| Show written forthe tor for the tha deseret news kewi SCRAPS FROM THE NOTE BOOK OF AN OLD REPORTER having received a letter from the editor eatton to visit our subscribers in galloway kurkcu bright and ana dumfries shires I 1 forthwith took passage in a barque bacque bound for tor stranraer Stran raer thedac was warm and sultry and the clouds lay reflecting their shadows on the lower deep as we passed the coteries Co meries meriea the isle of arran ailsa rock and the loch ryan the i late in the night and I 1 got along with a crowd oe of passengers in a tavern having overslept over slept my time for coach in the morning I 1 started on toot foot for Moc Mo brum ebrum some thirty milea diel distance lande during seven hours travel two small inns by the road ide and a herd herds house here arld and there among the hill hills were all that indicated any thing like human existence on this weary route about noon doon difed arni anni footsore I 1 observed a road leading off to my right round a email small hill where I 1 perceived several persons wending their way to parts beyond the summit I 1 instinctively followed oll owed them in the course of an hour I 1 arrived at the top of tha the hill and there to my astonishment burat burst on my view the bay of 0 luce where the dark waters lay la as still as a sleeping Dg child and far beyond it foamed foamed the arih sea bearing on its troubled boom bosom the tha floatie floa flog floating tid tim commerce ot of a worlds tra fic fie below me cae em bosomed among the hills stretched away to the shore a beautiful coppice oe of woodland and in the midst of this picturesque scenery rose road a considerable village tillage As I 1 neared the scattering bouses houses 1 I 1 heard beard the sounds bounds oe or music and the confused conf cont used hum of human voices which contras aBUd tta strang strangely r el y with the tha monotony of the coun countr tryl yi had left eft but an hour before composed of heah hsah heather and hills bills all of which appeared the more romantic contrasted with the tall oaks elms and orchards of this thih paradise in the heart of a desert the spire spiro of an old church peered above the elie trees in mockery of ot their ag ape age and stature pointing as it i vere ere to heaven lisl the inhabitants should forget in thia this elysium of earthly grandeur that there was another happier happler paradise above beyond the village a email distance stood a beautiful mansion surrounded with high walls large gateways gateway a porter lodges and avenues leiding leading to a magnificent building alon aion the highway marched a large procession ton of peasantry bearing flags banners and other insignia of rejoicing in spirited witti with a full brass baad playing delightful music the of natural vio vigor gr suddenly sid wid denly inspired ec with new nep lite life and in a little time my worn out body hody was seated in the bar of the red llon lioa inn witha with a lugof mug of ale ala beforce be foree talking as familiarly eith with kith the thi landlord as it if I 1 had haa been his boon companion fon foe twenty dearst in a few sent cent rices I 1 soon poon learned the nature and cause of the rejoicing chiw chig festivity and bustle af of the day there will te be said mine host of the rampant horsa horse racing toot sacir sack and barrow races and any other amu amusement we can get up with plenty of whisky for nothing 1 and brzes for the winners winn ra and all at the expense of my young lord llord of the manor who has cime down from london to take poa poes assion sion slon of hig his deceased fathers estates all ali 11 the tar farmers mers bowmen pow meu men and laborers with their wives ives and children for five miles round the country are invited to eat drink and be marry merry and add all ah at his expense 1 aly aay house said baid be he emphatically is 13 open at hur h ur expense and I 1 i hope the people will do hm han the honor of emptying mv my barrels bar ared anel soul youl you yoa clapping me on the shoulder may remain here for a month and an ant 1 it will cobl coat you nochim r only write every thing that will prove to the world that we respect lord henry elward E bunting as one orie of c the beat be it gentlemen in the tha est of se scotland 0 t land ilas has he dona good for his hia people deop e I 1 inquired a kirej good said sad AP hp looking rather serious and making a long pause well as for the term goodness shrugging tip up his shoulders arld and giving me a strange odd kind of wink winkl if horse racing drunkenness drun keness keneas and debauchery were the rudiments of goodness and learn learning ing as I 1 baid said before he is one of the beat beal at ibis period of our conversation be he took a deep draught of the whisky and filled the tum tumbler berr berj there continued he drink towards our young lorld lorla prosperity and future happiness and that he ma may y to be as generous aa as his hia father was the little room where we were seated soon became crowded ana ano a desol desultory tory parish gossip left me unnoticed for a considerable time the procession had bad perambulated the streets and lanes of the place and antl had arranged their respective parties before the inn where a sta stae stage e and booths were ere erected for the young joung lord and his attendants and the other dignitaries or of the borough of 0 whom I 1 waa was informed there hare were the minister sea siona clerk parochial ruling i elder sexton and beadle oe of the parish A little time elapsed before his lordship and retinue retinas arrived formino for nain caio a long cavalcade of country gentlemen who were here soon seated on the bushings hus bus sings ings erected for their accommodation the noise of the peasi peasantry was beyond all description in vociferous expressions of ot vulgar congratulation aroused within them by the strong stimulant of which they had bad partaken partaker par taken so freely throughout the day my lord the observed of all observers versi versy arose amid the too acclamations of the crowd and in a haughty manner expressed hib bis unfeigned thanks for the honor conferred on him by Y their Pres pre ense sense and approbation stat stating that as his ee ceased deceased father had bad retained tain el ift bia hia is f aad la laborers bogers he hoped to continue and retain them as his fathers bad done before him this ills was the climax of his speech the huttinga hu were nearly thrown down hy the fond boisterous enthusiasm m of hla hia adherents the parish minister followed next in the solemnity amny ot df his ha office aa as spiritual gueidan gu aidan of this drunken crowd who after alter a few pre pro respecting the generosity philanthropy thropa a and n il goodies of his dacz decZ deceased ased patron hl a heir and successor ag as a virtuous intelligent yng ung man possessed of allala f fathers the go good d qualities tips arid rid tid kearnin learning m and that they dout doubtless iVess would be no eia eis e ess aa prosperous and happy linder under the direction of his lordship than they had been with his father others of ot the nobility nobi ity fol owed an in rotation all of which savoured savour ed ad 0 o strongly of the slaver of flattery and interrupted as the speech lakers makers were with the incessant cheering and confusion re responded spon fled by the crowd that his bis lordship in a short period briod wound roundup up the alfair affair by reminding rem reminding indin 11 t them n of hh bis hospitality on the occasion and invited them not to be sparing of the ex expense pene peLe as aade he bad left mr Higle bottom botton hip hi steward ste vard vaid and mr B ain aintree cintree aln tree of the red lion with full instructions i as to this mamer matter the the i uit lit iii ili tinn ingre were boon eoon vacated durin during which the band struck l uc lc up auld lang gyrie syne 1 I and home horae 1 sweet w e t h home homa god save the eing king etc ills his lordship Lor daup and retinue rode iff ial if to 43 man mad mansion sion sinn the parish priest clerk and the mora more wealthy farmers to the manse and the omni gathering filled filed the tents and inn and I 1 t followed mine hoat boat to his bis little room of tha bar I 1 learned from a gramme pro of the arbuse ments meats thab that the racing would commence at st tour four I 1 was no a little amused to moy roy old friend reporter puffy who isho had just juat arrived from glasgow employed by the arrus argus to take notes of his bis lordships Lord ships installation and reception is glor gior glorious loui b honorable highly praiseworthy praise worthy of his bia lordship J and on he went with witt a long string of common place epithets denoting an adje adja tike tiac tive of 0 some borne quality newly coined in in his own brain blain to express what he saw him ills ilia pockets pocket 3 were ampy amply crammed with copy and in bia hi ear car stuck a on abruptly ho howing liling me by both once band hand and ejaculating how glad to afee yoa you mr air km kni d d glad how pleased pie faed I 1 would neen to have hare met our out friend tim smaile an oid did lold old starved acquaintance c 3 nuance in the same lin hiir I 1 when dil did you hear bear of him bim poor loija discharged from the Wit witness nessi clever fellow unfortunate keeping school iva tva ie ive learned how is ol 01 ok jinks your publisher aid ai d the editor let me see yes that other tel tei ellow lowthe the foreman I 1 forget hla hia nama ana and that i slab sided aided typo bumbled ha ba hd ba 04 oli olt 1 nane bane it me a poke in the rita lita lot all of your establishment d d smart though ehl ebl to ge rid of this ibis monstrosity of I 1 slipped out oat of the room while mr braintree Brain tree invited highto hlin to a glass of brandy from the noise and running of the th people outside I 1 learne learned 1 that the sports had commenced and the select elite of the village passed me as I 1 stepped fram tram the inn door to greet mcdermed mcdermott of 0 the Darn dumfries fries cu currier currier carrier Trier and captain burns barns son son soa of the world famed pot port who had come to 10 spend a few days with his lordship spend ng an hour or two among the crowd of spectators and an I 1 drawing a faithful account of their proceedings I 1 returned to regale myself with the landard Lan land dord ord who had bad kindly invited me to dinner by this time puffy was gone and I 1 had the pleasure of c freely wah w th mr braintree Brain tree ho had become exceedingly communicative having emptied his hia u lass elass several times the present festivity was the all engrossing topic of conversation and on this subject I 1 found that by the nods and winks winka wh which ch the landlord gave me that I 1 hadl had great cause to suspect bome some hidden i mystery remained to be resolved in the ambiguous i expressions thrown out respecting his lordship Lord shie toe the evening avenir g and night passed away leaving most of the people sunk in the lethe of forgetfulness forset and diesi dissipation pation and the day dawned but to give light to a renewal of the former days daya debauchery and sports the inn inn was one continuous roar all the time and I 1 found that thac my intimacy but increased the confidence reposed in me on the third day from my arrival I 1 had so far ingratiated myself into the esteem of mine host that he revealed to me the following I 1 strange revelation upon promise that I 1 should keep it a profound secret until the parties concerned would be out of danger to this I 1 conceded and the landlord in row tow whispers spera told me the tha following strange though not unlikely story atory in the year 1782 my father resided in newton he h had ad be been en married slome flome seven or eight year years prior to this date and bad three children dran born to him he was what nhat is is termed a da day y laborer and consequently toot toor but honest and industrious my aly mother it if not blessed with amp ample e means to fite live bad nevertheless a i tivisa sustenance Busten anch anco and contrived to keep her family respectable about this time however she brought home to my father another addition to his family of twins and I 1 was one of ot them on the second evening after her accouchement a coach drove up to our door and two very grand ladies entered my mot mothers kerb kers dwelling they carried carries a basket with them from which they took some clothing aa as a present for the babies and after remaining rema remaining inin 9 bome some little time and having them in their arms they placed them in bed beside my mother to whom they gave two gold sovereigns and left they were not but a short snort time gone when one of the bibles bables began to cry the sound seemed strange to my mother and she doubting something wag wrong had bad a I 1 light bt brought to her bed when to her amazement one of them wab wax a mulatto instantly the search and I 1 inquiry r commenced had seea seen the coach drive rapidly off but where it went to no one could tell the news of the exchange spread far and wide and the newspapers were not silent on the subject of thia tuia tula strange affair giving in detail every circumstance connected with the dress of the ladies ladles the appearance of 0 the driver and d n of t the he coach only one toll gate keeper could recollect any thing 1 of the kind kidd having druven driven hi his bis gate at a 1 late ite ate hour A strict Ecru scrutiny kiny tiny and search was waa made for I 1 months and ultimately the tho eve evelt t died away leaving my ray mother muther witti with a heart all but broken 1 and in the tha possession of her replaced baby that grew a stout child along side of its fair companion time rolled ba on and my nay father ina lna in a few years died of decline which was waa brought his body by hard lab iab lamorand labor orand and the tha care of a large family to 0 o provide for my motter mother had no other ohan resource for her children than to hire them out among the farmers fan ners I 1 bad been ni in the habit of watching for the arrival of the mail at aft the crown inn and in t hib hid way vay I 1 procure procured J a few pence in packing boxes and carpet bags for the passengers after pending spending some years at this pre car cat cariou cariotis iotis totis employment I 1 was hired as a stable boy and u innately became head hostler in the same inn about this time my mother died my should have hava been twin brother was errand erand boy and made generally useful for a gentleman who had bad retired from the mercantile busi nem la in this tins place be he learned to serve tha table when the tamly tami y bad had com any pany and ani to drive out as coachman ile he bild hild hid ahw place some years and arter after ins mother decease e brough the recommendation if tp hid hia masters soap aon aou obtained a place as dutler bitter to a laded gentleman in westmorland morl mori ahti ahil on the borders of england abere where he died of some twelve years ago no could ever bo be obtained of his unnatural parents up till within six years ears back ar at th that thit at period I 1 was still in my od place when ten ien providence brou elit glit about a complete oi rn dit t overy of 0 the whole affair one clay day in the in dat or of vy zy buiji eba esa I 1 wag waa called upon to vig vii an od 0 d ladi lady in the bat bit bai of D nome laif thre mites miles rom newton ai A soon boon ay as I 1 cond cowd get away I 1 rode off to the pace and fond bodd fo nd ty ny the direction the person request ii III mv visit she bhe ons an ari old lady laday seemingly in a d dy ug stile state I 1 tou fait from the farat moment I 1 rece lier iier not note that thIs Was bro uro booher br oher her she health ted to speak yet after altu aitU lehe kene keba agai agal attempted and ii it broken sante sentences cog cig paid faid that wa aba had lied to comma aicale 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