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seen�察�and he had a ring on his finger�察�and when he came to drink his tea at 

the   Breadland�察  �he   brought   no   hat   on   his   head�察  �but   a   droll   cockit   thing 

under his arm�察�which�察�he said�察�was after the manner of the courtiers at the 

petty    suppers    of  one    Madam      Pompadour�察      �who    was   at  that   time   the 

concubine of the French king。 

     I do not recollect any other remarkable thing that happened in this year。 

The   harvest   was   very  abundant�察  �and   the   meal   so   cheap�察  �that   it   caused   a 

great    defect   in  my    stipend�察   �so  that  I  was    obligated    to  postpone     the 

purchase of a mahogany scrutoire for my study�察�as I had intended。                     But I 

had not the heart to complain of this�此           �on the contrary�察�I rejoiced thereat�察�

for    what   made     me   want    my    scrutoire    till  another   year�察  �had   carried 

blitheness into the hearth of the cottar�察�and made the widow's heart sing 

with joy�察�and I would have been an unnatural creature�察�had I not joined in 

the universal gladness�察�because plenty did abound。 



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              CHAPTER III                               YEAR 1762 



     The   third   year   of   my   ministry   was   long   held   in   remembrance   for 

several   very   memorable   things。        William   Byres   of   the   Loanhead   had   a 

cow that calved two calves at one calving�察�Mrs Byres�察�the same year�察�had 

twins�察�male and female�察�and there was such a crop on his fields�察�testifying 

that the Lord never sends a mouth into the world without providing meat 

for    it。  But    what    was    thought     a  very   daunting     sign   of   something�察�

happened on the Sacrament Sabbath at the conclusion of the action sermon�察�

when I had made a very suitable discourse。                 The day was tempestuous�察�

and the wind blew with such a pith and birr�察�that I thought it would have 

twirled   the   trees   in   the   kirkyard   out   by   the   roots�察  �and�察  �blowing   in   this 

manner�察�it tirled the thack from the rigging of the manse stable�察�and the 

same   blast   that   did   that�察  �took   down   the   lead   that   was   on   the   kirk´roof�察�

which hurled off�察�as I was saying�察�at the conclusion of the action sermon�察�

with    such   a   dreadful   sound�察  �as   the   like   was   never   heard�察  �and   all  the 

congregation       thought    that   it  betokened     a  mutation    to  me。    However�察�

nothing particular happened to me�察�but the smallpox came in among the 

weans   of   the   parish�察  �and   the   smashing   that   it   made   of   the   poor   bits   o' 

bairns was indeed woeful。 

     One   Sabbath�察  �when   the   pestilence   was   raging�察  �I   preached   a   sermon 

about   Rachel   weeping   for   her   children�察  �which   Thomas   Thorl�察  �who   was 

surely a great judge of good preaching�察�said�察 �was a monument of divinity 

whilk searched   the heart   of  many a  parent   that day�察─  �a  thing I  was   well 

pleased   to   hear�察  �for   Thomas�察  �as   I   have   related   at   length�察  �was   the   most 

zealous champion against my getting the parish�察�but�察�from this time�察�I set 

him down in my  mind for the next vacancy among the elders。                         Worthy 

man� �it was not permitted him to arrive at that honour。                 In the fall of that 

year he took an income in his legs�察�and couldna go about�察�and was laid up 

for the remainder of his days�察�a perfect Lazarus�察�by the fire´side。                  But he 

was well supported in his affliction。           In due season�察�when it pleased Him 

that   alone   can   give   and   take�察  �to   pluck   him   from   this   life�察  �as   the   fruit 



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ripened and ready for the gathering�察�his death�察�to all that knew him�察�was a 

gentle dispensation�察�for truly he had been in sore trouble。 

     It   was   in   this   year   that   Charlie   Malcolm�察  �Mrs   Malcolm's   eldest   son�察�

was sent to be a cabin´boy in the Tobacco trader�察�a three´masted ship�察�that 

sailed     between     Port´Glasgow        and    Virginia    in   America。       She     was 

commanded by Captain Dickie�察�an Irville man�察�for at that time the Clyde 

was   supplied   with   the   best   sailors   from   our   coast�察  �the   coal´trade   with 

Ireland being a better trade for bringing up good mariners than the long 

voyages in the open sea�察�which was the reason�察�as I often heard said�察�why 

the Clyde shipping got so many of their men from our country side。                       The 

going     to   sea   of  Charlie     Malcolm      was�察  �on    divers   accounts�察    �a  very 

remarkable   thing   to   us   all�察  �for   he   was   the   first   that   ever   went   from   our 

parish�察   �in   the  memory       of  man�察   �to   be   a  sailor�察 �and    everybody      was 

concerned at it�察�and some thought it was a great venture of his mother to 

let   him�察  �his   father   having   been   lost   at   sea。 But   what   could   the   forlorn 

widow   do�拭      �She   had   five   weans�察  �and   little   to   give   them�察  �and�察  �as   she 

herself said�察�he was aye in the hand of his Maker�察�go where he might�察�and 

the will of God would be done�察�in spite of all earthly wiles and devices to 

the contrary。 

     On   the   Monday  morning�察  �when   Charlie   was  to   go   away  to   meet   the 

Irville carrier on the road�察�we were all up�察�and I walked by myself from the 

manse   into   the   clachan   to   bid   him   farewell�察  �and   I   met   him   just   coming 

from his mother's door�察�as blithe as a bee�察�in his sailor's dress�察�with a stick�察�

and    a  bundle     tied  in  a  Barcelona      silk  handkerchief      hanging     o'er  his 

shoulder�察�and his two little brothers were with him�察�and his sisters�察�Kate 

and Effie�察�looking out from the door all begreeten�察�but his mother was in 

the house�察�praying to the Lord to protect her orphan�察�as she afterwards told 

me。     All the weans of the clachan were gathered at the kirkyard yett to 

see him pass�察�and they gave him three great shouts as he was going by�察�

and everybody was at their doors�察�and said something encouraging to him�察�

but there was a great laugh when auld Mizy Spaewell came hirpling with 

her bauchle in her hand�察�and flung it after him for good´luck。 Mizy had a 

wonderful faith in freats�察�and was just an oracle of sagacity at expounding 

dreams�察     �and   bodes     of  every    sort   and    descriptionbesides�察      �she   was 



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reckoned   one   of   the   best   howdies   in   her   day�察  �but   by   this   time   she   was 

grown frail and feckless�察�and she died the same year on Hallowe'en�察�which 

made everybody wonder that it should have so fallen out for her to die on 

Hallowe'en。 

     Shortly after the departure of Charlie Malcolm�察�the Lady of Breadland�察�

with   her three   daughters�察 �removed   to   Edinburgh�察 �where   the   young   laird�察�

that    had    been    my    pupil�察  �was    learning     to   be   an   advocate�察    �and    the 

Breadland´house   was   set   to   Major  Gilchrist�察 �a nabob   from  India�察  �but   he 

was   a   narrow   ailing   man�察  �and   his   maiden´sister�察  �Miss   Girzie�察  �was   the 

scrimpetest   creature   that   could   be�察  �so   that�察  �in   their   hands�察  �all   the   pretty 

policy of the Breadlands�察�that had cost a power of money to the old laird 

that was my patron�察�fell into decay and disorder�察�and the bonny yew´trees 

that were cut into the shape of peacocks�察�soon grew out of all shape�察�and 

are    now     doleful    monuments        of   the  major's     tack�察  �and    that   of 

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