sermon�察�thinking not of silver or gold�察�but of much better�察�so that I was 

greatly     molested     and    disturbed    thereby。     Daft     Meg�察   �who     sat  by   the 

kitchen chimley´lug�察�hearing a'�察�said nothing for a time�察�but when she saw 

how Mrs Balwhidder and me were put to�察�she cried out with a loud voice�察�

like   a   soul   under   the   inspiration   of   prophecy;When   the   widow's   cruse 

had   filled   all   the   vessels   in   the   house�察  �the   Lord   stopped   the   increase。 



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Verily�察�verily�察�I say unto you�察�if your barns be filled�察�and your girnell´kists 

can hold no more�察�seek till ye shall find the tume basins of the poor�察�and 

therein pour the corn�察�and the oil�察�and the wine of your abundance�察�so shall 

ye be blessed of the Lord。;           The which words I took for an admonition�察�

and   directing     the   sacks   to   be   brought   into   the   dining´room   and   other 

chambers of the manse�察�I sent off the heritors' servants�察�that had done me 

this prejudice�察�with an unexpected thankfulness。               But this�察�as I afterwards 

was informed�察�both them and their masters attributed to the greedy grasp 

of avarice�察�with which they considered me as misled�察�and having said so�察�

nothing could exceed their mortification on Monday�察�when they heard ��for 

they   were   of   those   who   had   deserted   the   kirk��   that   I   had   given   by   the 

precentor notice to every widow in the parish that was in need�察�to come to 

the   manse   and   she   would   receive   her   portion   of   the   partitioning   of   the 

augmentation。         Thus�察    �without    any    offence    on   my    part�察  �saving    the 

strictness of justice�察�was a division made between me and the heritors�察�but 

the   people   were   with   me�察  �and   my   own   conscience   was   with   me�察  �and 

though the fronts of the lofts and the pews of the heritors were but thinly 

filled�察�I trusted that a good time was coming�察�when the gentry would see 

the error of their way。       So I bent the head of resignation to the Lord�察�and�察�

assisted    by   the  wisdom   of     Mr   Kibbock�察    �adhered    to  the   course   I  had 

adopted�察�but at the close of the year my heart was sorrowful for the schism�察�

and my prayer on Hogmanay was one of great bitterness of soul�察�that such 

an evil had come to pass。 



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