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sectarians among the weavers�察�some of whom were not satisfied with the 

gospel   as   I   preached   it�察  �and   endeavoured   to   practise   it   in   my   walk   and 

conversation�察�and they began to speak of building a kirk for themselves�察�

and of getting a minster that would give them the gospel more to their own 

ignorant fancies。        I was exceedingly wroth and disturbed when the thing 

was   first   mentioned   to   me�察  �and   I   very   earnestly�察  �from   the   pulpit�察  �next 

Lord's     day�察  �lectured    on   the   growth     of   newfangled       doctrines�察   �which�察�

however�察�instead of having the wonted effect of my discourses�察�set up the 

theological   weavers   in   a   bleeze�察  �and   the   very   Monday   following   they 

named   a   committee�察  �to   raise   money   by  subscription   to   build   a   meeting´ 

house。      This     was    the  first  overt    act   of  insubordination�察      �collectively 



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manifested�察     �in   the  parish�察   �and   it  was   conducted      with   all  that   crafty 

dexterity     with    which     the   infidel    and   jacobin     spirit  of   the   French 

Revolution had corrupted the honest simplicity of our good old hameward 

fashions。     In the course of a very short time�察�the Canaille folk had raised 

a   large   sum�察  �and   seduced   not   a   few   of   my   people   into   their   schism�察  �by 

which they were enabled to set about building their kirk�察�the foundations 

thereof     were    not�察   �however�察    �laid   till  the   following      year�察  �but   their 

proceedings gave me a het heart�察�for they were like an open rebellion to 

my   authority�察  �and   a   contemptuous   disregard   of   that   religious   allegiance 

which is due from the flock to the pastor。 

     On Christmas´day the wind broke off the main arm of our Adam and 

Eve pear´tree�察�and I grieved for it more as a type and sign of the threatened 

partition�察�than on account of the damage�察�though the fruit was the juiciest 

in all the country side。 



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        CHAPTER XLVIII                                         YEAR 1807 



     This   was   a   year   to   me   of   satisfaction   in   many   points�察  �for   a   greater 

number of my younger flock married in it�察�than had done for any one of 

ten   years   prior。    They   were   chiefly   the   offspring   of   the   marriages   that 

took place at the close of the American war�察�and I was pleased to see the 

duplification       of   well´doing�察    �as   I   think   marrying      is�察  �having    always 

considered the command to increase and multiply�察�a holy ordinance�察�which 

the circumstances of this world but too often interfere to prevent。 

     It   was   also   made   manifest   to   me�察  �that   in   this   year   there   was   a   very 

general   renewal   in   the   hearts   of   men�察  �of   a   sense   of   the   utility�察  �even   in 

earthly   affairs�察  �of   a   religious   life�此  �in   some�察  �I   trust   it   was   more   than 

prudence�察  �and   really   a   birth   of   grace。    Whether   this   was   owing   to   the 

upshot   of   the   French   Revolution�察  �all   men   being   pretty   well   satisfied   in 

their   minds�察  �that   uproar   and   rebellion   make   but   an   ill   way   of   righting 

wrongs�察�or that the swarm of unruly youth the offspring�察�as I have said�察�of 

the marriages after the American war�察�had grown sobered from their follies�察�

and saw things in a better light�察�I cannot take upon me to say。                    But it was 

very edifying to me�察�their minister�察�to see several lads who had been both 

wild and free in their principles�察�marrying with sobriety�察�and taking their 

wives to the kirk with the comely decorum of heads of families。 

     But   I   was   now   growing   old�察  �and   could   go   seldomer   out   among   my 

people than in former days�察�so that I was less a partaker of their ploys and 

banquets�察�either at birth�察�bridal�察�or burial。            I heard�察�however�察�all that went 

on at them�察�and I made it a rule�察�after giving the blessing at the end of the 

ceremony�察  �to   admonish   the   bride   and   bridegroom   to   ca'   canny�察  �and   join 

trembling with their mirth。           It behoved me on one occasion�察�however�察�to 

break through a rule that age and frailty had imposed upon me�察�and to go 

to the wedding of Tibby Banes�察�the daughter of the betheral�察�because she 

had   once   been   a   servant   in   the   manse�察  �besides   the   obligation   upon   me�察�

from   her   father's   part   both   in   the   kirk   and   kirkyard。    Mrs   Balwhidder 

went with me�察�for she liked to countenance the pleasantries of my people�察�



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and�察  �over   and   above   all�察  �it   was   a   pay´wedding�察  �in   order   to   set   up   the 

bridegroom in a shop。 

     There   was�察  �to   be   sure�察  �a   great   multitude�察  �gentle   and   semple�察  �of   all 

denominations�察�with two   fiddles   and   a bass�察 �and   the volunteers'   fife  and 

drum�察�and the jollity that went on was a perfect feast of itself�察�though the 

wedding´supper   was   a   prodigy   of   abundance。              The   auld   carles   kecklet 

with fainness as they saw the young dancers�察�and the carlins sat on forms�察�

as   mim  as   May  puddocks�察  �with their shawls pinned   apart�察�to show   their 

muslin   napkins。        But�察  �after   supper�察  �when   they   had   got   a   glass   of   the 

punch�察  �their   heels   showed   their   mettle�察  �and   grannies   danced   with   their 

oyes�察�holding out their hands as if they had been spinning with two rocks。 

I told Colin Mavis�察�the poet�察�than an INFARE was a fine subject for his 

muse�察�and soon after he indited an excellent ballad under that title�察�which 

he   projects to publish�察 �with   other ditties�察 �by  subscription�察  �and   I have   no 

doubt      a  liberal    and   discerning      public    will   give    him    all  manner      of 

encouragement�察  �for   that   is   the   food   of   talent of   every  kind�察  �and   without 

cheering�察�no one can say what an author's faculty naturally is。 



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          CHAPTER XLIX                                     YEAR 1808 



     Through   all   the   wars   that   have   raged   from   the   time   of   the   King's 

accession   to   the   throne�察  �there   has   been   a   gradually   coming   nearer   and 

nearer to our gates�察�which is a very alarming thing to think of。 In the first�察�

at the time he came to the crown�察�we suffered nothing。 Not one belonging 

to the parish was engaged in the battles thereof�察�and the news of victories�察�

before they reached us�察�which was generally by word of mouth�察�were old 

tales。    In   the   American     war�察  �as   I  have   related   at  length�察  �we   had   an 

immediate       participation�察    �but    those    that  suffered     were    only    a   few 

individuals�察�and the evil was done at a distance�察�and reached us not until 

the   worst   of   its   effects   were   spent。  And   during   the   first   term   of   the 

present   just   and   necessary   contest   for   all   that   is   dear   to   us   as   a   people�察�

although�察�by the offswarming of some of our restless youth�察�we had our 

part and portion in common with the rest of the Christian world�察�yet still 

there was at home a great augmentation of prosperity�察�and every thing had 

thriven   in   a   surprising   manner�察  �somewhat�察  �however�察  �to   the   detriment   of 

our country simplicity。         By the building of

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