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nothing aboutmy thoughts were just the rack of a dream without form�察�

and driving witlessly as the smoke that mounteth up�察�and is lost in the airy 

heights of the sky。 

     Heeding   little   of   what   was   going   on   in   the   clachan�察  �and   taking   no 

interest in the concerns of any body�察�I would have been contented to die�察�

but I had no ail about me。         An accident�察�however�察�fell out�察�that�察�by calling 

on   me   for   an   effort�察  �had   the   blessed   influence   of   clearing   my   vapours 

almost entirely away。 

     One morning as I was walking on the sunny side of the road�察�where the 

footpath   was   in   the   next   year   made   to   the cotton´mill�察  �I   fell   in   with   Mr 

Cayenne�察�who was seemingly much fasheda small matter could do that at 

any time�察�and he came up to me with a red face and an angry eye。                    It was 

not    my   intent   to  speak    to  him�察  �for   I  was   grown     loth  to  enter   into 

conversation with any body�察�so I bowed and passed on。                  ;What�察─�cried Mr 

Cayenne�察   �and   will   you   not   speak   to   me�拭─     �I   turned   round�察  �and   said 

meekly�察  �Mr  Cayenne�察 �I have  no   objections   to speak to   you�察  �but   having 

nothing particular to say�察�it did not seem necessary just now。; 

     He   looked   at   me   like   a   gled�察  �and   in   a   minute   exclaimed�察   �Mad�察  �by 

Jupiter� �as mad as a March hare� ─          �He then entered into conversation with 

me�察�and said�察�that he had noticed me an altered man�察�and was just so far on 

his way to the manse�察�to enquire what had befallen me。                  So�察�from less to 

more�察�we entered into the marrow of my case�察�and I told him how I had 

observed the estranged countenances of some of the heritors�察�at which he 

swore   an   oath�察  �that   they   were   a   parcel   of   the   damn'dest   boobies   in   the 



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country�察�and told me how they had taken it into their heads that I was a 

leveller。    ;But I know you better�察─�said Mr Cayenne�察 �and have stood up 

for   you   as   an   honest   conscientious   man�察  �though   I   don't   much   like   your 

humdrum preaching。 However�察�let that pass�察�I insist upon your dining with 

me   to´day�察  �when   some   of   these   arrant   fools   are   to   be   with   us�察  �and   the 

devil's   in't   if   I   don't   make   you   friends   with   them。; I   did   not   think   Mr 

Cayenne�察�however�察�very well qualified for peacemaker�察�but�察�nevertheless�察�I 

consented to go�察�and having thus got an inkling of the cause of that cold 

back´turning which had distressed me so much�察�I made such an effort to 

remove the error that was entertained against me�察�that some of the heritors�察�

before we separated�察�shook me by the hands with the cordiality of renewed 

friendship�察�and�察�as if to make amends for past neglect�察�there was no end to 

their invitations to dinner which had the effect of putting me again on my 

mettle�察�and removing the thick and muddy melancholious humour out of 

my blood。 

     But   what   confirmed   my   cure   was   the   coming   home   of   my   daughter 

Janet from the Ayr boarding´school�察�where she had learnt to play on the 

spinnet�察    �and    was    become       a  conversible      lassie�察  �with    a   competent 

knowledge�察  �for   a   woman   of   geography   and   history�察  �so   that   when   her 

mother   was   busy   with   the   weariful   booming   wheel�察  �she   entertained   me 

sometimes with a tune�察�and sometimes with her tongue�察�which made the 

winter nights fly cantily by。 

     Whether it was owing to the malady of my imagination throughout the 

greatest   part   of   this   year�察  �or   that   really  nothing   particular   did   happen   to 

interest   me�察  �I   cannot   say�察  �but   it   is   very   remarkable   that   I   have   nothing 

remarkable to recordfurther�察�than I was at the expense myself of getting 

the manse rough´case�察�and the window cheeks painted�察�with roans put up�察�

rather than apply to the heritors�察�for they were always sorely fashed when 

called upon for outlay。 



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       CHAPTER XXXIV                                      YEAR 1793 



     On the first night of this year I dreamt a very remarkable dream�察�which�察�

when I now recall to mind at this distance of time�察�I cannot but think that 

there was a case of prophecy in it。         I thought that I stood on the tower of 

an old popish kirk�察�looking out at the window upon the kirkyard�察�where I 

beheld ancient tombs�察�with effigies and coats´of´arms on the wall thereof�察�

and a great gate at the one side�察�and a door that led into a dark and dismal 

vault at the other。     I thought all the dead that were lying in the common 

graves�察�rose out of their coffins�察�at the same time�察�from the old and grand 

monuments�察�with the effigies and coats´of´arms�察�came the great men�察�and 

the kings of the earth with crowns on their heads�察�and globes and sceptres 

in their hands。 

     I stood wondering what was to ensue�察�when presently I heard the noise 

of drums and trumpets�察�and anon I beheld an army with banners entering 

in at the gate�察�upon which the kings and the great men came also forth in 

their   power    and   array�察 �and   a  dreadful    battle  was   foughten�察   �but   the 

multitude that had risen from the common graves�察�stood afar off�察�and were 

but lookers´on。 

     The kings and their host were utterly discomfited。            They were driven 

within the doors of their monuments�察�their coats´of´arms were broken off�察�

and their effigies cast down�察�and the victors triumphed over them with the 

flourishes   of   trumpets   and   the   waving   of   banners。 But   while   I   looked�察�

the vision was changed�察�and I then beheld a wide and a dreary waste�察�and 

afar off the steeples of a great city�察�and a tower in the midst�察�like the tower 

of Babel�察�and on it I could discern�察�written in characters of fire�察 �Public 

Opinion。;      While I was pondering at the same�察�I heard a great shout�察�and 

presently the conquerors made their appearance�察�coming over the desolate 

moor。 They were going in great pride and might towards the city�察�but an 

awful burning rose�察�afar as it were in the darkness�察�and the flames stood 

like a tower of fire that reached unto the heavens。           And I saw a dreadful 

hand   and   an   arm  stretched   from  out   of   the   cloud�察  �and   in   its   hold   was   a 



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besom made of the hail and the storm�察�and it swept the fugitives like dust�察�

and   in   their   place   I   saw   the   churchyard�察  �as   it   were�察  �cleared   and   spread 

around�察�the graves closed�察�and the ancient tombs�察�with their coats´of´arms 

and   their   effigies   of   stone�察  �all   as   they   were   in   the   beginning。   I   then 

awoke�察�and behold it was a dream。 

     This vision perplexed me for many days�察�and when the news came that 

the King of France was beheaded by the hands of his people�察�I received�察�as 

it were�察�a token in confirmation of the vision that had been disclosed to me 

in   my   sleep�察  �and   I   preached   a   discourse   on   the   same�察  �and   against   the 

French   Revolution�察  �that   was   thought   one   of   the   greatest   and   soundest 

sermons that I had ever delivered in my pulpit。 

     On   the   Monday   following�察  �Mr   Cayenne�察  �who   had   been   some   time 

before appointed a justice of the peace�察�came over from Wheatrig House to 

the    Cross´Keys�察     �where     he   sent   for   me    and   divers    other   respectable 

inhabitants of the clachan�察�and told us that he was to have a sad business�察�

for a 

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