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         CHAPTER XXIX                                      YEAR 1788 



     It   had   been   often   remarked   by   ingenious   men�察  �that   the   Brawl   burn�察�

which ran through the parish�察�though a small�察�was yet a rapid stream�察�and 

had   a   wonderful   capability   for   damming�察  �and   to   turn   mills。     From   the 

time that the Irville water deserted its channel this brook grew into repute�察�

and several mills and dams had been erected on its course。                   In this year a 

proposal came from Glasgow to build a cotton´mill on its banks�察�beneath 

the Witch´linn�察�which being on a corner of the Wheatrig�察�the property of 

Mr Cayenne�察�he not only consented thereto�察�but took a part in the profit or 

loss therein�察�and�察�being a man of great activity�察�though we thought him�察�for 

many a day�察�a serpent´plague sent upon the parish�察�he proved thereby one 

of   our   greatest   benefactors。     The   cotton´mill   was   built�察  �and   a   spacious 

fabric    it  wasnothing      like  it  had   been    seen   before    in  our   day   and 

generationand�察�for the people that were brought to work in it�察�a new town 

was built in the vicinity�察�which Mr Cayenne�察�the same being founded on 

his land�察�called Cayenneville�察�the name of the plantation in Virginia that 

had   been   taken   from   him   by   the   rebellious Americans。        From   that   day 

Fortune   was   lavish   of   her   favours   upon   him�察  �his   property   swelled�察  �and 

grew in   the most   extraordinary  manner�察 �and the   whole country  side   was 

stirring   with   a   new   life。  For�察  �when   the   mill   was   set   a´going�察  �he   got 

weavers of muslin established in Cayenneville�察�and shortly after�察�but that 

did not take place till the year following�察�he brought women all the way 

from   the   neighbourhood   of   Manchester�察  �in   England�察  �to   teach   the   lassie 

bairns in our old clachan tambouring。 

     Some of the ancient families�察�in their turreted houses�察�were not pleased 

with   this   innovation�察  �especially   when   they   saw   the   handsome   dwellings 

that   were built   for   the   weavers   of   the   mills�察  �and the   unstinted   hand   that 

supplied the wealth required for the carrying on of the business。                   It sank 

their pride into insignificance�察�and many of them would almost rather have 

wanted the rise that took place in the value of their lands�察�than have seen 

this   incoming   of   what   they   called   o'er´sea   speculation。    But�察  �saving   the 



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building   of   the   cotton´mill�察  �and   the   beginning   of   Cayenneville�察  �nothing 

more memorable happened in this year�察�still it was nevertheless a year of a 

great activity。     The minds of men were excited to new enterprises�察�a new 

genius�察�as it were�察�had descended upon the earth�察�and there was an erect 

and outlooking spirit abroad that was not to be satisfied with the taciturn 

regularity      of   ancient     affairs。      Even      Miss     Sabrina     Hooky�察     �the 

schoolmistress�察�though now waned from her meridian�察�was touched with 

the   enlivening   rod�察  �and   set   herself   to   learn   and   to   teach   tambouring�察  �in 

such   a   manner   as   to   supersede   by   precept   and   example   that   old   time´ 

honoured functionary�察�as she herself called it�察�the spinning´wheel�察�proving�察�

as she did one night to Mr Kibbock and me�察�that�察�if more money could be 

made by a woman tambouring than by spinning�察�it was better for her to 

tambour than to spin。 

     But�察�in the midst of all this commercing and manufacturing�察�I began to 

discover   signs   of   decay   in   the   wonted   simplicity   of   our   country   ways。 

Among       the  cotton´spinners      and   muslin    weavers     of  Cayenneville      were 

several unsatisfied and ambitious spirits�察�who clubbed together�察�and got a 

London newspaper to the Cross´Keys�察�where they were nightly in the habit 

of meeting and debating about the affairs of the French�察�which were then 

gathering     towards     a  head。    They     were    represented    to   me   as  lads   by 

common in capacity�察�but with unsettled notions of religion。                    They were�察�

however�察�quiet and orderly�察�and some of them since�察�at Glasgow�察�Paisley�察�

and Manchester�察 �even�察 �I  am  told�察 �in   London�察�have   grown   into   a  topping 

way。 

     It seems they did not like my manner of preaching�察�and on that account 

absented themselves from public worship�察�which�察�when I heard�察�I sent for 

some of them�察�to convince them of their error with regard to the truth of 

divers   points of doctrine�察�but   they  confounded   me   with   their   objections�察�

and used my arguments�察�which were the old and orthodox proven opinions 

of the Divinity Hall�察�as if they had been the light sayings of a vain man。 

So   that   I   was   troubled�察  �fearing   that   some   change   would   ensue   to   my 

people�察  �who   had   hitherto   lived   amidst   the   boughs   and   branches   of   the 

gospel     unmolested      by   the  fowler's    snare�察  �and   I  set  myself    to  watch 

narrowly�察�and with a vigilant eye�察�what would come to pass。 



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     There   was   a   visible   increase   among   us   of   worldly   prosperity   in   the 

course of this year�察�insomuch that some of the farmers�察�who were in the 

custom      of  taking    their  vendibles     to  the   neighbouring      towns     on   the 

Tuesdays�察�the Wednesdays�察�and Fridays�察�were led to open a market on the 

Saturdays   in   our   own   clachan�察  �the   which   proved   a   great   convenience。 

But I cannot take it upon me to say�察�whether this can be said to have well 

begun in the present Ann。 Dom。�察�although I know that in the summer of 

the ensuing year it was grown into a settled custom�察�which I well recollect 

by   the   Macadams   coming   with   their   bairns   to   see   Mrs   Malcolm�察  �their 

mother�察�suddenly on a Saturday afternoon�察�on which occasion me and Mrs 

Balwhidder were invited to dine with them�察�and Mrs Malcolm bought in 

the market for the dinner that day�察�both mutton and fowls�察�such as twenty 

years before could not have been got for love or money on such a pinch。 

Besides�察�she had two bottles of red and white wine from the Cross´Keys�察�

luxuries which�察�saving in the Breadland House in its best days�察�could not 

have   been   had   in   the   whole   parish�察  �but   must   have   been   brought   from   a 

borough      town�察   �for   Eaglesham       Castle    is  not   within    the   bounds     of 

Dalmailing�察�and my observe does not apply to the stock and stores of that 

honourable mansion�察�but only to the dwellings of our own heritors�察�who 

were   in   general   straitened   in   their   circumstances�察  �partly   with   upsetting�察�

and partly by the eating rust of family pride�察�which hurt the edge of many 

a clever fellow among them�察�that would have done well in the way of trade�察�

but sunk into divors for the sake of their genteelity。 



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          CHAPTER XXX                                    YEAR 1789 



     This I have always reflected upon as one of our blessed years。                It was 

not    remarkable      for  any    extraordinary     occurrence�察    �but   there    was   a 

hopefulness in the minds of men�察�and a planning of new undertakings�察�of 

which�察    �whatever    may    be   the  upshot�察  �the   devising   is  ever   rich  in  the 

cheerful anticipations of good。 

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