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Produced by Al Haines[Illustration: Title page]CHRONICLES of STRATHEARNWITH ILLUSTRATIONSBYW.B. MACDOUGALLCOVER DESIGNED BYA. L. RANKINCRIEFFPUBLISHED BY DAVID PHILIPS[Transcriber's note: the errata below has been applied to this etext.]ERRATAThe arched stone (Forteviot) does not appear, p. 77 having, through
inadverte... |
Let me adventure to describe it. Right opposite to the south-west is
Turleum--rising to the height of 1300 feet--the highest hill in Scotland
wooded to the top, as our local boast was--shorn of its beauty somewhat
in recent years, but, although bare, still picturesque enough with its
comb of sturdy fir-trees, survivor... |
I had intended in this paper to give an account of some early inroads
into Strathearn, but the exigencies of space have determined for me that
I can deal with only one--the earliest of all--the Roman invasion. I
should have liked to have told the story of the invasion by Egfrid of
Northumbria, which ended so disastrou... |
Having thus viewed the land and pegged out his claim by means of forts,
Agricola returned to winter quarters. In the following summer--the
summer of 81 A.D., he made no forward movement. But he was meditating a
great enterprise--no less an enterprise than to penetrate beyond the Tay
and break the power of the Caledon... |
Besides, help came from the main body in the course of a few
hours--between night and morning. It would be a difficult task even now
for a body of men to cover the ground between Ardoch and Comrie in the
dead of night; and we must remember that in the time of Agricola the
country was a pathless wild, rough with woods ... |
Agricola did not push his advantage further. He was content with the
victory he had gained, He could now hope that there would be peace in
Strathearn, bringing with it the opportunity of extending the boundary of
the Roman province to the Tay. His eager Roman spirit was planning other
enterprises. He had seen the co... |
Downwards on Earn the next ancient riverside church is Strowan, which,
being a small parish, was united to Monzievaird before 1662. The site is
one of remarkable beauty and quiet, almost ideal as a place of worship
and burial. Ronan or Rowan was a bishop and confessor under King
Maldwin, Feb. 7, 737, according to Ada... |
Kessog, Kessogus, or Makessock, was born at Cashel, the capital of
Munster, of the line of the Kings of Ireland, and miracles are attributed
to his early years. He is depicted with bow and arrow as patron of the
warriors of Leven and patron saint of Cumbrae. He lived as hermit in the
island of Inch-ta-vanach, in Loch... |
Although lying beyond our Presbytery limits, allusion may be made to the
very ancient religious house at Abernethy, one mile south of the Earn,
and near its junction with the Tay. The dedication of Abernethy is to S.
Brigid or Bride. About 590, when Abernethy was the seat of the Pictish
rule, Columban monks were plan... |
Of the thirteen dioceses in Scotland, that of Dunblane was the
smallest. In its Parochiale, or list of parishes, were 43 entries; but
3 of these were not parishes at all, but prebends, representing
respectively the Abbots of Cambuskenneth, Arbroath, and Inchaffray. Of
the churches and parishes proper that constituted... |
The chapter consisted of--Dean (Muthill), praecentor, chancellor,
treasurer, archdeacon; _Prebendaries_--Abbot of Cambuskenneth in 1298,
Abbot of Arbroath for Abernethy from 1240; Crieff _primo_ (probably
parish of), Crieff _secundo_ (probably St. Thomas at Milnab), Logie,
Fordishall, Kinkell, Kippen, Monzie, Comrie. ... |
Kilmadoc, St. Madocus or Aidus (Doune.) _Inchmahome_ Priory.Kincardine, St. Latan or Lolan. Mentioned c. 1190 (Kincardine in
Menteith). _Cambuskenneth_. Old parish of Lany in Kincardine, and
chapelry of Balquhapple.Kinkell, St. Bean. Prebend. _Inchaffray_. Now in Trinity-Gask.
Minister of Kinkell hanged at Crief... |
The traditional site of the "palace," which would, no doubt, correspond
also with the site of the early church dedicated to S. Andrew, as before
mentioned, is still pointed out a little to the west of the village, and
is known as the Halyhill or Holyhill. Whether this first church was
built of stone is not known. But... |
It is highly probable that between 1200 and 1219--say, about 1210--the
Church of S. Serf at Dunning was built. And that we have a considerable
portion of the original building still remaining is rendered almost
certain from what is known of the style of architecture of the period
referred to--viz., the Norman in trans... |
That he was a real historic personage does not admit of doubt; but the
exact time at which he acted his part on the world's stage is involved in
great obscurity. The legends of him are very conflicting, so much so,
that it has been supposed by some that there were two S. Serfs. It is
the legends, however, that are tw... |
[1] _Hwonam et Nechtan et Phinguineghert_.--(See Skene's _Chronicles of
the Picts and Scots_, p. 185).[2] _Decimam partem de urbe Fortevieth_.--(See Skene's _Chronicles of the
Picts and Scots_, p. 185).[3] This word, originally, was the name applied by the Romans to their
public halls, either of justice or of exchange.... |
The district embraced within the bounds of the Presbytery of
Auchterarder belonged for the most part to the ancient Diocese of
Dunblane. Within it lay the famous Abbey of Inchaffray, and the
minister of Muthill was usually Dean of Dunblane. As originally
erected, the Presbytery was, indeed, the Presbytery of Dunblane... |
In this district there was but little of the Covenanting feeling that
was rampant in the West. An Abdiel, however, was found among the
faithless in the person of William Spence, minister of Glendevon. In
1678 he laid a paper on the table of Presbytery in which he testified
against the errors of the times. He was dea... |
On December 14, 1756, the celebrated tragedy of _Douglas_, written by
John Home, minister of Athelstaneford, in East Lothian, was acted in
Edinburgh. This atrocious fact caused much searching of heart in all
ultra-evangelical circles. The awful news reached Auchterarder.
Meeting in Glendevon Church on May 12, 1757, f... |
With the addition of the chapel ministers the membership of
Auchterarder Presbytery had risen to eighteen. The parish of
Auchterarder was still vacant. Of the remaining seventeen, eight were
found to have seceded. Of these, five were legal members of
Presbytery--viz., James Carment, Comrie; Peter Brydie, Fossoway; J... |
Coming down the stream of time, we find that Wallace, that noble and
disinterested patriot, sought a hiding-place in time of danger amid its
dense woods. During a visit to Perth in 1296, a plot was laid by the
English to capture him, but, having received timely warning, he made
his escape with his small band of follow... |
At the Revolution in 1688, when James II. was driven from the throne
of Britain, the Oliphants still retained their steadfast allegiance and
devoted loyalty to the exiled monarch, and regarded his successors as
usurpers. Cherishing these sentiments, we can well imagine they would
hail every enterprise that had for it... |
But while they were involved in many troubles in those trying times,
there arose one from an unexpected quarter, which caused them great
annoyance. In 1740, Mr Oliphant, as almost sole heritor, intruded the
Rev. John M'Leish into the parish, in opposition to the wishes of a
large majority of the people. But he lived ... |
When Prince Charles died in 1788, leaving an only brother, Cardinal
York, many of the Jacobites transferred their allegiance to George
III., and most of the Scotch Episcopalian clergy began to pray for the
reigning family, which they had not hitherto done. Among these was Mr
Cruickshanks, Episcopal minister at Muthill... |
If superior poetical genius, great moral worth, and high Christian
character deserve to be held in remembrance, there are few more
entitled to this honour than Lady Nairne. Nor could a more appropriate
spot have been chosen by Mr Oliphant on which to rear this tribute of
affectionate regard to the memory of his grand-... |
The beauties of Strathearn have often been pictured by writers of
poetry and prose, but without reaching the head of Strathearn these
beauties can be only partially seen. The drive from Crieff to
Lochearnhead in a summer day is universally regarded as one of the
finest in all Scotland. To within a mile or so of St. F... |
At the west side of the new cemetery, close to the public road, there
is a curious round knoll, which at one time must have been used as a
place for the burial of the dead. The attention of the writer of this
was drawn to it about twenty years ago. There were three large slabs
of stone lying upon the ground, which ap... |
Uam-Var, which in Gaelic signifies large cave, is a mountain between
Glenartney and Callander, and takes its name from a cave on the south
side of it, said by tradition to have been inhabited by a giant
centuries ago. Glenartney was a Royal forest, and a portion of it is
still fenced off for the same purpose. On an e... |
Dunira House is the seat of the Dundases. The present proprietor is
Sir Sidney James Dundas, the third baronet of Beechwood and Dunira, who
succeeded his father, Sir David Dundas, Bart., in 1877. What is the
word Dunira derived from? Is it like Dundurn, "the hill or fort upon
the Earn"? or is it _Dun aoraidh_, "the ... |
The Parish Church was erected in 1805, and holds 1044 sitters. The
manse was built in 1784, and an addition was made to it in 1822. A new
church was built in St. Fillans in connection with the Church of
Scotland in 1878, and in March, 1895, it was endowed and erected into a
parish _quoad sacra_ under the old name of ... |
The second direct mention of Glendevon in public records is of a
somewhat unsavoury order, and affords a rather curious illustration of
the beliefs of the people of Scotland in the seventeenth century. John
Brughe, one of the most notorious necromancers and wizards of his day,
was tried at Edinburgh on November 24th, ... |
Some years later the parish of Glendevon came prominently before the
public in connection with the deposition and excommunication of its
doughty true-blue Presbyterian minister, the Rev. William Spence, M.A.,
though it was not till he had been removed from his living that the
really romantic part of his career began. ... |
Mr Spence as yet was only an ecclesiastical rebel, and instead of going
over to the extreme Covenanters, made his way to Holland, where he
joined the colony of Scotch refugees. Ultimately he attached himself
to the Earl of Argyle as a kind of secretary, and conducted part of the
correspondence between the Earl and the... |
We have to go forward something like a hundred years before the parish
or its fair stream comes again into notice, though probably in the
interval occurred the summary act of justice commemorated by the
Glendevon "Gallows Knowe," on which some of the last Highland reivers
were hung, and also the tragic event at "Paton'... |
Take St. Fillan's Hill as the point of vantage, and the view is most
entrancing. Looking towards Comrie and Crieff, we have at our feet the
richest and most beautifully wooded part of Strathearn--the valley
interspersed in the most picturesque fashion, with knolls richly clad
with larch, oak, or hazel; while here and ... |
It is a testimony to the universality and the popularity of the holy
wells in this country, and to the persistency of the superstition,
after it had been condemned by the Reformation, that a public statute
had to be enacted in 1579 prohibiting these pilgrimages, and that this
having been ignored or defied, they had aga... |
Another object of considerable antiquarian interest in the possession
of the Ardvoirlich family is the charm-stone. It is said by tradition
to have been brought from the Holy Land at the time of the Crusades by
the Fitz-Allans, who were progenitors of the Stewarts, and who were
active Crusaders. It was considered a m... |
So much, then, for the prospect which an antiquarian standing by the
Well of St. Fillan would embrace within the programme of his research.
If we try to form a picture of the social condition of the people who
lived in the midst of this fair vale of Earn in those early days, it is
a scene of continual strife we conjure... |
We now proceed to notice the first written account which history gives
of Monzievaird. If there be any truth in the old chroniclers, a battle
was fought here, and, after a long civil war, a contested succession to
the Crown was settled by the slaughter of the reigning sovereign of
Alban, a usurper who passes over the ... |
The massacre of Monzievaird was sternly avenged by King James IV. The
Master of Drummond, leader of the party, and some of his followers were
executed at Stirling. The estate of Drummond was required to provide
for the widows and orphans, and further to expiate their sacrilegious
crime by re-building the church. Eve... |
Tomachastel, the central wooded height of the parish, now surmounted by
the monument, erected by his widow, in 1832, to the memory of General
Sir David Baird of Ferntower, is marked out beyond all reasonable doubt
as the site of the ancient Castle of Earn, for long the fortress
dwelling of the great and powerful Earls ... |
The saddest feature in making this short survey of the united parish is
the great and continuous decline of the population. In 1755 there were
1460 people; in 1793 there were 1025; in 1891 the number had sunk to
490. No doubt the livelier prospects of town life allure many. No
doubt many have profited by the fact of... |
"At yai Blackfurd, as at yai suld pass our,[1]
A squeir come, and with hym bernys four.
Till Doun suld ryd and wend at yai had beyne
All Inglismen, at he befor had seyne.
Tithings to sper he howid yaim amang.
Wallace yarwith swyth with a suerd outswang.
Apon ye hede he straik with so great ire,
Throw bayn... |
Towards the end of the twelfth century, Gilbert, Earl of Strathearn,
founded the Abbey of Inchaffray; and in the year 1200, moved to greater
liberality by the death of a son who was buried there, he further
endowed the abbey with five churches and additional teinds. One of
these five was the Church of S. Patrick of St... |
The year 1689 brought the Revolution, and the minister, Mr David Moray,
A.M., refusing to conform with the new state of things, was deprived of
his living by the Privy Council. He retired to Edinburgh, carrying
with him the kirk bible as a memento of his ministry. When the
Kirk-Session met in 1697 "it was recommended... |
Close by the Church of Tullibardine used to stand Tullibardine Castle.
Here lived for generations the family of Murray, who played many a part
in the changeful events of Scottish history. There was one Sir William
Murray--the builder of part of the College Church--who is chiefly
remembered as the father of seventeen s... |
Perthshire owes largely to the ancient Earldom of Strathearn. Little is
known concerning the line till Gilbert succeeded in 1171. Unlike his
immediate predecessors, he manifested no hostility to the inroad of
Norman and Saxon customs and usages. He was the first to adopt the wise
precaution of obtaining charters for... |
The year 1240 witnessed Inchaffray narrowly becoming Chapter of the
Diocese. "Clement, Bishop of Dunblane, went to Rome, and represented to
Pope Gregory IX. how of old time his bishopric had been vacant upwards of
a hundred years, during which period almost all the revenues had been
seized by the seculars; and althoug... |
WILLIAM appears to have acted for an unusually long term, or had a
successor of the same name. On the Feast of Matthias, 1398, a deed of
Janet Moray, wife of Alexander Moray of Abercairny, was witnessed by
William the Abbot, John the prior, and the whole Convent of Inchaffray.
On 25th January, 1468,GEORGE obliged hims... |
The neighbourhood is peculiarly rich in trees. On the lawn behind
Monzie Castle are three of five famous larches planted in the year
1738--the fourth one fell during the November gale of 1893. They rival
those of the Duke of Athole at Dunkeld. There is a tradition that the
Duke's gardener, on his way home with the s... |
"The soldiers, by vast labour, with their levers and jacks, or
hand-screws, tumbled it over and over till they got it quite out of the
way, although it was of such an enormous size that it might be matter
of great wonder how it could ever be removed by human strength and art,
especially to such who had never seen an op... |
The Library is particularly rich in old Bibles. The oldest one in the
collection, and one having a special interest of its own, is dated
1530. It is in black-letter French, the translation being by St.
Jerome. It is a large folio copy, and contains initial letter
illustrations and pictorial woodcuts, the title-page ... |
"My grandfather had the ring[7] carefully kept in a casket, and his own
daughter was not allowed to touch it--only the daughters-in-law. On my
mother presenting my grandfather with his first grandson, he bade her
slip it on her finger, as the mother of an heir. Nearly forty years
after, when I was a young girl, I wel... |
Tradition asserts that the Castle of Auchterarder was one of the seats
of the Scottish Kings and the residence of King Malcolm Canmore, who
granted the Common Muir to the neighbouring burgh. The Barony was
originally a Crown possession. Being situated on the road from the
Royal Palaces of Scone and Forteviot to Stirl... |
The Castle and Barony of Auchterarder appear to have been Crown
possessions until the reign of Robert the Bruce, when they became the
property of Sir William de Montfichet or Montifex, appointed Justiciar
of Scotland in 1332. The family was of Norman extraction. They had
possessions in England, and a branch for some ... |
After the Act for the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748
the portion of Auchterarder strictly burghal ceased to have titles
completed in the burgage form. Until that date titles were made up on
burgage holding and resignations made in favour of the bailies of
Auchterarder, who probably received their app... |
There is incorporated with the parish of Auchterarder the eastern
portion of the parish of Aberuthven. Aberuthven was one of the
earliest ecclesiastical foundations in Scotland. It was dedicated to
St. Cathan, Bishop and Confessor, who flourished in the sixth century.
His festival was held on the 17th of May. The Ch... |
The title describes admirably the position of the town of Crieff,
planted as it is on the Knock, at the base of which the main road from
Stirling and the South splits into two portions--the one running by way
of Monzievaird and Comrie, the other by Monzie and the Sma' Glen, into
the Western and Northern Highlands.Crief... |
The result was due in great measure to the jealousies and dissensions
of the rival families of the Murrays and the Drummonds. The people of
Crieff, in the period of its decadence, may well have anticipated
Shakespeare's "A plague on both your houses," as applied to the
Capulets and the Montagues. The hereditary offic... |
Thus the Murrays had gained their object, so far. The family of
Concraig was ruined. But they were foiled in their attempt upon the
Stewardship. They had tried for that many ways. In 1441, Sir David
Murray of Tullibardine had attempted "to wind himself once in
possession of the Stewartrie" by proposing a marriage a... |
"In the name of God. Amen. By this present public instrument, be it
evidently known to all men, that in the year of the Incarnation of our
Lord, 1511, on the 5th day of March, the 15th year of the Indiction,
being the 9th year of the Pontificate of the Most Holy Father in
Christ, and Master of our Master, Julius II.,... |
"Upon which premises--all and single--the foresaid John Broune,
perpetual pensionary vicar of the said parochial Church of Crieff, in
Strathearn, asked the present public instruments to be executed for him
by me, notary public undersigned. These deeds were lodged in the
Chapel Royal, near the town of Edinburgh, in the... |
[1] Vicars of Crieff at an earlier date were Bricius, who was a witness
to the reconciliation of Earl Robert and Innocent, Abbot of Inchaffray,
in the Church of Strogeth. The entry is--"_Bricio persona de Creffe,
et Malisio filio ejus_," showing that celibacy was not the universal
clerical custom; and Nicholas, who in... |
1635-1660--JAMES GRAHAME, A.M. Suspended 1649-1651 for adhering to the
Engagement.1656-1665--HUGH GORDON, A.M., tr. to Row.1668-1689--JOHN PHILP, A.M. Ousted at Revolution.1693-1698--JOHN M'KERCHER, A.M., tr. to Dull.1702-1709--JOHN M'CALLUM, tr. to Callander.1711-1719--DUGALD CAMPBELL, tr. to Lismore and Appin.1721-... |
1607-1652--LAURENCE MERCER, A.M., died in October.1647-1657--LAURENCE MERCER, jun., A.M. Son of previous minister.1659-1689--ALEX. RELAND, A.M. Deposed for "gross immorality and
oppression." In 1691 tried to intrude with malignants on kirk, but was
driven back.1691-1715--WM. SPENCE, A.M., died 19th March. Formerly ... |
1736-1741--Parish vacant. Mr George Blaikie was presented, but had his
license taken from him by the Synod for "misrepresenting and impugning
the principles of the Church anent Patronage." Reponed by Assembly in
1738. Lord Dupplin was asked to waive his right of presentation "for
the relief of the church in this str... |
1831-1832--WILLIAM ROBERTSON, tr. to Logie. Afterwards D.D. and
minister of New Greyfriars, Edinburgh.1832-1843--JAMES THOMSON. Seceded.1843-????--ALEX. MOORHEAD FERGUSON.Parish disjoined in 1836 to form part of new Presbytery of Kinross.MUTHILL1567-1574--ALEX. GALL, tr. to Strageyth.1576-1585--ALEX. CHEISHOLME, tr. ... |
1768-1775--ROBERT WALKER, minister of Monzie, appointed 5th April,
1768. Getting into trouble (see p. 22 (xxii), App.) he had to leave
the parish of Monzie, and on 23rd November, 1773, resigned the
Clerkship. On 1st February, 1774, he requested to be continued, and
stated that "one of your number, whose capacity is u... |
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We sometimes hear of the world growing old. Brethren, the world can
never grow old. If by the world is meant the generations of men, it
can never grow old. Its seed is in itself; while it decays it
germinates; as it withers, it grows. The elders fall off, but their
place is filled and more than filled. The world is and... |
Are you astray from Him? not fulfilling His word? We are all astray.
But is your eye towards Him, and your heart and your foot moving that
way? We see no messengers running with tidings in their mouth, one
over the hills and the other over the plain. The father of the son who
is astray waiteth not in the chamber betwee... |
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by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)WOODWARD'SCOUNTRY HOMES,BYGEO. E. & F. W. WOODWARD,ARCHITECTS,=Authors of "Woodward's Graperies and Horticult... |
During the last forty years this city has increased in population with a
rapid and uniform rate. Within the memory of persons now living, it has
grown from an inconsiderable commercial town, until it has become one of
the great cities of the world. This rapid stride and steady progress
furnish us with the elements for ... |
We have some native woods that are durable, out of which we may build
houses that will last for several generations; but with these, even, the
cost of frequent repairs and painting is so great, to say nothing of the
annoyances thereby entailed, that, in point of economy, wood is by no
means the most desirable material.... |
But the uses of country seats depend mainly upon the tastes and
habitudes of the occupants; and their adaptation in style size and
arrangement should be accordingly. We believe there is no law against a
man's building an elegant library and picture gallery, though he may
have no taste for literature or art, but having ... |
In the vicinity of large cities, and more particularly the city of New
York, there are reasons which have a money value to them, why more
attention should be given to suburban architecture, and why capitalists,
as well as individuals, should undertake the construction of
moderate-priced buildings, that shall command at... |
It has been frequently observed that the gate lodges and farm cottages
attached to large estates are generally more attractive in their
architectural proportions and beauty than the mansion itself; and this
has been usually attributed to the education of the proprietor's tastes,
the cottages being the latest erections.... |
This church will seat, comfortably, about two hundred persons. Its cost
will depend entirely upon the price of lumber and labor, of course, and
these vary with different localities, and are particularly uncertain at
this time. We will only add that it will cost no more to build with
correct proportions and in good tast... |
The kitchen is without a fire-place, but is provided with a ventilator
in the chimney near the ceiling. The cooking may be done by a stove,
which, if properly contrived, is one of the most effective ventilators,
and preferred by many housekeepers for all kitchen purposes. Or a range
can be placed in the chimney, if des... |
The design for a house or other building, and a plan of the interior
arrangement of each floor, prepared by a professional man who makes such
things the business of his life, is now very generally admitted by
intelligent men to be essential; but the management or superintendence
of the work by the party who has studied... |
We have always thought that those educational institutions possess the
most attractions that are so situated that all surroundings shall have a
favorable influence; and there is nothing like example in early
training. Bring up and educate a boy among those who know nothing of the
refinements of life, away from the prog... |
But these difficulties are the least troublesome to adjust, if the
walls are good, and ceilings of a fair modern height. It may then be a
better choice to adapt such a house to the present cultivated tastes and
requirements, than to build anew from the foundation.In the plans, the dotted lines show the centers of the o... |
Dressed in squared blocks and hammered lines, stone becomes an expensive
building material, and preference is then given to something else less
costly; but if used in its quarried form, irregular in size and shape,
it becomes, wherever conveniently obtained, among the economical
materials used for building, and is unsu... |
RESIDENCE OF LINDLEY M. FERRIS, ESQ.,NEAR POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.The residence of Mr. Ferris, of which we give the plans only, is located
south of the city of Poughkeepsie, and almost or quite within its
suburbs. The surrounding estate, of 150 acres of handsomely rolling
land, possesses all the attractions of beauty and fe... |
Chamber Plan (Fig. 103.) is nine feet high, and in keeping with the
rest, in its admirable arrangements, furnishing five excellent rooms,
with a bath room, convenient to all, fitted with the latest
improvements, (the water closet enclosed, and vertical pipes, which
would make freezing impossible). The four principal ro... |
The early history of the Balloon Frame, is somewhat obscure, there being
no well authenticated statements of its origin. It may, however, be
traced back to the early settlement of our prairie countries, where it
was impossible to obtain heavy timber and skillful mechanics, and the
fact is patent to any one who has pass... |
Very small buildings, if unplastered, will not require ceiling joists; a
tie at each end will be all-sufficient. Moderate size buildings will be
strong enough if the ceiling joists are left out, and collars put on
half way up the rise of the rafter. According to the size and uses of
the building, the collars or ceiling... |
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Produced by Donald LainsonCLARENCEBy Bret HartePART I.CHAPTER I.As Clarence Brant, President of the Robles Land Company, and husband of
the rich widow of John Peyton, of the Robles Ranche, mingled with the
outgoing audience of the Cosmopolitan Theatre, at San Francisco, he
elicited the usual smiling nods and recognitio... |
Clarence hesitated. Without caring in the least to renew the
acquaintance of his old playmate and sweetheart, a meeting that night
in some vague way suggested to him a providential diversion. Nor was he
deceived by any gravity in the message. With his remembrance of Susy's
theatrical tendencies, he was quite prepared f... |
She did not flinch. Rather accepting the sarcasm as a tribute to her
art, she went on with increasing exaggeration: "No, it is YOU who
have forgotten the flag--forgotten your country, your people, your
manhood--everything for that high-toned, double-dyed old spy and
traitress! For while you are standing here, your wife... |
He knew that if he reached Woodville by five o'clock he could get
ferried across the bay at the Embarcadero, and catch the down coach to
Fair Plains, whence he could ride to the Rancho. As the coach did not
connect directly with San Francisco, the chance of his surprising them
was greater. Once clear of the city outski... |
"Well, I kin tell you, gen'l'men, THIS. It ain't goin' to be no matter
wot's the POLITICAL FEELING here or thar--it ain't goin' to be no matter
wot's the State's rights and wot's Fed'ral rights--it ain't goin' to
be no question whether the gov'ment's got the right to relieve its own
soldiers that those Secesh is besieg... |
Gaining the rear wall of the casa he began cautiously to skirt its
brambly base until he had reached a long, oven-like window half
obliterated by a monstrous passion vine. It was the window of what had
once been Mrs. Peyton's boudoir; the window by which he had once forced
an entrance to the house when it was in the ha... |
A murmur of applause and approval ran round the balcony. Captain
Pinckney smiled and exchanged glances with Mrs. Brant, but the stranger
quietly returned to the central table beside Colonel Starbottle. "I am
not only an unexpected delegate to this august assembly, gentlemen," he
began gravely, "but I am the bearer of p... |
Clarence's face paled. But before he could speak there was a rapid
clattering at the gate and a dismounted vaquero entered excitedly.
Turning to Mrs. Brant he said hurriedly, "Mother of God! the casa is
surrounded by a rabble of mounted men, and there is one among them even
now who demands admittance in the name of the... |
She threw herself disdainfully back in her chair, her hands clasped in
her lap in half-contemptuous resignation, with her eyes upon her long
slim arched feet crossed before her. Even in her attitude there was
something of her old fascination which, however, now seemed to sting
Clarence to the quick."I have nothing to s... |
How far this expressed the real sentiments of Captain Pinckney was never
known. Whether his political association with Mrs. Brant had developed
into a warmer solicitude, understood or ignored by her,--what were his
hopes and aspirations regarding her future,--were by the course of fate
never disclosed. A man of easy et... |
He re-entered his own room and again threw himself into his chair. His
calm was being succeeded by a physical weariness; he remembered he had
not slept the night before, and he ought to take some rest to be
fresh in the early morning. Yet he must also show himself before his
self-invited guests,--Susy and her husband,-... |
"You know it as well as I do, Clarence," she said, with a pretty
wrinkling of her own brows, which was her nearest approach to
thoughtfulness. "You know you never really liked her, only you thought
her ways were grander and more proper than mine, and you know you were
always a little bit of a snob and a prig too--dear ... |
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