KATE CARNEGIE AND THOSE MINISTERS.
by
IAN MACLAREN.
Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company, 140-142 Yonge Street. 1896. Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year 1896, by Hodder & Stoughton, at the Department of Agriculture.
TO
A CERTAIN BROTHERHOOD
Faithful in Criticism
Loyal in Affection
Tender in Trouble
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
I. PANDEMONIUM II. PEACE III. A HOME OF MANY GENERATIONS IV. A SECRET CHAMBER V. CONCERNING BESOMS VI. A PLEASAUNCE VII. A WOMAN OF THE NEW DISPENSATION VIII. A WOMAN OF THE OLD DISPENSATION IX. A DAUGHTER OF DEBATE X. A SUPRA-LAPSARIAN XI. IN THE GLOAMING XII. KILBOGIE MANSE XIII. PREPARING FOR THE SACRAMENT XIV. A MODERATE XV. JOINT POTENTATES XVI. DRIED ROSE LEAVES XVII. SMOULDERING FIRES XVIII. LOVE SICKNESS XIX. THE FEAR OF GOD XX. THE WOUNDS OF A FRIEND XXI. LIGHT AT EVENTIDE XXII. WITHOUT FEAR AND WITHOUT REPROACH XXIII. MARGET HOWE'S CONFESSIONAL XXIV. LOVE IS LORD
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Carmichael had taken his Turn
"Many a Ploy we had together"
Peter was standing in his Favourite Attitude
"I am the General's Daughter"
Janet Macpherson was waiting in the Deep Doorway
"It's a Difficult Key to turn"
Kate in her Favourite Position
One Gardener who . . . works for Love's Sake
Among the Great Trees
"Mr. Carmichael, you have much Cause for Thankfulness"
Carmichael sang a Solo
"Here iss your Silver Piece"
"I should call it a Deliberate--"
"She had an Unfortunate Tendency to meddle with my Books"
Mother Church cast her Spell over his Imagination
"Ye'll be hanging Dr. Chalmers there"
A Tall, Bony, Forbidding Woman
Gathering her Berry Harvest
He was a Mere Wisp of a Man
"Will you let me walk with you for a Little?"
"Private Capaucity"
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Ian Maclaren
- 2: Local passengers come in with deliberation
- 3: Ye maun cairry yir bags yersels
- 4: This from the porter that's the Aiberdeen slow
- 5: Forrit wi' the Hielant luggage
- 6: People who know their ancient Muirtown well
- 7: Carmichael rose in much embarrassment
- 8: And Carmichael laid himself out for narration
- 9: 'yon wes a sermon for young fouk
- 10: And I 'm only a poor Hielant laird
- 11: For I caught my father showing old Lord Kilspindie the spot
- 12: Between the junction and Kildrummie
- 13: For the guard of the Kildrummie branch was absolute ruler
- 14: This is the Free Kirk minister of yir pairish
- 15: For the Lodge and Tochty woods
- 16: Fifty gentlemen buried John Carnegie
- 17: There's nae bluid like the auld bluid
- 18: But a' can tell yir mither's dochter
- 19: Since the day Black John had married a Macpherson
- 20: And the godless bodies hef taken to watering the whisky
- 21: And his horse wass covered with foam
- 22: With a sash of Macpherson tartan
- 23: Your mother wore the brooch on great occasions
- 24: Though he hass lost his Gaelic
- 25: But there was good stuff in the advocate
- 26: And nefer hef used the same word twice
- 27: And was the very man to have delighted in a besom
- 28: For going away to market with a dusty coat
- 29: Oi was telling ye about the steeplechase Jimmy Brook rode
- 30: Some women are flirty in a nice way
- 31: Save in the vault in Drumtochty Kirk
- 32: And who regrets that he ever again saw Tochty Lodge
- 33: And the sun light up the face of Ben Urtach
- 34: Opposite this mill the Tochty ran with strength
- 35: When the Pleasaunce is a wilderness
- 36: How they were laid to rest beside the Tochty water
- 37: Margaret Meiklewham a woman of a severe countenance
- 38: But none from Margaret Meiklewham
- 39: ' 'It's reeligion a 'm come aboot
- 40: Burst in Carmichael in great glee
- 41: MacGuffie has often told me what he suffered
- 42: Dowbiggin nodded with an air of great sagacity
- 43: And Carmichael stoked the fire
- 44: How the minister also had driven up with her from Muirtown
- 45: Macfadyen to Burnbrae afterward
- 46: And Carmichael told that pretty legend of St
- 47: But we hef served the house of Carnegie for four generations
- 48: But he would maybe hef to stay away for a while
- 49: There iss something I hef wished
- 50: And knew what wass coming to pass
- 51: And Carmichael returned with the Carnegies
- 52: 'It iss from Lochaber I hef come with some beasties
- 53: Who iss a fery experienced woman
- 54: And will not hef one in Crianshalloch
- 55: And Carmichael glanced dubiously at Kate
- 56: You're sure that you like cheroots
- 57: And Carmichael looked suspiciously at Kate
- 58: Did he think Kilbogie wes a fishing village
- 59: Which was merely a stimulant for the Kilbogie appetite
- 60: And preventing MacWheep escaping
- 61: And Kilbogie would only have been a trifle more conceited
- 62: Pitillo took the minister into her hands
- 63: Had drawn up the constitution of a celibate Union
- 64: Against the Pharisaism of his church
- 65: Carmichael would have a fit of Bohemianism
- 66: The redeeming feature in Saunderson was his eyes
- 67: Carmichael and even MacWheep
- 68: I am not coming from Pitscowrie
- 69: Once only did this eminent man visit the manse of Kilbogie
- 70: The Rabbi admitted that he had a Knox
- 71: Toom empty breeks tae me noo
- 72: Maybe it 'll dae for Drumtochty
- 73: But whether wi' yir ain gear or some ither body's
- 74: Dear Rabbi and Carmichael hesitated
- 75: Illustration Gathering her berry harvest
- 76: A' daurna promise for the roup
- 77: There's ower mony o' thae limmers in the country juist noo
- 78: Being reviewed with much satisfaction by Drumsheugh
- 79: Gin a' wes in a private capaucity
- 80: And the Presbytery supplied Drumtochty in turn
- 81: Aifter ye 're dune wi' yir sermon
- 82: He used to say to his reverend brother of Kildrummie
- 83: As well as a jewel from the Earl of Kilspindie
- 84: And the next aifternoon the Doctor comes himsel'
- 85: The pews were filled with stalwart men
- 86: Domsie went down one side and Drumsheugh the other
- 87: And he handed it to Marget Howe
- 88: Drumtochty Manse lay beneath the main road
- 89: Illustration Private Capaucity
- 90: But the pairish micht expect something
- 91: Aifter ye hed settled in the pulpit
- 92: Conciliatory person than a probationer
- 93: What a day this will be in Drumtochty
- 94: And the primroses are blooming in Tochty woods
- 95: General Carnegie and Miss Carnegie
- 96: The Doctor looked again at Kate
- 97: Whose first birthday in Drumtochty we celebrate to night
- 98: And Becca nodded her head with much shrewdness
- 99: Lord Kilspindie had the nomination of Drumtochty
- 100: Before Carmichael left the West Kirk
- 101: Drumtochty loved Carmichael because he was a man
- 102: Carmichael had occasional fits of order
- 103: She would be Jezebel just for the moment
- 104: Jeems hazarded to Elspeth on the way home
- 105: Went on Elspeth with solemnity
- 106: Weariness departs from a Drumtochty man
- 107: But they have not seen Tochty woods in their glory
- 108: And the Rabbi looked at Carmichael with such sweetness
- 109: George hes hed many things to think about
- 110: But hesna made muckle o' this warld
- 111: He also agreed to assist his boy at the Drumtochty sacrament
- 112: Length 's nae standard in Drumtochty
- 113: Any prejudice against the Rabbi
- 114: That he disapproved of the action sermon
- 115: And noo that Doctor Saunderson is awa
- 116: But already the evangelist was quailing before the Rabbi
- 117: And he put out his hand to Carmichael
- 118: Then the pathos of the situation overcame Carmichael
- 119: And Carmichael tried to make it easy
- 120: We are both Presbyters of Christ's Church
- 121: This matter before the Presbytery
- 122: MacWheep is perfectly within his rights
- 123: When the Presbytery rose to its height
- 124: The Presbytery was slow and pedantic
- 125: Advised Doctor Saunderson to read a certain German
- 126: Very likely he had walked in from Kilbogie
- 127: Kildrummie fell back on the proceedings of Presbytery
- 128: And Kildrummie watched Carmichael with relish
- 129: But he iss a most awful liar iss Donald Cameron
- 130: Kate reviewed her reasons for the expedition to Kilbogie
- 131: That Doctor Saunderson is dying
- 132: The Rabbi listened for an instant
- 133: During which Carmichael could hear Though
- 134: Posty buckled and adjusted his bag
- 135: And Posty went along the avenue
- 136: And the Doctor bowed gallantly
- 137: That the richest shareholder may be ruined
- 138: Travelling next day to Muirtown
- 139: Was the handshake of the Drumtochty men
- 140: And to establish a Carnegie once more as lady of Drumtochty
- 141: Did you ever hear of any Carnegie
- 142: And Carnegie gave Davidson a comic look
- 143: Marget only smiled deprecation and affection
- 144: Marget listened with earnest intelligence
- 145: Gin ony man loves a wumman wi' a leal hert
- 146: How are things going on at Kincairney
- 147: And Muirtown lay at her fairest
- 148: And humility there had been also in William MacLure
- 149: No one can walk a mile in Tochty woods
- 150: It may not be easy for me to visit Drumtochty often
- 151: Carmichael she spoke with hesitation