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particular account of her case�察�which brought them to the clachan。                    They 

both    came    in  their   own    carriages�察  �for  Colonel     Macadam       was   now    a 

general�察  �and   had   succeeded   to   a   great   property  by  an   English   uncle�察  �his 

mother's brother�察�and Captain Howard�察�by the death of his father�察�was also 

a man�察�as it was said�察�with a lord's living。            Robert Malcolm�察�her son the 

captain�察�was in the West Indies at the time�察�but his wife came on the first 

summons�察�as did William the minister。 

     They   all   arrived   about   four   o'clock   in   the   afternoon�察  �and   at   seven   a 

message came for me and Mrs Balwhidder to go over to them�察�which we 

did�察�and found the strangers seated by the heavenly patient's bedside。                   On 

my entering�察�she turned her eyes towards me�察�and said�察 �Bear witness�察�sir�察�

that I die thankful for an extraordinary portion of temporal mercies。                   The 

heart   of   my   youth    was   withered     like  the  leaf   that  is  scared   with   the 

lightning�察�but in my children I have received a great indemnification for 

the sorrows of that trial。; She then requested me to pray�察�saying�察 �No�察�let it 

be a thanksgiving。        My term is out�察�and I have nothing more to hope or 

fear from the good or evil of this world。              But I have had much to make 

me grateful�察�therefore�察�sir�察�return thanks for the time I have been spared�察�

for the goodness granted so long unto me�察�and the gentle hand with which 

the way from this world is smoothed for my passing。; 

     There was something so sweet and consolatory in the way she said this�察�

that   although   it   moved   all   present   to   tears�察  �they   were   tears   without   the 

wonted bitterness of grief。         Accordingly�察�I knelt down and did as she had 

required�察    �and    there   was    a  great   stillness   while    I  prayed。     At     the 

conclusion   we   looked   to   the   bed�察  �but   the   spirit   had�察  �in   the   mean   time�察�

departed�察�and there was nothing remaining but the clay tenement。 

     It   was   expected   by   the   parish�察  �considering   the   vast   affluence   of   the 

daughters�察�that there would have been a grand funeral�察�and Mrs Howard 

thought it was necessary�察�but her sister�察�who had from her youth upward a 

superior discernment of propriety�察�said�察 �No�察�as my mother has lived�察�so 

shall be her end。;       Accordingly�察�everybody of any respect in the clachan 

was invited to the funeral�察�but none of the gentry�察�saving only such as had 



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been     numbered      among      the  acquaintance      of   the   deceased。      But    Mr 

Cayenne came unbidden�察�saying to me�察�that although he did not know Mrs 

Malcolm personally�察�he had often heard she was an amiable woman�察�and 

therefore he thought it a proper compliment to her family�察�who were out of 

the parish�察�to show in what respect she was held among us�察�for he was a 

man   that   would   take   his   own   way�察  �and   do   what   he   thought   was   right�察�

heedless alike of blame or approbation。 

     If�察 �however�察    �the   funeral   was    plain�察 �though     respectable�察   �the   ladies 

distributed   a   liberal   sum  among   the   poor   families�察  �but   before   they   went 

away�察�a silent token of their mother's virtue came to light�察�which was at 

once     a  source   of  sorrow     and   pleasure。    Mrs     Malcolm     was    first  well 

provided   by   the   Macadams�察  �afterwards   the   Howards   settled   on   her   an 

equal annuity�察�by which she spent her latter days in great comfort。                   Many 

a year before�察�she had repaid Provost Maitland the money he sent her in 

the day of her utmost distress�察�and at this period he was long dead�察�having 

died   of   a   broken   heart   at   the   time   of   his   failure。 From   that   time   his 

widow and her daughters had been in very straitened circumstances�察�but 

unknown   to   all   but   herself�察  �and   Him   from   whom   nothing   is   hid�察  �Mrs 

Malcolm from time to time had sent them�察�in a blank letter�察�an occasional 

note to the young ladies to buy a gown。             After her death�察�a bank´bill for a 

sum of money�察�her own savings�察�was found in her scrutoire�察�with a note of 

her own writing pinned to the same�察�stating�察�that the amount being more 

than   she   had   needed   for   herself�察  �belonged   of   right   to   those   who   had   so 

generously provided for her�察�but as they were not in want of such a trifle�察�

it would be a token of respect to her memory�察�if they would give the bill to 

Mrs   Maitland   and   her   daughters�察  �which   was   done   with   the   most   glad 

alacrity�察�and�察�in the doing of it�察�the private kindness was brought to light。 

     Thus ended the history of Mrs Malcolm�察�as connected with our Parish 

Annals。      Her    house   was   sold�察  �and   is  the   same   now    inhabited   by   the 

millwright�察�Mr Periffery�察�and a neat house it still is�察�for the possessor is an 

Englishman�察�and the English have an uncommon taste for snod houses and 

trim gardens�察�but at the time it was built�察�there was not a better in the town�察�

though it's now but of the second class。              Yearly we hear both from Mrs 

Macadam and her sister�察�with a five´pound note from each to the poor of 



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the parish�察�as a token of their remembrance�察�but they are far off�察�and�察�were 

any   thing   ailing   me�察  �I   suppose   the   gift   will   not   be   continued。 As   for 

Captain Malcolm�察�he has proved�察�in many ways�察�a friend to such of our 

young   men   as   have   gone   to   sea。     He   has   now   left   it   off   himself�察  �and 

settled at London�察�where he latterly sailed from�察�and�察�I understand�察�is in a 

great way as a shipowner。          These things I have thought it fitting to record�察�

and will now resume my historical narration。 



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           CHAPTER XLI                                 YEAR 1800 



     The same quietude and regularity that marked the progress of the last 

year�察�continued throughout the whole of this。               We sowed and reaped in 

tranquillity�察�though the sough of distant war came heavily from a distance。 

The cotton´mill did well for the company�察�and there was a sobriety in the 

minds of the spinners and weavers�察�which showed that the crisis of their 

political distemperature was over�察�there was something more of the old 

prudence in men's reflections�察�and it was plain to see that the elements of 

reconciliation      were    coming      together    throughout      the   world。      The 

conflagration of the French Revolution was indeed not extinguished�察�but it 

was     evidently    burning    out�察  �and   their   old   reverence     for  the   Grand 

Monarque was beginning to revive among them�察�though they only called 

him a consul。       Upon the king's fast I preached on this subject�察�and when 

the peace was concluded�察�I got great credit for my foresight�察�but there was 

no merit in't。     I had only lived longer than the most of those around me�察�

and had been all my days a close observer of the signs of the times�察�so that 

what   was   lightly   called   prophecy   and   prediction�察  �were   but   a   probability 

that experience had taught me to discern。 

     In the affairs of the parish�察�the most remarkable generality ��for we had 

no particular  catastrophe��   was   a  great   death of   old   people   in the   spring。 

Among others�察�Miss Sabrina�察�the school mistress�察�paid the debt of nature�察�

but   we   could   now   better   spare   her   than   we   d

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