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the king's arms in needlework。            Miss Maria then made a speech�察  �which 

she had got by heart�察�but she was so agitated that it was said she forgot the 

best part of it�此     �however�察�it was very well considering。              When this was 

done�察�I then stepped forward�察�and laying my hat on the ground�察�every man 

and    boy   taking    off  theirs�察 �I  said  a  prayer�察  �which     I  had  conned     most 

carefully�察�and which I thought the most suitable I could devise�察�in unison 

with Christian principles�察�which are averse to the shedding of blood�察�and I 

particularly dwelt upon some of the specialities of our situation。 

     When I had concluded�察�the volunteers gave three great shouts�察�and the 

multitude   answered   them   to   the   same   tune�察  �and   all   the   instruments   of 

music     sounded�察    �making     such    a  bruit   as  could    not  be   surpassed     for 

grandeura   long�察  �and   very   circumstantial   account   of   all   which�察  �may   be 

read in the newspapers of that time。 

     The volunteers�察�at the word of command�察�then showed us the way they 

were     to  fight  with   the   French�察   �in  the  doing    of  which     a  sad  disaster 

happened�察�for when they were charging bayonets�察�they came towards us 

like a flood�察�and all the spectators ran�察�and I ran�察�and the doctor ran�察�but 

being laden with his belly�察�he could not run fast enough�察�so he lay down�察�

and being just before me at the time�察�I tumbled over him�察�and such a shout 

of laughter shook the field as was never heard。 

     When   the   fatigues   of   the   day   were   at   an   end�察  �we   marched   to   the 

cotton´mill�察�where�察�in one of the ware´houses�察�a vast table was spread�察�and 

a dinner�察�prepared at Mr Cayenne's own expense�察�sent in from the Cross´ 

Keys�察�and the whole corps�察�with many of the gentry of the neighbourhood�察�

dined   with   great   jollity�察  �the   band   of   music   playing   beautiful   airs   all   the 



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time。     At night there was a universal dance�察�gentle and semple mingled 

together。     All which made it plain to me�察�that the Lord�察�by this unison of 

spirit�察  �had   decreed   our   national   preservation�察  �but   I   kept   this   in   my   own 

breast�察�lest it might have the effect to relax the vigilance of the kingdom。 

And   I   should   note   that   Colin   Mavis�察  �the   poetical   lad�察  �of   whom   I   have 

spoken      in  another    part�察 �made    a  song    for  this  occasion     that  was   very 

mightily thought of�察�having in it a nerve of valiant genius�察�that kindled the 

very 



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     souls of those that heard it。 



           CHAPTER XLV                                    YEAR 1804 



     In   conformity   with   the   altered   fashions   of   the   age�察  �in   this   year   the 

session came to an understanding with me�察�that we should not inflict the 

common church censures for such as made themselves liable thereto�察�but 

we did not formally promulge our resolution as to this�察�wishing as long as 

possible     to  keep    the  deterring    rod   over   the  heads    of  the   young    and 

thoughtless。      Our     motive�察  �on   the   one   hand�察  �was   the   disregard    of  the 

manufacturers in Cayenneville�察�who were�察�without the breach of truth�察�an 

irreligious people�察�and�察�on the other�察�a desire to preserve the ancient and 

wholesome        admonitory      and   censorian    jurisdiction    of  the   minister   and 

elders。     We therefore laid it down as a rule to ourselves�察�that�察�in the case 

of   transgressions   on   the   part   of   the   inhabitants   of   the   new   district   of 

Cayenneville�察�we should subject them rigorously to a fine�察�but that for the 

farming´lads�察�we would put it in their option to pay the fine�察�or stand in the 

kirk。 

     We   conformed   also   in   another   matter   to   the   times�察  �by   consenting   to 

baptize occasionally in private houses。             Hitherto it had been a strict rule 

with   me   only  to   baptize   from  the   pulpit。   Other   parishes�察 �however�察  �had 

long been in the practice of this relaxation of ancient discipline。 

     But all this on my part�察�was not done without compunction of spirit�察�

for   I   was   of   opinion�察  �that   the   principle   of   Presbyterian   integrity   should 

have been   maintained   to   the uttermost。         Seeing�察 �however�察 �the  elders   set 

on an alteration�察�I distrusted my own judgment�察�and yielded myself to the 

considerations that weighed with them�察�for they were true men�察�and of a 

godly   honesty�察  �and   took   the   part   of   the   poor   in   all   contentions   with   the 

heritors�察�often to the hazard and damage of their own temporal welfare。 

     I have now to note a curious thing�察�not on account of its importance�察�

but   to   show   to   what   lengths   a   correspondence   had   been   opened   in   the 

parish with the farthest parts of the earth。            Mr Cayenne got a turtle´fish 

sent to him from a Glasgow merchant�察�and it was living when it came to 

the Wheatrig House�察�and was one of the most remarkable beasts that had 



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ever been seen in our country side。 It weighed as much as a well´fed calf�察�

and had three kinds of meat in its body�察�fish�察�flesh�察�and fowl�察�and it had 

four water´wings�察�for they could not be properly called fins�察�but what was 

little short   of   a   miracle   about   the   creature�察  �happened   after   the   head   was 

cutted off�察�when�察�if a finger was offered to it�察�it would open its mouth and 

snap at it�察�and all this after the carcass was divided for dressing。 

     Mr Cayenne made a feast on the occasion to many of the neighbouring 

gentry�察�to the which I was invited�察�and we drank lime´punch as we ate the 

turtle�察  �which�察   �as   I  understand�察    �is  the  fashion    in  practice    among     the 

Glasgow West Indy merchants�察�who are famed as great hands with turtles 

and lime´punch。        But it is a sort of food that I should not like to fare long 

upon。     I was not right the next day�察�and I have heard it said�察�that when 

eaten too often�察�it has a tendency to harden the heart and make it crave for 

greater luxuries。 

     But the story of the turtle is nothing to that of the Mass�察�which�察�with all 

its   mummeries   and   abominations�察  �was   brought   into   Cayenneville   by   an 

Irish priest of the name of Father O'Grady�察�who was confessor to some of 

the poor deluded Irish labourers about the new houses and the cotton´mill。 

How he had the impudence to set up that memento of Satan�察�the crucifix�察�

within   my   parish     and   jurisdiction�察  �was   what   I   never   could    get   to   the 

bottom of�察�but the soul was shaken within me�察�when�察�on the Monday after�察�

one of the elders came to the manse�察�and told me that the old dragon of 

Popery�察    �with   its  seven    heads   and    ten  horns�察  �had   been    triumphing     in 

Cayenneville on   the   foregoing   Lord's   day�         �I   lost   no time   in   convening 

the session to see what was to be done�察�much�察�however�察�to my surprise�察�the 

elders recommended no step to be taken�察�but only a zealous endeavour to 

greater Christian excellence on our part�察�by which we should put the beast 

and his worshippers to shame and flight。              I am free to confess�察�that�察�at the 

time�察�I did not think this the wisest counsel which they might have given�察�

for�察�in the heat of my alarm�察�I was for attacking the enemy in his camp。 

But they prudently observed�察�that the days of religious persecution were 

past�察�and it was a comfort to see mankind cherishing any sense of re

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