The Exeter Times, 1878-6-13, Page 66
THE TTM I-12 S
JOHN Der N CAN, THE AL1'OIi11
BOTANIST AND 14 .LAVER.
There is a very pleasant sketch .of
this old Sentellnlau, it name not un-
known to botanists in England, �{ cotl-
Lrib•'A.
nted by M. W. Jolly, Ii. In-
epector of Schools, in the April num-
ber of Goof Words, frnlii which we
hilake the following extracts, Mr. golly
eiarted the old man at his hutulde cot-
tage in the retired little Scotch ham-
let :—
Entering by the low doorway, be-
neath which you must stoop, von fold
yourself ire a little room completely oc-
cupied by two looms, a ivlheel, w wind-
ing machine, and a few boxes near the
door. It ie very diutly lighted by
three small windows. t.bscured by the
dust of the loom aztd the webs of busy
spiders, here visibly at home. The
room opens right to the sloping roof,
except near the door, where eteme Beats
are laid aeroae the rafters.
Seated at the loom at the bads, _close
by a window which throws a bright
sunlight on the ,weever mei lite scorer,
ranee only dirty seen through the num
bMess Gorda of the 1' IW you perceive
a little man Duey with itis noisy but
lively occupation. He looks very old
end well he may, for be hoe entered
his eighty-fourth year. Ilii hied is
uncovered, and we CM) see that. lie ie
not yet bald—the bear, only t little
.mixed with grey. fulling from the
erowu right round the bead and hang.
ittg over the brow. The tread, larger
than common, is a got] one, sttnttitte
the projecting brows of the keen ob-
server, broad '
to I tel !z► forehead 9
r el It r d f reit at fthethink
1
,,o >
el owl the t crowie if oro t,t1t 'ta st
,that tat" Its,
y 11
kindliness and piety.
The face is somewhat wrinkled halt
eonlpo'ed ; scareeley, however, so
tranquil athi qute*.eent As 'asst of are
aped lover of tt'iivere should be;
dently furrowed with toil, indicating a
hard -etrcl:,•gle with life, if not lined
with sorrow. The firm features and
wiry frame prove him a man of strong
ner"ana temperament, been and wive,
full ot the vigour anti will that corn
nhanda euecees, as well as the quiet
at irewdnevs and humour of the Scotch
peasant ; while the deep set eyes, their
colour hidden by the brows, look as it
they could see much where most enttld
see nothing. That is John Ilulleatl.
man-made Weaver, and Ged•znade Bets
aniet,
For many years I lutd wished to Pee
him ; I had heard so much about hint
that was remarkable, from an early
companion of hie, anti fell(Iw•stndetrt of
the flowers. Though too long prevent
ed from gratitying my wish, in Sep
tember Last I saw the Vale of Alford
for the first time. In company with
Mr. Bell, the minister of Keig, au its
n'lrthern alape, a botanist and entomolo-
gist, and another clergyman from. Gallo-
way, I paid John the long.de::ired visit.
My friend bad sailed on kiln twice be-
fore, and was greatly interested in the
old man. I was quite unknown to him,
even by name, and wy eomiug was al-
together unexpected. Ou mount of
Ins sensitive reserve, the minister and
myself only entered him workshop.
Seated at bis loom in the dreamy sun
light, behind the gauzy screen of
threads and strings, and busy with the
shuttles as it made its merry music,
the lonely old man, all unconscious oI
our entry, was a picturesque sight. and
would have made a pretty oompositios'
in lights and shadows. That one
glance fulfilled the wish of years, and
'ahead the liveliest anticipations.
Finding his way with some difficulty
up the narrow passage between the
looms and thea winding wheels, the
minister advanced towards the old
man, gave him a friendly greeting, and
introduc• d me as one who had come
a long distance to see him. John at
once ceased his weaving, and replied to
the minister with evident pleasure,
speaking iu the broadest of Scotch.
The presence of a stranger seemed to
cause a shyness, as be turned to say be
was glad to see me; but the mention of
his friend, Charles Black, through
wham l had kt:owu bim, at once stirred
a pleasure that appeared in the bright-
er smile, and the lighting up of the
ocrtntenance and eye. That name had
evidently struck a deep chord and wak-
ened distant memories, for be was silent
and absorbed f ,r a little ; but the re-
serve was at once, and for all, dispelled.
We soon got into active conversation
as I told him of Charles and his man'
stories of their past lives, and my own
long wish to see a man so great a stn.
dent of plants, and so dear to one l so
muoh esteemed.
After talking some time, he returned
to his loom, according to his custom it
seemed, to reflect in silence on what
he had heard, He worked slowly but
with great regularity, his eye watching
the progress of the web and scanning
the threads, to notice ar,y defects as it
grew under bis hands. Old as he was,
he was "gleg o' the e'e," as he said,
and seemed to ]Hiss nothing ; for all at
nice, ho caught a break in the warp,
leant forward over the beam, put bis
head and arms through the cords, and
tied ' the thread with smartnese and
eaocees. Hitt lauds were withered and
wrinkled, tate fingers bent, anti the
joints knotted and thick, with long ty.
lug of threads and digging cf plants.
r
t
was1forboy
It astouishlt ,,, a man shove e
eighty, how well he did that trying
work,
His visitors asked to see Ilia dried 1
collection of botanical specimens, care-
fully preserved in paper baoks t•.-
'"13ut that's, uoa'," he said, after we
had finished looking at these books.
He then lifted sena other volumes from I
the: sliest till : e came to a larger par -
eel, wlsieh he delivered into my hands,
with aoiwated coueteuance, saying.
"Look there noo,andsee what's iu tlsatt".
I unloosed the string that bound it,
unwrapped the paper, and found a. since.;
itar string and wrapper ieside. This I
untied anti; uncovered, and again a third
striug and wrapper appeared. Once
more uutying and unfolding. I only ex
posed a similar protection wi'hin.
"Dear ins+, John 3" we alt exclaimed.
"what have you here? Is it your sil-
ver plate, or a grand representation, or
what is it ?"
"On, jest gang on," replied John,
"and ye'U ken In due time 1"
He evidently enjoyed the lengthened
1t OtPBi
uf revealing
the nvbterti, and
detailed to bimseiz with a growing hu-
morous glee. God bie,as the dear told
man, and send him abundance of emelt
innocent joy 1
After the fith cord and wraprer had
been removed, there Ives revetalt'd—a
book 1 It was 'nasniestly a favorite
with John, an must enclose some-
thing better and rarer than we had vet
•eett. And it did. Ir was a e"liectiot-
of the Cryptt'gatnia of the di='trict, the
obscurerQ mosses arl theirs{!ltrAo
one
t
the hardest 'Joliette of the bteniea
t
Field for anyone, however expert and
skilful, to decipher. Yet here they
were, preserved and ua: e'11 The
grasses, as every botanic at student
knows, are hard enough. and John
showed hiecaurage in attempting them;;
but the rnoote • 1
As our Galloway friend remerlted,
the book was well namedCryptngatnia,
for it was hidden fold within fold. and
buried under many a tonic, deep done,
its the bottant of a box!, John enjoyed
the joke with evident relish, end still
trate our spoutaneous and uarestraftr-
ed es:Tres..ions ot surprise when we op.
ened the bat k and raw what it contain-
t'd.
Me plants lead b+en carefully press•
ed and neatly fastened on and named
and they were carefully covered and
scented with camphor, to preservethenl
from those enemies of tl.a n.tturstllists,
she moths. This l,,reeious volume was
syrnpnthutically examined and then
eased, as carefully bidden in its multi
tutlinous wrappings, and then restored
to its old hiding plane at the bottom of
toe cheat.
Our time had raw expired, and leav-
ing John to put awny the books again,
• baste Dim good night, in the dour of
his combined dw,,lling and workshop.
But the old man would not. permit 11 -
to depart thus, and, with the true reel•
int; of the worthy host and gentleman,
o ndnoted us, bareheaded as he was, to
the gate at the bottom of the field that
leads up to the hnnse; and cordially
shaking hands with us all, and thank-
ing us for the visit, which lin said he
had enjoyed, he bade him good-
night. We drove home, delighted and
impressed with the old weaver,eharwed
and rebuked with Lis remarkable en
thueiaem and livelong labors in science,
amidst poverty and solitude.
PREPARED AT ALL POINTS.
Here is something that happened on
a roadway train, somewhere in New Eng
laud, last summer. A woman clad in
deep mourning en ered the care at a
way station. She took a seat just in
front an
o f of inquisitive, sharpa
rp faaeld fe.
wide. The woman iu black had not
been seated long before sue felt a slight
tai, on the shoulder, and heard her
neighbor ask, in a low, sympathetic
tone :
"Lost anybody ?"
A silent nod was the response. A
slight pause, then a second question:
„Chili] ?"
A low shake of the head in tho mega.
tive.
"Parent ?"
A similar shake.
"Hu band ?"
This time the alight nod again.
"Life insured ?"
A nest.'
"Experienced religion ?"
A nod.
"Well, well, cheer up! _ Life insured
and experienced religion 1 You are all
rigbt,'aud ao is he l"
1f Joule Swisshelm wants to see a man
•'pick up NomeLhing withot t hitching
up his trowsers to relieve to bagging in
the knee," let her keep an eye on a man
chasing his bat on a wiudy day.
A. train of ears on a Florida railroad,
the other day, passed a man un horse-
back, and there was a great harrahing
among the passengers until they discov-
ered that the annual was tied to the
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tau.
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the came libertil patreno[•ethat has been a,
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The Pills Purify the Blood,00rrect all disorders
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New York Counterfeits.
Spurious imitations of "Holloway's Pills
and Ointment," are manufactured and sold
under the name of " Holloway do Co ." by J. F
Henry, Curran Company, Drug-' —4
gists, and neer by the Metro•
politan Merl, cine company of
Now Ynik, willJose; ■.1 an assumed trade
i
mars, thus--> "` „ v---Altnin ono
wisep » sseh sdooff canneer cit of his
own make sudor tke name ofIIol-
itawav de rpent;avingforatrade iniulr a Crosent,
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are agents for the same.
'these persons, the bettor to deceive you, I n-
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of directions affixed to their medicines, which
Careounterfrer.11yeits. thespurious imitations, to Beware o
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I moat earnestly and respectfullv appeelto the
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engraved thereon: en the label is the address,
63 3 OXIordStreet, T,onrioh,wbere alone tl.ey are
td. anufaoturod. Parties who may be defrauded
byVendors selling spurious "Holloways Pills and
Ointment as my genuine make sh, on com-
municating the particulate to me, be amply re-
m,nerated,and. theirlvale never divulged.
THOMAS HOLLOWAY
683, Oxford St., W. C. London, En Finn
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