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but   we   could   now   better   spare   her   than   we   did   her   predecessor�察  �for   at 

Cayenneville there was a broken manufacturer's wife�察�an excellent teacher�察�

and    a  genteel   and   modernised      woman�察    �who    took   the  better   order   of 

children�察�and Miss Sabrina having been long frail ��for she was never stout���察�

a decent and discreet carlin�察�Mrs M'Caffie�察�the widow of a custom´house 

officer�察  �that   was   a   native   of   the   parish�察 �set   up   another   for   plainer   work。 

Her opposition Miss Sabrina did not mind�察�but she was sorely displeased 

at the interloping of Mrs Pirn at Cayenneville�察�and some said it helped to 

kill herof that�察�however�察�I am not so certain�察�for Dr。 Tanzey had told me 

in the winter�察�that he thought the sharp winds in March would blow out her 



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candle�察  �as   it   was   burnt   to   the   snuff�察  �accordingly�察  �she   took   her   departure 

from this life�察�on the twenty´fifth day of that month�察�after there had�察�for 

some days prior�察�been a most cold and piercing east wind。 

     Miss Sabrina�察 �who was   always   an oddity  and   aping grandeur�察 �it   was 

found�察�had made a will�察�leaving her gatherings to her favourites�察�with all 

regular formality。        To one she bequeathed a gown�察�to another this�察�and a 

third that�察�and to me a pair of black silk stockings。               I was amazed when I 

heard this�察�but judge what I felt�察�when a pair of old marrowless stockings�察�

darned   in   the   heel�察  �and   not   whole   enough   in   the   legs   to   make   a   pair   of 

mittens   to   Mrs   Balwhidder�察  �were   delivered   to   me   by   her   executor�察  �Mr 

Caption�察     �the  lawyer。     Saving�察     �however�察    �this   kind   of   flummery�察     �Miss 

Sabrina was a harmless creature�察�and could quote poetry in discourse more 

glibly   than   texts   of   Scriptureher   father   having   spared   no   pains   on   her 

mind�此     �as for her body�察�it could not be mended�察�but that was not her fault。 

     After her death�察�the session held a consultation�察�and we agreed to give 

the same salary that Miss Sabrina enjoyed to Mrs M'Caffie�察�which angered 

Mr Cayenne�察�who thought it should have been given to the head mistress�察�

and it   made him  give   Mrs Pirn�察 �out   of his own   pocket�察�double   the sum。 

But we considered that the parish funds were for the poor of the parish�察�

and   therefore   it   was   our   duty   to   provide   for   the   instruction   of   the   poor 

children。      Saving�察�therefore�察�those few notations�察�I have nothing further to 

say concerning the topics and progress of this Ann。 Dom。 



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           CHAPTER XLII                                   YEAR 1801 



     It is   often   to   me very  curious   food   for meditation�察 �that   as   the parish 

increased   in   population�察 �there   should   have   been   less   cause   for   matter   to 

record。      Things      that  in   former    days    would     have    occasioned      great 

discourse and cogitation�察�are forgotten with the day in which they happen�察�

and there is no longer that searching into personalities which was so much 

in vogue during the first epoch of my ministry�察�which I reckon the period 

before the American war�察�nor has there been any such germinal changes 

among      us�察 �as   those   which    took   place   in   the  second    epoch�察   �counting 

backward from the building of the cotton´mill that gave rise to the town of 

Cayenneville。       But still we were not�察�even at this era�察�of which this Ann。 

Dom。   is   the   beginning�察  �without   occasional   personality�察  �or   an   event   that 

deserved to be called a germinal。 

     Some   years   before�察  �I   had   noted   among   the   callans   at   Mr   Lorimore's 

school a long soople laddie�察�who�察�like all bairns that grow fast and tall�察�had 

but little smeddum。         He could not be called a dolt�察�for he was observant 

and thoughtful�察�and giving to asking sagacious questions�察�but there was a 

sleepiness   about   him�察  �especially   in   the   kirk�察  �and   he   gave�察  �as   the   master 

said�察�but little application to his lessons�察�so that folk thought he would turn 

out   a   sort   of   gaunt´at´   the´door�察  �more   mindful   of   meat   than   work。  He 

was�察  �however�察  �a   good´   natured   lad�察  �and�察  �when   I   was   taking   my   solitary 

walks of meditation�察�I sometimes fell in with him sitting alone on the brae 

by the water´ side�察�and sometimes lying on the grass�察�with his hands under 

his   head�察   �on  the   sunny    green   knolls   where     Mr   Cylinder�察   �the  English 

engineer belonging to the cotton´work�察�has built the bonny house that he 

calls Diryhill Cottage。         This was when Colin Mavis was a laddie at the 

school�察�and when I spoke to him�察�I was surprised at the discretion of his 

answers�察�so that gradually I began to think and say�察�that there was more 

about Colin than the neighbours knew。 Nothing�察�however�察�for many a day�察�

came   out   to   his   advantage�察  �so   that   his   mother�察  �who   was   by   this   time   a 

widow woman�察�did not well know what to do with him�察�and folk pitied her 



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heavy handful of such a droud。 

     By´and´by�察�however�察 �it happened that   one of   the young   clerks   at   the 

cotton´mill shattered his right´hand thumb by a gun bursting�察�and�察�being 

no   longer   able   to   write�察  �was   sent   into   the   army   to   be   an   ensign�察  �which 

caused a vacancy in the office�察�and�察�through the help of Mr Cayenne�察�I got 

Colin Mavis into the place�察�where�察�to the surprise of everybody�察�he proved 

a wonderful eident and active lad�察�and�察�from less to more�察�has come at the 

head of all the clerks�察�and deep in the confidentials of his employers。                 But 

although this was a great satisfaction to me�察�and to the widow woman his 

mother�察  �it   somehow   was   not   so   much   so   to   the   rest   of   the   parish�察  �who 

seemed�察�as it were�察�angry that poor Colin had not proved himself such a 

dolt as they had expected and foretold。 

     Among other ways that Colin had of spending his leisure�察�was that of 

playing music on an instrument�察�in which it was said he made a wonderful 

proficiency�察�but being long   and thin�察�and   of a delicate   habit of body�察 �he 

was   obligated   to   refrain   from   this   recreation�察  �so   he   betook   himself   to 

books�察�and from reading he began to try writing�察�but�察�as this was done in a 

corner�察�nobody jealoused what he was about�察�till one evening in this year 

he came to the manse�察�and asked a word in private with me。                       I thought 

that perhaps he had fallen in with a lass�察�and was come to consult me anent 

matrimony�察�but when we were by ourselves�察�in my study�察�he took out of 

his pocket a number of the Scots Magazine�察�and said�察 �Sir�察�you have been 

long pleased to notice me more than any other body�察�and when I got this�察�I 

could not refrain from bringing it�察�to let you see't。             Ye maun ken�察�sir�察�that 

I have been long in secret given to trying my hand at rhyme�察�and�察�wishing 

to   ascertain   what   others thought   of   my  power   in that   way�察 �I   sent   by  the 

post   twa   three   verses   to   the   Scots   Magazine�察  �and   they   have   not   only 

inserted them�察�but placed them in the body of the book�察�in such a way that 

I kenna what to think。;         So I looked at the Magazine�察�and read his verses�察�

which were certainly very well´made verses for one who had no regular 

education。      But I said  to him�察�as   the Greenock magistrates   said to  John 

Wilson�察�the author 

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