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word   and   returned�察  �with   an   expedition   almost   to   be   called   flight�察  �to   the 

house of his father。 The clearest of his inheritance was that family gift of 

prayer of which Kirstie had boasted�察�and the baffled politician now turned 

his attention to religious matters ´ or�察�as others said�察�to heresy and schism。 

Every   Sunday   morning   he   was   in   Crossmichael�察  �where   he   had   gathered 

together�察    �one    by   one�察  �a  sect   of   about    a  dozen     persons�察   �who    called 

themselves   ;God's   Remnant   of   the   True   Faithful�察─  �or�察  �for   short�察   �God's 

Remnant。;       To   the   profane�察   �they    were   known      as  ;Gib's    Deils。;   Bailie 

Sweedie�察�a noted humorist in the town�察�vowed that the proceedings always 

opened to the tune of ;The Deil Fly Away with the Exciseman�察─�and that 

the    sacrament      was   dispensed      in  the   form    of  hot   whisky´toddy�察      �both 

wicked hits at the evangelist�察�who had been suspected of smuggling in his 

youth�察  �and   had   been   overtaken   ��as   the   phrase   went��   on   the   streets   of 

Crossmichael one Fair day。 It was known that every Sunday they prayed 

for a blessing on the arms of Bonaparte。 For this ;God's Remnant�察─�as they 

were   ;skailing;   from   the   cottage   that   did   duty   for   a   temple�察  �had   been 

repeatedly stoned by the bairns�察�and Gib himself hooted by a squadron of 



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Border volunteers in which his own brother�察�Dand�察�rode in a uniform and 

with     a  drawn     sword。    The    ;Remnant;       were    believed�察   �besides�察   �to   be 

;antinomian   in   principle�察─  �which   might   otherwise   have   been   a   serious 

charge�察�but the way public opinion then blew it was quite swallowed up 

and forgotten in the scandal about Bonaparte。 For the rest�察�Gilbert had set 

up    his   loom    in   an   outhouse      at  Cauldstaneslap�察      �where     he   laboured 

assiduously  six days   of   the  week。  His brothers�察 �appalled by  his political 

opinions�察�and willing to avoid dissension in the household�察�spoke but little 

to him�察�he less to them�察�remaining absorbed in the study of the Bible and 

almost constant prayer。 The gaunt weaver was dry´nurse at Cauldstaneslap�察�

and the bairns loved him dearly。 Except when he was carrying an infant in 

his arms�察�he was rarely seen to smile ´ as�察�indeed�察�there were few smilers 

in   that   family。   When   his   sister´in´law   rallied   him�察  �and   proposed   that   he 

should get a wife and bairns of his own�察�since he was so fond of them�察 �I 

have   no   clearness   of   mind   upon   that   point�察─  �he   would   reply。   If   nobody 

called him  in   to   dinner�察 �he   stayed   out。  Mrs。  Hob�察 �a   hard�察 �unsympathetic 

woman�察�once tried   the experiment。  He went without   food all day�察�but   at 

dusk�察 �as   the  light began   to   fail   him�察 �he   came   into   the house   of   his   own 

accord�察�looking puzzled。 ;I've had a great gale of prayer upon my speerit�察─�

said he。 ;I canna mind sae muckle's what I had for denner。; The creed of 

God's   Remnant   was   justified   in the life   of its  founder。  ;And   yet   I   dinna 

ken�察─�said Kirstie。 ;He's maybe no more stockfish than his neeghbours� �He 

rode wi' the rest o' them�察�and had a good stamach to the work�察�by a' that I 

hear� �God's Remnant� �The deil's clavers� �There wasna muckle Christianity 

in the way Hob guided Johnny Dickieson�察�at the least of it�察�but Guid kens� �

Is he a Christian even�拭�He might be a Mahommedan or a Deevil or a Fire´ 

worshipper�察�for what I ken。; 

     The third brother had his name on a door´plate�察�no less�察�in the city of 

Glasgow�察 �Mr。 Clement Elliott�察─�as long as your arm。 In his case�察�that spirit 

of   innovation   which   had   shown   itself   timidly  in   the   case of   Hob   by  the 

admission   of   new   manures�察  �and   which   had   run   to   waste   with   Gilbert   in 

subversive      politics    and   heretical    religions�察  �bore    useful   fruit   in  many 

ingenious   mechanical   improvements。   In   boyhood�察  �from   his   addiction   to 

strange     devices    of   sticks   and   string�察  �he   had   been    counted     the   most 



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eccentric of the family。 But that was all by now�察�and he was a partner of 

his firm�察�and looked to die a bailie。 He too had married�察�and was rearing a 

plentiful   family   in   the   smoke   and   din   of   Glasgow�察  �he   was   wealthy�察  �and 

could   have   bought out   his   brother�察  �the   cock´laird�察 �six   times   over�察  �it   was 

whispered�察�and when he slipped away to Cauldstaneslap for a well´earned 

holiday�察    �which    he   did   as   often   as   he  was    able�察  �he   astonished     the 

neighbours with his broadcloth�察�his beaver hat�察�and the ample plies of his 

neckcloth。 Though an eminently solid man at bottom�察�after the pattern of 

Hob�察�he had contracted a certain Glasgow briskness and APLOMB which 

set him off。 All the other Elliotts were as lean as a rake�察�but Clement was 

laying on fat�察�and he panted sorely when he must get into his boots。 Dand 

said�察�chuckling�此 �Ay�察�Clem has the elements of a corporation。; ;A provost 

and corporation�察─�returned Clem。 And his readiness was much admired。 

     The fourth brother�察�Dand�察�was a shepherd to his trade�察�and by starts�察�

when he could bring his mind to it�察�excelled in the business。 Nobody could 

train a dog like Dandie�察�nobody�察�through the peril of great storms in the 

winter time�察�could do more gallantly。 But if his dexterity were exquisite�察�

his diligence was but fitful�察�and he served his brother for bed and board�察�

and a trifle of pocket´money when he asked for it。 He loved money well 

enough�察�knew very well how to spend it�察�and could make a shrewd bargain 

when he liked。  But he preferred a  vague knowledge  that he   was well   to 

windward   to   any   counted   coins   in   the   pocket�察  �he   felt   himself   richer   so。 

Hob   would   expostulate�此   �I'm   an   amature   herd。;   Dand   would   reply�察   �I'll 

keep your sheep to you when I'm so minded�察�but I'll keep my liberty too。 

Thir's no man can coandescend on what I'm worth。; Clein would expound 

to   him    the  miraculous      results  of   compound      interest�察  �and   recommend 

investments。   ;Ay�察  �man�拭─  �Dand   would   say�察   �and   do   you   think�察  �if   I   took 

Hob's siller�察�that I wouldna drink it or wear it on the lassies�拭�And�察�anyway�察�

my  kingdom  is   no   of   this   world。   Either   I'm  a   poet   or   else   I'm  nothing。; 

Clem would remind him of old age。 ;I'll die young�察�like�察�Robbie Burns�察─�

he would say stoutly。 No question but he had a certain accomplishment in 

minor verse。 His ;Hermiston Burn�察─�with its pretty refrain ´ 

       ;I love to gang thinking whaur ye gang linking�察�Hermiston burn�察�in 

the howe�察─�



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       his   ;Auld�察  �auld   Elliotts�察  �clay´cauld   Elliotts�察  �dour�察  �bauld   Elliotts   of 

auld�察─�and his really fascinating piece about the Praying Weaver's Stone�察�

had    gained    him   in   the  neighbourhood        the   reputation�察   �still  possible   in 

Scotland�察     �of   a  local   bard�察  �and�察  �though     not   printed    himself�察   �he   was 

recognised by others who were and who had become famous。 Walter Scott 

owed to   Dandie the   text of   the ;Raid   of Wearie;   in   the   MINSTRELSY�察�

and made him welcome at his house�察�and appreciated his talents�察�such as 

they   were�察  �with   all   his   usual   generosity。   The   Ettrick   Shepherd   was   his 

sworn crony�察�they would meet�察�drink to excess�察�roar out their lyrics in each 

other's faces�察�and quarrel and make it up again till bedtime。 And besides 

these recognitions�察�almost to be called official�察�Dandie was made welcome 

for the sake of his gift through the farmhouses of several contiguous dales�察�

and was thus exposed to manifold temptations which he rather sought than 

fled。 He had figured on the stool of repentance�察�for once fulfilling to the 

letter   the   tradition   of   his   hero   and   model。   His   humorous   verses   to   Mr。 

Torrance      on    that  occasion      ´  ;Kenspeckle       here   my    lane    I  stand;   ´ 

unfortunately   too   indelicate   for   further   citation�察  �ran   through   the   country 

like   a   fiery   cross   ´   they   were   recited�察  �quoted�察  �paraphrased�察  �and   laughed 

over as far away as Dumfries on the one hand and Dunbar on the other。 

     These   four   brothers   were   united   by   a   close   bond�察  �the   bond   of   that 

mutual   admiration   ´   or   rather   mutual   hero´worship   ´   which   is   so   strong 

among the members of secluded families who have much ability and little 

culture。   Even   the   extremes   admired   each   other。   Hob�察  �who   had   as   much 

poetry   as   the   tongs�察  �professed   to   find   pleasure   in   Dand's   verses�察  �Clem�察�

who had no more religion than Claverhouse�察�nourished a heartfelt�察�at least 

an open´mouthed�察�admiration of Gib's prayers�察�and Dandie followed with 

relish the rise of Clem's fortunes。 Indulgence followed hard on the heels of 

admiration。 The laird�察 �Clem�察�and Dand�察 �who were Tories   and patriots of 

the hottest quality�察�excused to themselves�察�with a certain bashfulness�察�the 

radical    and   revolutionary      heresies    of  Gib。   By   another     division    of  the 

family�察    �the   laird�察  �Clem�察   �and    Gib�察  �who     were    men     exactly    virtuous�察�

swallowed the dose of Dand's irregularities as a kind of clog or drawback 

in   the   mysterious     providence      of   God    affixed   t

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