The Seaforth News, 1941-03-27, Page 6PAGE SIX
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941
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"True; but all general rules hay
their exceptions. Have I not seen
seafaring .person about the fort with
in the last few days?"
"No doubt, your honour; it is alas_
ter Cap, atbrother-in-late of mine, who
brought my daughter from below."
"Why not put Mini in the Scud for
this cruise, Sergeant, and leave Jasper
e land, where is was said the heat with -
a in w•as so intense that it - just burnt
- a hole- through your own precious
body, and left a place for .all the las-
sies to peer in at, to see what the
combustible material was worth."
'Ye'll have your own way. Major
Duncan; and your father and smother
Would have theirs before ye, even if
the enemy were. in the camp. I see
nothing so extraordinar' fit young
+people following the bent of their in.
clinations and'wjshes."
But you've followed your so aften,
Davy, ;hat I should thick by- this
time it had- lost the edge of novelty.
including that informal affair in
Scotland, when you were a lad, yyoit've
been married four times already,"
"Only three, Major, as I hope to
get 'mother wife. I've not yet had my
number: tto,• no; only three,"
"Pin thinking, Davy, you don't in-
clude the first affair I mentioned;
that in which there was no parson,"
"And why should I, Major? The
courts decided that it was ho mar-
riage; and what more could a men
want The woman took advantage of
a slight amorous .propensity that may
be a weakness in my disposition, per-
haps, and inveigled me into a con-
tract •which was found tem be illegal."
"If 1 remember, right, there were
thott,;ht to he two sides to that ques-
tion,: in the time of it?"
"It would he ,but ani indifferent
gnestion. my` dear t19i.,r. that hadn't
too sides to it; and i've known maiiv
that had three But the poor wom-
an's dead, -and there WaS 110 15511e; so
nothing- eanitt of It niter all. Then
i was part;• i —ly unfortunate with
my seeoml wife' 1 sat second. Maj-
or, out of deference to roti, and the
there supposition that the first was a
marriage at all; hurt first or second, 1
Wa5 particularly - nuf„rtunate ayith
jeannte Graham, who died in the
first iustrunt. leaving neither chick
nor- chiel :behind her. 1 do think, if
Jeannie had survived, I never should
have owned my th+inghts towards an,
other wife."
'ffint a slrc '11,1 not, von married
t.vicc after her death; and are desir-
,nts of doing so a third tine."
"The"Ilte truth can never justly be gain
.:d,i. Major ()anew), and i ant always
ready to n,ow it. I'm thinking, Lint
yon are i elaneholur this fine ev-
ening?"
-N"+, Midi.. 111,1 mi•lanchaly airsee
lately; feat a little thoughtful, 1 ern -
fess. I :was looking hack to my boyish
1'y-, when 1 e ti t ,m, rotd tits.
Co- pat opts'-. rottmed d m tit „tit•
hills. ietopy . r.. carele ei
takin-
iittle heed to ',he ''attire; and theft
have followed same thoughts, that
stay he a little pain ful, concerning
that future as it has turned out to ihe.
'.Surely. I.n:tdie, ye do mat cnut-
1,1tiit i yer portion of it. You're risen
tet be a major. and will sown' be a lieu -
ten ant -colonel. if letters tell the trntii;
while I ant forst one step hither than
when your honoured father ;have nuc
iny fir .t con,tniseirn. and a poor devil
,: a quartermaster.'
"And the four ,rive.='
"Three, Lundie; three only that
were legal, et eu tinder our own liber-
al and sanctified laws."
'/Well, then, let it he three. Ye
knot, Davy." said Major Duncan, in-
sensibly dropping into the pronunc-
iation and dialect of his youth, as is
mueli the - practice with educated
Scotchmen as they warns with a sub-
jeet that comes near the 'heart, ---"ye
know, Davy, that my own choice has
long been made, and in how anxious
and hope -wearied a manner 'T'a'e wait-
ed for that happy hone when I can
call the woman I've so long loved a
wife; and here hate you, .without for-
tune, name, ibirth,. or merit—I mean
particular merit---" •
-
' Na. ha; dinna say that, :Lundie.
The ;1lvirs are of gude 'Maid."
"Well, then, . without aught hitt
Muhl. ye've -wlved four times—" •
"i tail ye' bat • thrice; ,Lundie. Ye'11
weaken aulcl friendship if ye call..it
four."
"Put it at yer own number, Davy:
and its far more than yer share, Our
lives have been very ,different, on the
behind? Your .brother-in-law would
tike the variety of a fresh water
cruise, and you would enjoy more of
his company."
"I intended to ask your 'honour's
• permission to take him along; but he
;must go as a volunteer. Jasper is too
grave a lad to he turned out of his
• ontmand withc ut a- reason. • 'Major
Duncan: and I'm afraid 'brother Cap
despises fresh water too smelt to do
darty on it."
"Quite right, Sergeant, and I leave
all this to your own discretion. Eau
donee must rerain his command, on
Second thoughts. Yon intend that
Pathfinder shall also be of the party?"
'If your honour approves ed it.
There will he service for both the
guides, the Indian as well as the Whitt
-Han."
"I think you are right, Ryall. Ser-
• geant, I wish yore good ltu•k in the
enterprise; and remember rite post fs
to be destroyed and abandoned when
your -command is withdrawn. It will
have done its work by that time. or
we shall have failed entirely, and it is
too ticklish a position to be maintain-
ed unnecessarily. Y.7u can retire." -
Sergeant 1)i n ant gave the a est
omart saltite, turned on bit .heels as
they had been pivots. and bad gait
• the doer nearly drawn 16 after hint.
when he was soddenly recalled.
"I had forgotten. Sergeant, the
younger officers trace 'ne_leged for a
shooting match, and to -morrow has
eer
molted for time day. :111 compet-
itors will be admitted. .and the prizes
will ?e a slIver tttouated powder 'torr,
leathern iia -k ditto."
reading front
e per. "as I e Iby the pro-
fessional -argon o:• this ail, and a silk
calash sty. The latter i s to en-
-able the victor to show '.ii, e:a''lantry
try making.at' offeritt' of it to her be
best Tres,"
very :e¢reea'ixlrr, „lir hon. -en.
at least to hint that succeeds. Is the
Pathfinder to be permitter) to enter?"
do not well ser ho cc he can it
exeaded. if he choose to ..,rite 4tr
rd. Latterly. have ob-ery'ed that
betakes no share in those sports. y. -
it ably from a conviction. f h i, own
<gttat ed skill." -
'That's
T'nn . Major Dur. a n the hon-
. -
fellow knows there is nota
,moan
r, the frontier who can equal!mise,
and he does not wish to spoil the
.:easv e of s•hers. I think •we may
-rust '.o his delicacy in anrt'hirie, sir.
Perhaps : utas -he as well to let frim
have his own way?"
"In this instance we must. Ser-
"esnt. 'Whether le• will 'be as success -
fel in ail cohere remains to ate .aeon. I
wish yott good evening, Dunham."
The Sergeant now withdrew, leav-
x Duncar of Lunette to hi: own
',?:oughts: that they .were not alto-
gether disagreeable was to he infer-
red from the smile which occasionally
covered a countenanct, hard and mar -
sal in eon estsian tbat there were mo-
mr-ents in !which all its severe sobriety
prevailed. Half an hour might have
passed, :vhetm a tap at the dear was
answered by a direction to enter. A
;middle-aged man, in the dress of an
officer, but whose uniform wanted the
usual smartness of the profession.
made his•appearance. and was saluted
a. "Mr. Sluir."
have come, sir, at your bidding,
'to know my fortune." said the Quar-
termasiter, in a strong Scotchaccent,
as soonashe had taken the seat
which .vas :proffered to him. "To say
the troth to 'you. (Major Duncan, • the
girl is making as much havoc in the
garrison as the French did Before Ty:
I never witnessed so general a rout in
so short -a timer
'"Snavely; .Davy. you mean to per:
suede me that. your young and unso-
phistioated he;airt is in such a flame,
after one •week's•ignition? 'Why, :ratan,
this is worse than, the afifeir fn 5cot-
score of matrimony, at ,least; you
Hurst allow that, my friend,"
"And sahich do you think has been
the gainer, Major, speaking as frank-
ly thegitlter as we did when dads?"
"Nay, I've nothing to conceal. My
days have passed in hope deferred,
while yours hare passed in "
'Not in hope realized, I give you
urine honour, 'Major Dantean," inter-
rupted the Quartermaster. "Each
new experiment I have thot;ght
might
pTRt' an n advantah
c but
dis-
appointment
seems the lot of man.
Ash- this a rain world of ours, Lundie,
it must the owned; and in .nothing
vainer than in matrimony."
"And yet you are ready to lout
your neck into the noose for .the fifth-
tlnme 'a
"I desire to say, it 'will Ibe but the
fourth, 'Major Duncan," said the
Quartermaster positively; then, in-
stantly changing the expression of his
face to one of 'boyish rapture, he ad
deed, "But this 111a'bel Dunham is •a
rara ovist Our Scotch lassies are fair
and pleasant; hint it must the owned
these colonials are of surpassing
comeliness,"
"Pott will do well to recollect your
cotuniission and blood, Davy. 1 'be-
lieve all lour of your wive.-_.—'•
wish, my clear Lundie, y'e''d he
more accurate in yer arithmetic.
Three times one make three,'
"All three, then, were what might
the termed t tentlen a t en?"
""That just it, Major. Three were
gentlewomen. as you say, and the
connections were uua'li1e,"
"And the fourthiheing the daughter`
ni my father's gardener, the connec-
tion was unsuitable. But have you no
fear that marrying the child of a
non-commissioned officer, who is in
the same corps with yourself, will
have the e61'ct to lessen your eunse-
quettcc in the. regiment "
'That's just been sty- weakness
through life, Major Duncan, for I've
always married without regard to
consequences. Every man has his be-
setting' sin, and anatrintony, I fear, is
(nine. And now that we have discuss-
ed what may be called the principles
of the connection, I will just ask if.
you did me the favour to speak to the
Sergeant on the trifling affair?"
"I did, David; and ant sorry to say,
for your hopes, that I see no great
chance of your succeeding:"
"Not succeedut_! \n officer, and ;t
quartermaster in the bargain, and not
succeed with a sergeant', daaghterl"
"It's just that, Davy'."
"And why not, LtuuiieF \\'ill ye
have the goodness. to aus,vet' just
that:"
""Fhe girl. is betrothed. Hand plight-
ed, lore pledged.—no, !rant; me if 1
'believe that either; but she is betroth-
ed."
"Well, that's an obstacle, :it must
Major, be avotved IM est though it .counts
I g o
for little if the heart is tree,"
',Quite true; and I think it probable
the heart is free in this case,; for tiie
intended husband appears to be the
choice. of the 'father rather than of
the (laugh ter."
- "And who may it be, :Major?" ask-
ed the Qatarterntaster, who viewed
the whole matter with the philosophy
ancl coolness acquired by use. "I do
not recollect any plausible suitor that
is likely, 'to stand in my way,'
"No, you are the only platis•ible
suitor on the frontier. .Dat'-, Thr
Happy ntium is' Pathfinder."
"Pathfinder, :11ajor Duncan,"
'No more,' nor arty - 1e._, David.
Pathfinder is the man; .hitt it allay re-
lieve your jealousy a little to know
that, in nay judgment at least it is a
match of the lather's rather than of
the daughter seeking."
"i thought as mach!' excla•inted
the Qhat'terntaster, drawing a long,
breath, tike nue who felt relieved; "it
is quite impossible that with sty ex-
perience in human nature—"
"Particularly hit-woutans stature,
David."
"Ye will have yet joke, Lundie, let
who will sutler, Bou 1 did not think
it .possible 1 could be deceived as to
the }•Dung wontan'< inclinations.
which I think 1 may boldly pronounce
to the altogether eboi-e the condition
01 • Pathfinder, As for the individual
hintseli mshy, time will -show,"
"Now, tell me frankly, Davy -Meir,"
said Lundie, stopping short in hi -
walk, and looking the other earnestly
in the face with a cortical repression
Of surprise, that rendered the ;veter-
an's countenance ridiculously ,earnest.
—"do you really suppose a girl like
the daughter of Sergeant 1)unham
can take a serious fancy to a titan of
your years and appearance, and ex-
perience, I Wright add "
"Hout, area", Lundiel ye- dinna
kttow- the sax, an.1 that's the reason
yer sir t tried in yer forty-fifth year,
It's a fearfu' time ye've been a bach-
elor, Major!"
"And what may be year age, Lieut-
enant Muir. ii I may presume to ask
so delicate a question?"
'Forty-seven, I'll no' deny it, tLun-
die; and if I keg llaitel, there'll 'be
just a wide fur every twa histrums.
But 1 dinna think Sergeant Dunhatn
would be so humble minded as to
dream of giving that sweet lass of
his to one like the Pathfinder."
"There's no dream about' it, Davy;
the man is as serious as a soldier
about to be flohged,'
Well, well, !Major, we are amid
friends,"—;both ran into the Scotch
or avoided it, as they approached or
drew away from their younger days,'
in the dialogue,—" ands ought to
knows how to take and !give a joke, off
duty. It is iposstlble the worthy man
has not understood any hints, or ite
never would have thought •of such a
Ming. The -difference between an of-
ficer's consort and a gui•de',s woman is
as vast as that between the antiquity
of Scotland and the antiquity of Ant -
erica. I'm aakl tbl.00d, too, Lundie,"
"Take my word for it, Davy, your
antiquity will do you no good in this
affair, andas for your 'blood, it is not
older than your 'hones. Web, well,
ratan, ye know the Sergeant's atrwer;
and so ye perceive that any influence,
on which ye counted so much, can da
nought for ye. Let us take a glass the-
gither, Davy, for auld acquaintance
sake; and then ye'll he doing Well to
remember the party that marches the
morrow, and to forget Mabel 'Dunham
as fast as ever you can."
"Alt,, Major! I have always tfound
it easier to forget a wife than to for-
get a sweetheart, Millen a couple are
fairy married. all is settled but the
death, as one may say, which must
finally part us all; and it seems to me
awftt.' irreverent to disturb the depart-
ed; whereas there is so much anxiety
and hope and felicity in exipection like
with the lassie, that it seeps thought
alive,
"That is just my idea of your sit-
uation, Davy; for I never .supposed
yon expected any more felicity with
either of your •,vices. Now, I've heard
of fellows who were so stupid as to
look forward to happiness with their
ai•ves even !beyond the grave. I drink
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to your success, or to your speedy'
recovery from this attack, Lieutenant;
and I admonish you to be more caut-
ions in ruture, as some of these'viol-
ent eases may yet carry you ,oif."
'"Many thanks, dear 'Major; and a
speedy termination to an old .court-
ship, of Which I know something.
This is real mountain dew, Lundie,
and It warms ,the heart like a gleam
of bonnie Scotland. As for the men
you've just mentioned, they could
haste had but one wife a-1p!e•ce; for
where there are several, time deeds ,of
the women themselves may , carry
them different ways. 1 think a reason -
'able 'husband sought to be satisfied
with passing his allotted time with
any•:partictalar wife .in this uviomild, and
not to go about nn•oping for thimtlg& uat-
attaina!lile. I''m infinitely obliged. to
you, iMajor Duncan, for this and all
your other acts olf friendship;•and if
you -could but add another, I should
think your had not altogether forgot-
ten the !playfellow of your boyhood."
"Web, Davy, if the request be reas-
onable, and such as a superior ought
to grant, out with it, man,"
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