LIEUT. EDWARDES' ADDRESS TO HIS TRoop. BY LOUISA COURTENAY PEACH COLONEL DE SURVILLE: FROM THE FRENCH OF EUGENE SUE. BY ELIZABETH O'HARA 207 JEANIE DEANS. "Ye see, and ye ken, ye maun just let me depart," said Jeanie, after a pause ; and then taking Butler's extended hand, and gazing kindly in his face, she added, "It's e'en a grief the mair to me to see you in this way. But ye maun keep up your heart for Jeanie's sake; for if she is na your wife, she will never be the wife of living man. And now gie me the paper for M'Callummore, and bid God speed me on my way.' There was something of romance in Jeanie's venturous resolution; yet, on consideration, as it seemed impossible to alter it by persuasion, or to give her assistance, but by advice, Butler, after some farther debate, put into her hands the paper she desired, which, with the muster-roll in which it was folded up, were the sole memorials of the stout and enthusiastic Bible Butler, his grandfather. While Butler sought this document, Jeanie had time to take up his pocket bible. "I have marked a scripture," she said, as she again laid it down, "with your kylevine pen, that will be useful to us baith. And ye maun tak the trouble, Reuben, to write a' this to my father; for, God help me! I have neither head nor hand for lang letters at ony time, forbye now; and I trust him entirely to you, and I trust you will soon be permitted to see him. And Reuben, when ye do win to the speech o' him, mind a' the auld man's bits o' ways, for Jeanie's sake ; and dinna speak o' Latin or English terms to him, for he's o' the auld warld, and downa bide to be fashed wi' them, though I dare say he may be wrang. And dinna ye say muckle to him, but set him on speaking himsell, for he'll bring himsell mair comfort that way. And oh, Reuben, the poor lassie in yon dungeon-but I needna bid your kind heart. Gie her what comfort ye can as soon as they will let ye see her-tell her-but I maunna speak mair about her, for I maunna tak leave o' ye with the tear in my ee, for that wadna be canny. God bless ye, Reuben!" HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN, |