CHAPTER II.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 99, 2 June 1876, Page 7

CHAPTER 11.

T&f ffi&tcld *ss& Aberdeen, »> * AfidcUstocks?tl'wß».thWie'.j ' Tlie first time that ifaPtouricarisb'fr (^lletrt.Uis old -lodgings 'to ifjqufile! n rf there! for .him, 1 he mnd'm^^^^ta^m^nM^' had been ; . rettfriffefl' 'HvW VAntfltfSftdrin &.^s&f, addressed in a hdri'd I &^'n^w'w%^^^Prs, flint, •sup^' Wbe; that -bf 'lfe«tM'' ' His this new, prppf, tHat ■ %. ? %sUpe , l'Hbr^bSr'; was placed liettfeeh fiiiti'jfttcr' the Dbjleci 'of his' most 'a'rdeVjV'Jiffelftib^felj* lmt ,l lie still- eerispled' Uimserf Witti'-ttie 1 'epnvle^ -tion that- A'gne^ J was\ 'iruy Itb him', J and "that?' liis-.letfer had'v'tie^r'^eiida-'yer nan&''^^Vitti^^v^^^ r ih nik )famsM}fl}g%fotß feef extVSniely'anxi^tis ' to'o'rteirup s^'irid cihari'riel m cbinmiiri'icatipn'With her pn%hifcti*l& fco i^Ajepeiid,'! sp.as coy ascertain 'h^ and th.c true state .'of her feelings; I On this" important: subject he s consulted' his : 'trusty^ Meek, j When he hncl stated the Realise pf 'his'uneasinebs arid the wish' lie had 1 forri#}ji, Kebin, f»' v c?r some preliminary hum'fe&Vg, ; having, arid head-scratfehing, said- 1 -'-' Tbe fack is, Maister Jimes, 1. just see ac way o' hearing ought about Miss Mi'gummery or gettin' on;g wordy sent till- irery

if ;and that's., to; get' J-eah Bro ni'Aio -be f .W'mej3sengsr^fo^ insiv'' stau d,, be tween ; $ ou an d the '* y gun g j le'ddy '.till 'the. 'moiui-cbme-helver fl ye » send wb.rj.ivto' her through ''the i [post, "a." 3 It -was= accordingly. ; :4rran^ ; e ? d- rs Vt,hat' 3 Robin should write 'to his ' own sweet--1 heart, and* request iier; if possible, to r' see Miss Montgomery and put into her 3 bands a' letter from Mr Dtindinson.. i Robin im mediately .^tyabout l.cairyin^ p this project m to efle'ci:, and 1 ; after a j fas hion offus 'own 'penned 1 Mi following ' • li'.es: — . * , "... ; , I, 18fi0.2. 5 y "dear Jeenie,~this Gomes' for to • lett you no that i Have gott; save to, r ;em bro And that mister J-imes .cam/with us bbtn'ih the self andf same pl^is „but' [ i j J had : 'a #er]v' ! n^ ,' ; Snapp&uWcJn'' , tiie 'Ist night" aftef tfee came fn'.tn^r^'hpi&e^djlu^e^jin at the Sertibly time 'Jimes 'and ! { fmee ? are' 'gpinff'On^ &ith owre -studdyV already' like - ' winkre and ;: Would '>lippn be fit Mr £ny for li"cc ? teatcfies- 'rae 'tqo Hoti^^Ma'Ohdldo'aheapof* things B,othWM4 ! W ! inee' which lie would ' not rirk4 ! %%/fOr f MmVelf v ' i ßut i anq verykbV}'6s' f fiq sayli'ee is' jget&ng'hin^' silf ! Teit'Mes'pera'fcety AbduV'imss MiiW/was abouf' " heQ'^pWe^lieJtry'di tb se>: he^but 1 hevWm l^JM%hmti BW ! into the 'eibbrb'^a^'fe'enTback'Svith the' seel nofci • Brake^'^'b^*^ gumM'^/Mv^ : with this Uh(l;Ml tt liei jl tlia{ , ihi^f Junes' kalled 1 . at if'e^^o^^^uiiH^itbHd'^e: 1 could not &a*« H,, if Hb£% &iT at" burncrook ft. J| be away at spmd'bfhfeV.'bMe'HM'yip: njust • ■ tr^io iyrid^ He^ , Sn^^K^fe. l iio !, £ets sum WbrdTr'dtefb^iMeA 1 1 fell. in love with you Jeen. r'natf 'an'A'wful; ' stomak for merit aW:W, : V&ff W l%xi. with W6d^i ! ju^: , e s a«e , . , itf m '$■',%■, inky* have^mina"^ '^^m^vo^m' 1 jb^t mi^p : James lias'gbn'e'^te^n 4 ''^'m's' 1 - : meat Amlyir he sleeps bny l 'ii''is : Dut /, i'ni:-''' ffnl %^ fc d t^fy'-Ypi"' jirtay, telfiftiss mfgu®n_erie #his/ r ! if abeT r 1)e J vexl# j Ktolf -hbaMittPSiitlf "' *isl giving^^e^ Jioteons^^tb^ier 1 ;; 5 Mwtldng.tyit-^atj j?he ia'a'cteWalfiittef.' f gipsef lse %^omHxnonhJhM ftk/ what y ou were Wii'ce— and ndtt • .very long agoe my kist has never cum yet •i Jiave kalled every Day at the carriers ' kw»rT#rs. but, Ij&ve gott no vrofd of<f.i6. . ilvvjij^vj'ou: v^oiliff^Yie .whatt'jis pie oi 5 this for i'am'-'.^^nning: . tb--Jsee'd v a change of* klothes' fl&frycm iia^'nof " folrgotten youj* promis^'to mend tny ffirg r and fur; ktqkMgs Be-rVJ^fe the k ist was ; ' Sent away for though I, can. Darn niy- 1 selffyou noe it would hardly iDoo for me to be seen darning after beginning to be a stewdent i hop' two 3 r oii Would also mind the breeks though yoa npe you' always pnt.t your hftpd oii' my moutH When i? began to- speak about them i . have ribfrV been Jir| i Sttfh ? 'vou' since i. came hear 'ni£v£'been lookihg f V ' heap at, the furniture shopps and have" l ' seen, many things that would answer us 4 :fiijie' c Wane, of them is a. nice crVd'el i' JiAye priced it ; more than wunoe ;Rut;iV ' two dear, i! ahi" sitrSf'iSaeii- i^wbSt'(l :, ' : make' '^uy.'l/ee|i^t?^^ and mister '.j.im«^'qurteyeiriiop^ ] will find'- ; ifi the same and that you*- ' .vriilfifhiA'd alii have said & send good news about my kist and miss migummery i reinain yours til death "UoBERT AFLECK." . About a week after the despatch)* pf this letter, Robin receiyed; the following reply :.— ' v " 03th ; . " deer Robbi^-^-ri hay B^h. al i' cbulde to, get^C seaing miss' 'Migjrum- ' merie but illav nott 6feah abble "she is Never to be seeff'ftow bb|f'St tlie dliiir"6tt theii'-'h'fer fiVther-'i^al'wiiysHvittr lier ; soe ttiat'ilo 7boo\y Can ge^speeking. to ' Her by herselff their 1 servant is a skini crab :■. jtist the Kind l d€ ( Wi%^?u, shonW'-* -ieef $nd^' ' sli^ ' will" peiiiifer! , ''s , neeK''''Abonf "tlie' jrodhg : loddy. NorlleVa'nie wan, see her .but I will not be b'ai^jjiet tor i have a plan that i am going to tri wieh i think will *ddo i cannot tell you about it in rite for . it iz nt)tt eezy forjtpe to rite with peuris ::i .bee4's,f^ nyffe and "i',ha^*'^grat5 I daii to: say"|You may tell nir^nofes tttat^'if he has lost his lass •' ''bh'^m^Wi^mf. M m Whf» doo,^ Ye ' 'think is to be "^Tr DunchnsOD^unkle^' '{j«[st"Mr rank' 'iv^kie now ,f o6nt lach • WdUblii^or'ifs "tViOTnd 1 ' tky'mistress .is k ' 1 aboot"it r like a klokih hen* Jf •ye sa^iJoo'^he dresses herselff it would 1 J l jn^ , yofi'9]j > >!it'Axid 'vyee wurldfi lfe;jftsV& pa^trb^n of a ' B&d¥fcr if ye \ )iinj;y:e might ciim on. Your !kist : was , ' sejni' , Aw«Vf Iviffi the kaiifcierl $ yreek, ! %oe fniehdtidaU your'llriih^B^^ei br^ki'bnil^n6rihf^omS ,^ r be ■ iff 1 .- -fronted ' Wth^,ttimil^ tl/e'Wlftir'.^bi^ .. _ttiein '.titinWai-*nd -when-h^Voilv^hpm ;■ hick* itdok^heittVfromi ffitn' ' ff.it\H - the j- tfajngs'^o reaf^yOtj 'ftk Jo\tt\ lmpidence . and mind robbin 'this is no fun; v^ am; ';) .very angry at you .for what 'yp^i ; 'rote | 'about the if ,i was n|ear c yqur j ; fchaftsiwi th ! a. 'jSSbA :cibut i' wodld^riffe^ft ' Mak them b red as je made n mine s WJth - your f ftbYiesehae if yoii cannot \ rite dessent letters yoii must not waite : to me agane-whert'iMan'age t<wsee miss - Miggumerie you naay expec' Another; 3 'Jetter from-yOurs " Jean JißowN," The contends of this grotesque epistle - greatly surprised Mry-Duncanson-. and

his'fellowrlb'd^e'r. ■ The" former after :> little eonsiderationj concluded; that th

>; 'i-e p or t , regarding ;his . laimfc \ and -Mr 3 M'Quirkie. must be ground lea.-., or fqiuided on .circumstances '" which, if t "Hgllrly ■••understood; .would 'bear a vr-rv - different construction, lie tboiio'! ; t. f j? ) probable enough that bis old arqiuiin- * tonce might be inclined to follow up . . tbe advantage winch.' ho. conceived hiirj--1 self to Bav^kineilyat 'M\r > /J ohn- ; Baicf- ; / (yins ■' ta.Blej ah'd, '"with s 'tMsf^hU^ m igb t. ;-' nave been ' making"; "nje^ - visitf s 'tb- tlie i nei^h'borhdod, " } anu^'&^oi^^Mji^'plHQ ' to Whinny side, in the hope of obtain-' ► ing furtfter' nbtYce frona tlie "baronet ; I, but that he coal^be t |r^a|«t^g^ ; t<s r tl v)n- --' -shaw^except. ibr lier'influence'anrfhbs•pita'Ktjf, be could" not believe. More-, oyer he thought-it pro^alji'a.jtiinit/ t^iej ;' whole story wa^ a fiction .created'oy the fun-doying Jean Brown.* . i; . s i.,. y I -N"c|t' : t so,' 'JmWever, thought' * Robin Afltjck. : M " I'll wager my head; against ; a cajbbagestock/'said he, " there's nae 'fun in the story. Man, it's'.^bee-like. Ybur ajintie isjip past the time o' day j r et' for jumping 'at a .man if she' just lias tne offer.' There's nae ''fu! es like r f auld fules,, and tak';' ye my wOrd fort, Maister Jipies, neither; yo f ur r ' ; lass nor r mine wares' half as muckl'e ftbo.oi maufri''rrtony as yWr auntie; 'Anal't^en,; yon pawky, greedy-looking wee chief, Maliwurkie: — fegs, he's just ane o' ;the kind that wad a weel-gathered auld 'nen-J'/'speclJiilV'-hoOj 'Wloiin^hfe Hens that Xye re out o favoi*. and that a she has in , the hugfg«ifinay''pbiliis;-'ain'f' : if ; he just tak'.her alang wit. It's my opinion, Maister Jimes,- ye may coont on bavin' , Mr-M^kwiirkle'for an uncle just assure 'Ms I 'Mrs Renshaw's yeur auntie." r . Mr r Duncanson did not incline to dispute the point j fur Ins mind' was far more deeply, ppffross^d^ with anxiety re-x-^^S!^^ a^Ty^^^^'\^' appeared plainly frbm Jean Brown's letter that . she_. was subjected to close surlyeitTaVi^.!j'' < fiii > d.it r^T^ ; tpp jrqbi»hle she was the victim' ofl severe: "dbm^sfit 'tvranp^,...Af all events her situation was yiie^sdcli restraint' &"s ffeig«&t:erusUi fierigentle f spirit and blight her happi; I'nesCßT^sa.reflecfio^ymade' him very V^i^^s^l^-^V^r- :Ko^ j&pjg*^'ad F *if ttl4f doubt • 'of tve I:! steadfastnerfs ' bl lier ! attachment "'to! 'tt S br::; W ! fact that j she Avas , o\i.that account. With f feMfn'^ in ucll 1 depressed, and ; half remorMuT/'he }W^ded(td the hotifee' of 'WfricfM'W had'-bee^iViv'ifed l^ Ai'riM" -■ I.-i ;. . i ■■. t •*•■ .:.].. ( To„ J>e continu ed.\