Afterwards

to the land, they might be helped by considering the unlikeness between a holding in Fife and a croft in a western glen. The lowland farm stands amid its neighbours along the

ome down to have a taste of the sweet green corn, but often finding it best to let his barefooted children be a fence by day, and at certain seasons to sit up all night himself to guard his scanty harvest from the forays of the red deer. Somewhere among the patches he builds his low-roofed house, and thatches it over with straw, on which, by-and-bye, grass with he

nd now was sitting before her cottage among wallflower and spring lilies

him with the result that it seems best we should be married without delay. After loving for four years and there being nothing to hinder, why should you be lonely on your croft in Glenalder and I in my rooms a

will be Carmichael of Drumtochy, who is of Highland blood himself and a goodly man to look upon, and he has his own love-story. All the Glen will come to our wedding, and will grudge that a Lowland Scot has spoiled the Glen of the Flower of Dalnabreck-yes, I know what they call you. And we shall have our breakfast in the manse, for the minister has pledged us to that, and it is he and John Carmichael that will be making the wonderful speeches! (You see how I've learned the style.) But y

what old Frau Hepzacker will say, 'Mein Gott, der Schottlander und ein wunderschones madchen* (you will English and Gaelic this for yourself), and we will drink a glass of (fearfully sour) wine with her, and go out with her blessing echoing down the street Then we will watch the rafts coming down the Neckar from the Black Forest, and walk among the trees in the Vorstadt, where I lay and dreamed of you far away in Glenalder. And we will go to the University where you sent me... but that is never to be mentioned again; and the students in the

ever I am your

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bred Highland woman loves, it is once and for ever, and earth has no more faithful wife, or mother, or daughter. And Magdalen loved Rutherford with all her heart. But it is not given unto her blood to taste unmixed joy, and now she was haunted with a sense of calamity. The past flung its shadow ove

is eh... Dalnabreck? and have I the

ced him in her beauty the visitor was much a

st a few days' rest after the winter's work-how the soul wears the body!-I thought that it would be... a pleasure to... pay my respects to o

very person for all that has been done to... him. It is very gracious of you to be visiting a poor Highland girl, and the road to Dalnabreck is very steep; you will come in and rest in my house, and I will bring you milk to drink. You must be taking care of the door, for it is low, and the windows are small because of the winter sto

and the deer-skins on the floor, and bookshelves hanging on the wall, and wild flowers everywher

that it would have been inexpedient to offer money to the young woman. There was no flavour of spirituality at all about her, and she was filled with pride about war and such-like vanities. Her manner might be called taking in world

butter and white oat cakes set among flowers. "I doubt not that you are often weighed down by a sense of responsibility, and are almost afraid of the work befor

e, and standing by him when his back will be at the wall. Oh, yes, it is a minister that needs to be loved very much, or else he will b

o a minister's wife in such a church as St Bede's, which is trying and needs much grace. The receiving of ladies alone-Pro

of her most precious talents, and I know that it was largely owing to her social gifts, sanctified, of course, that the Do

ill tell the truth and speak good words of people, and help when the little children are sick, and have

work are in the thick of the battle and need great experience, but you will learn in time and maybe you could live... qu

white, and she once or twi

am wearying you, I fear, and it is time to return to the inn.

the... the other thing

hers' meeting. Mrs. Drummer's addresses there were excellent, and her liberality in giving treats-gospel treats, I mean, wit

risen and was v

ion I would like

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Glenalder, and... is not wanting to be a sorrow to the man she loves, if you will answer it Do

am sure, in course of time, if he had waited-yes, he left, and I hear is in the Colonies, and doing an excellent work among the squatters, or was it the

t Dalnabreck. When Rutherford arrived at the cairn on Tuesday he looked in vain for Magdalen. Old Elspeth, Magdalen's foster-moth

t of my

Magdalen cannot be your wife. Do not be thinking this day or any day that she is not loving you, for never have you been so dear to me or been in my eyes so strong and

be put to shame because you have married a Highland girl, who has nothing but two cows, and who does n

rn of Remembrance, and it is my eyes that ache to see you once more,

where, and this is also best for you and me. But I will be hearing about you, and wi

ld be selfish and not right I am going away for your sake, and I will be praying that the sun be ever shining on you and that you beco

en Macd