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their case�察�and in every comparative view of their state�察�I see the Lord's 

goodness in removing them from an evil world to an abode of bliss�察�and I 

must earnestly hope that you may be enabled to take such a view of this 

affliction as to live in the happy prospect of our all meeting again to part 

no   more   ´   and   that   under   such   considerations   you   are   getting   up   your 

spirits。   I wish you would walk about�察�and by all means go to town�察�and 

do not sit much at home。' 

     `INVERNESS�察�JULY 23RD。 

     `I am duly favoured with your much´valued letter�察�and I am happy to 

find that you are so much with my mother�察�because that sort of variety has 

a   tendency  to   occupy  the   mind�察  �and   to   keep   it   from  brooding   too   much 

upon   one   subject。     Sensibility   and   tenderness   are   certainly   two   of   the 

most interesting and pleasing qualities of the mind。                These qualities are 

also none of the least of the many endearingments of the female character。 

But if that kind of sympathy and pleasing melancholy�察�which is familiar to 

us under distress�察�be much indulged�察�it becomes habitual�察�and takes such a 

hold of the mind as to absorb all the other affections�察�and unfit us for the 

duties   and   proper   enjoyments   of   life。   Resignation   sinks   into   a   kind   of 



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peevish   discontent。      I   am   far�察  �however�察  �from   thinking   there   is   the   least 

danger of this in your case�察�my dear�察�for you have been on all occasions 

enabled to look upon the fortunes of this life as under the direction of a 

higher power�察�and have always preserved that propriety and consistency of 

conduct in all circumstances which endears your example to your family 

in particular�察�and to your friends。         I am therefore�察�my dear�察�for you to go 

out much�察�and to go to the house up´stairs ��he means to go up´stairs in the 

house�察�to visit the place of the dead children�В察�and to put yourself in the 

way   of   the   visits   of   your   friends。 I   wish   you   would   call   on   the   Miss 

Grays�察  �and   it   would   be   a   good   thing   upon   a   Saturday   to   dine   with   my 

mother�察�and take Meggy  and all   the family  with you�察 �and let   them  have 

their strawberries   in   town。 The   tickets   of   one   of the   OLD´FASHIONED 

COACHES   would   take   you   all   up�察  �and   if   the   evening   were   good�察  �they 

could all walk down�察�excepting Meggy and little David。' 

     `INVERNESS�察�JULY 25TH�察�11 P。M。 

     `Captain Wemyss�察�of Wemyss�察�has come to Inverness to go the voyage 

with   me�察  �and   as   we   are   sleeping   in   a   double´bedded   room�察  �I   must   no 

longer transgress。       You must remember me the best way you can to the 

children。' 

     `ON BOARD OF THE LIGHTHOUSE YACHT�察�JULY 29TH。 

     `I got to Cromarty yesterday about mid´day�察�and went to church。                     It 

happened to be the sacrament there�察�and I heard a Mr。 Smith at that place 

conclude   the   service   with   a   very   suitable   exhortation。   There   seemed   a 

great concourse of people�察�but they had rather an unfortunate day for them 

at the tent�察�as it rained a good deal。        After drinking tea at the inn�察�Captain 

Wemyss accompanied me on board�察�and we sailed about eight last night。 

The   wind   at   present   being   rather   a   beating   one�察  �I   think   I   shall   have   an 

opportunity of standing into the bay of Wick�察�and leaving this letter to let 

you know my progress and that I am well。' 

     `LIGHTHOUSE YACHT�察�STORNOWAY�察�AUGUST 4TH。 

     `To´day we had prayers on deck as usual when at sea。                I read the 14th 

chapter�察�I think�察�of Job。       Captain Wemyss has been in the habit of doing 

this on board his own ship�察�agreeably to the Articles of War。               Our passage 

round the Cape ��Cape Wrath�А�was rather a cross one�察�and as the wind was 



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northerly�察  �we   had   a   pretty   heavy   sea�察  �but   upon   the   whole   have   made   a 

good passage�察�leaving many vessels behind us in Orkney。 I am quite well�察�

my   dear�察  �and   Captain   Wemyss�察  �who   has   much   spirit�察  �and   who   is   much 

given to observation�察�and a perfect enthusiast in his profession�察 �enlivens 

the voyage   greatly。  Let   me entreat   you to   move about   much�察 �and take   a 

walk with the boys to Leith。           I think they have still many places to see 

there�察�and I wish you would indulge them in this respect。                   Mr。 Scales is 

the best person I know for showing them the sailcloth´weaving�察�etc。�察�and 

he would have great pleasure in undertaking this。                My dear�察�I trust soon 

to be with you�察�and that through the goodness of God we shall meet   all 

well。' 

     'There   are   two   vessels   lying   here   with   emigrants   for   America�察  �each 

with eighty people on board�察�at all ages�察�from a few days to upwards of 

sixty�    �Their prospects must be very forlorn to go with a slender purse for 

distant and unknown countries。' 

     `LIGHTHOUSE YACHT�察�OFF GREENOCK�察�AUG。 18TH。 

     `It was after CHURCH´TIME before we got here�察�but we had prayers 

upon deck on the way up the Clyde。                This has�察�upon the whole�察�been a 

very good voyage�察�and Captain Wemyss�察�who enjoys it much�察�has been an 

excellent companion�察�we met with pleasure�察�and shall part with regret。' 

     Strange   that�察  �after   his   long   experience�察  �my   grandfather   should   have 

learned   so   little   of   the   attitude   and   even   the   dialect   of   the   spiritually´ 

minded�察�that after forty´four years in a most religious circle�察�he could drop 

without sense of incongruity from a period of accepted phrases to `trust his 

wife was GETTING UP HER SPIRITS��' or think to reassure her as to the 

character of Captain Wemyss by mentioning that he had read prayers on 

the   deck   of   his   frigate   `AGREEABLY  TO   THE ARTICLES   OF   WAR'� �

Yet there is no doubt ´ and it is one of the most agreeable features of the 

kindly series ´ that he was doing his best to please�察�and there is little doubt 

that he succeeded。        Almost all my grandfather's private letters have been 

destroyed。      This correspondence has not only been preserved entire�察�but 

stitched up   in   the   same   covers   with   the   works   of   the   godly  women�察  �the 

Reverend John Campbell�察�and the painful Mrs。 Ogle。                    I did not think to 

mention      the  good    dame�察    �but  she   comes     in  usefully    as  an   example。 



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Amongst   the   treasures   of   the   ladies   of   my   family�察  �her   letters   have   been 

honoured   with   a   volume   to   themselves。            I   read   about   a   half   of   them 

myself�察  �then   handed   over   the   task   to   one   of   stauncher   resolution�察  �with 

orders to communicate any fact that should be found to illuminate these 

pages。      Not one was found�察�it was her only art to communicate by post 

second´rate       sermons       at  second´hand�察       �and    such�察   �I  take    it�察 �was    the 

correspondence in which my grandmother delighted。                         If I am right�察�that 

of    Robert     Stevenson�察      �with    his   quaint     smack     of   the    contemporary 

`Sandford and   Merton��'  his   interest   in the  whole  page  of   experience�察 �his 

perpetual   quest�察  �and   fine   scent   of   all   that   seems   romantic   to   a   boy�察  �his 

needless      pomp     of   language�察    �his   excellent    good     sense�察  �his   unfeigned�察�

unstained�察      �unwearied       human      kindliness�察    �would      seem     to   her�察  �in   a 

comparison�察�dry and trivial and worldly。                 And if these letters were by an 

exception   cherished   and   preserved�察  �it   would   be   for   one   or   both   of   two 

reasons   ´   because   they   dealt   with   and   were   bitter´sweet   reminders   of   a 

time   of   sorrow�察  �or   because   she   was   pleased�察  �perhaps   touched�察  �by   the 

writer's guileless efforts to seem spiritually´minded。 

     After this date there were two more births and two more deaths�察�so that 

the    number      of   the   family    remained      unchanged�察      �in   all  five   children 

survived to reach maturity and to outlive their parents。 



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       CHAPTER II THE SERVICE OF 

           THE NORTHERN LIGHTS 



                                    

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