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Excerpt: Vailima Letters by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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... State University assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way.... ...Jim Manis Copyright © 2000 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 V ailima Letters... ...ymns; back to Moors’, where we yarned of the islands, being both wide wanderers, till bed-time; bed, sleep, breakfast, horse saddled; round to the mis... ...upon the Appin Murder; His Troubles with Lord Advocate Prestongrange; Captivity on the Bass Rock; Journey into France and Holland; and Singular Relati... ...is a thing I would de- spise in anybody else; but he is so jolly insidious and 134 Robert Louis Stevenson ingratiating!No, sir, I can’t dislike him; ...

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... Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so called Written by himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson with a preface by Mr. Stevenson...

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...D Being the Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751 by Robert Louis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication ... ...tevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...nt or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Class... ...at to look for men among them was like looking for a needle in a bottle of hay; and being so hopeless a task, it was gone about with the less care. Ye... ...and it’ll perhaps suffice if I tell ye that I am own brother to James More Drummond or Macgregor, of whom ye will scarce have failed to hear.” “No, si...

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... (The Sequal to Kidnapped) by Robert Louis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pub... ...rt Louis Stevenson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State ... ...the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson, the Pennsylvania State University, Electro... ...ree were left. One was a girl; she was dressed like a lady, and had a screen of the Drummond colours on her head; but her comrades or (I should say) f... ...on men’s tongues, save for a blink. I am nameless, like the Folk of Peace. Catriona Drummond is the one I use.” Now indeed I knew where I was standing... ... and I think James More will not be very well pleased with Neil of the T om.” “Miss Drummond,” I said, “I told you I was in my lucky day. Here I am, a... ... longest kind of a time. A’ day, I’ve had my dwelling into the inside of a stack of hay, where I couldnae see the nebs of my ten fingers; and then two...

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...g the reign of James IV ., a great feud be- tween the powerful families of Drummond and Murray di- vided Perthshire. The former, being the most numero... ...ration. One man, named David Murray, escaped by the humanity of one of the Drummonds, who received him in his arms as he leaped from amongst the flame... ...eaded at Stirling. In consequence of the prosecution against his clan, the Drummond by whose assistance David Murray had escaped, fled to Ireland, unt... ... his Generals: collected and gathered together, at spare hours, by Colonel Robert Monro, as First Lieutenant under the said Regiment, to the noble and... ...passing through the press, the au- thor received a letter from the present Robert Stewart of Ardvoirlich, favouring him with the account of the unhapp... ...mark to them laden with tobacco pipes, “One of our soldiers,” says Colonel Robert Munro, “show- ing them over the work a morgenstern, made of a large ... ...may be brought to unite with ours. I shall send my gallant friend, Colonel Hay, to him, from this very field of battle, but he must be united in commi... ...9 Sir Walter Scott the manners and customs of every tribe. Go therefore to Hay, on the right wing; he has instructions, and expects you. You will find...

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...party without a high place. And the same grace was shown in regard to Lord Drummond, who remained at the Colonies, keeping the office to which he had ... ...h, as Sir Alured farmed the land around the park himself, and was great in hay. ‘I don’t think it pays very well,’ he said with a gentle smile, ‘but I... ... as he dressed himself in the morning, as he sauntered about among the new hay-stacks with his pipe in his mouth after breakfast, he came to some conc... ...ood leaning against a ladder which still kept its place against one of the hay-stacks, and filled his second pipe unconsciously, he had to realize to ... ...nd brewers’ li- cences,—making our poor Prime Minister’s mouth water. Lord Drummond was active among the colonies. Phineas Finn had at any rate his id... ...Chancellor of the Exchequer, with Lord and Lady Cantrip, and Lord and Lady Drummond,—Lord Drummond being the only representative of the other or coale... .... ‘You will find it to be her Majesty’s wish. It has been very common. Sir Robert Walpole had it.’ ‘I am not Sir Robert Walpole.’ The Duke named other... ...ven advice to Lord John, and had been one of the first to congratulate Sir Robert Peel when that statesman be- came a free-trader. He had sat in concl...

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... of the story is likewise invention, though, as Froissart ascribes to King Robert II. ‘eleven sons who loved arms,’ Malcolm may well be supposed to be... ...worth having, and the only question would be, whether Walter of Albany, or Robert of Athole, or any of the rest of them, should tear her away to be th... ...s a wise, prudent, and much-respected man; nevertheless, young Sir Patrick Drummond felt little esteem for his prudence in displaying one at least of ... ...ence of the noble T utor of Glenuskie.’ ‘Even so, Sir,’ returned Sir David Drummond, who was, in fact, as his nephew’s guardian, usually known by this... ...re it would have been served with so much of the refinement that Sir David Drummond and his late wife had learnt in France. A tablecloth and napkins, ... ...th claws and teeth fresh-whetted by the desire of honour. ‘But the lay—the hay, Sir,’ entreated Lilias; ‘who knows that it may not win Patrick to be t... ...d by the strain, which the latter said put him in mind of the days of King Robert III., which, sad as they were, now seemed like good old times, so mu... ... in stirring tones— “It fell about the Lammas tide, When moormen win their hay, The doughty Earl of Douglas rode Into England to catch a prey.” Again ... ... built round a green shaded with chestnuts, under which, sure enough, were hay-carts, cows, sheep, and goats, and their owners, taking refuge in a pla...

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...nd L. C. Page & Co., of Boston; to A. C. McClurg & Co., of Chicago; to The Robert Clarke Co., of Cincin- nati, and to the J. B. Lippincott Co., of Phi... ...to President Lincoln, which has been first brought to light by Nicolay and Hay, and is one of their most valuable contributions to the history of thos... ...8 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol One RESPONSE TO POLITICAL SMEAR TO ROBERT ALLEN New Salem, June 21, 1836 DEAR COLONEL:—I am told that during m... ...Bank charter, it will be seen that those com- missioners were John Tilson, Robert K. McLaughlin, Daniel Warm, A.G. S. Wight, John C. Riley, W. H. Davi... ...e would be to take up the evidence and decide upon the facts seriatim. Mr. Drummond wanted time; they could not decide in the heat of debate, etc. Mr.... ...o order as being irrel- evant; no mention had been made of party heat. Mr. Drummond said he had only spoken of debate. Mr. Lincoln asked what caused t...

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... ?her sister and her foe,? the celebrated Elizabeth. He will not, however, pretend to have approached the task with the same feelings; for the candid Robertson himself confesses having felt the prejudices with which a Scottishman is tempted to regard the subject; and what so liberal a historian avows, a poor romance-writer dares not disown. But he hopes the influence of a ...

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...etend to have ap- proached the task with the same feelings; for the candid Robertson himself confesses having felt the prejudices with which a Scottis... ...f Leicester’s wife was murdered, of which this is the story fol- lowing:— “Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a very goodly personage, and singularly w... ...rl himself condemned as not done advisedly), which her father, or Sir John Robertsett (as I suppose), hearing of, came with all speed hither, caused h... ...e tradition as to Leicester’s death was thus communicated by Ben Jonson to Drummond of Hawthornden:—”The Earl of Leicester gave a bottle of li- quor t... ...ing it was poison, gave him, and so he died.”—Ben Jonson ’s Information to Drummond of Hawthornden, Ms., Sir Robert Sibbald’s copy.] The same accusati... ...rse. A pize on it! send it off to those who have their legs swathed with a hay-wisp, their heads thatched with a felt bonnet, their jerkin as thin as ... ...ase—your horse shall have a share of the cow-house, with a bottle of sweet hay, in which the good woman Sludge so much abounds, that it may be said of... ...and courtier should. On my soul, thou hast stolen out to roll thyself on a hay mow! Thy only excuse will be to swear by thy hilts that the farmer had ... ...er. In a curious manuscript copy of the information given by Ben Jonson to Drummond of Hawthornden, as transcribed by Sir Robert Sibbald, Leicester’s ...

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...d as the rest. CHAPTER IV. Renewal of Old Acquaintance “HOW DO you do, Mr. Roberts?” “Eh?” “Don’t you know me?” “No, certainly.” The crowd about the c... ...o changed? Look at me. Or is it I who am mistaken?—Are you not, sir, Henry Roberts, forwarding mer- chant, of Wheeling, Pennsylvania? Pray, now, if yo... ...g, don’t ring the changes that way. I see you have a faithless memory, Mr. Roberts. But trust in the faithfulness of mine.” 20 The Confidence-Man “We... ...on a musty old Seneca, and sets about stuffing himself with that stale old hay; and, thereupon, thinks it looks wise and antique to be a croaker, thin... ..., whereas, the origi- nal character, essentially such, is like a revolving Drummond light, raying away from itself all round it—everything is lit by i...

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...row staved, The falconer tossed his hawk away, The hunter left the stag at hay; Prompt at the signal of alarms, Each son of Alpine rushed to arms; 50... ...e, the bannered towers of Doune, They sink in distant woodland soon; Blair-Drummond sees the hoofs strike fire, They sweep like breeze through Ochtert... ...eeding Heart. The bleeding heart was the cognizance of the Douglas family. Robert Bruce, on his death-bed, bequeathed his heart to his friend, the goo... ...orth of Loch Menteith, on the road to Callander. Cardross Castle (in which Robert Bruce died) was on the banks of the Clyde, a few miles below Dumbart... ...e place of royal sepulture, has been called “the Westminster of Scotland.” Robert Bruce was the last sovereign buried here. 189 Sir Walter Scott 374.... ...Lendrick. These places, like Deanstown, Doune (see on iv. 19 above), Blair-Drummond, Ochtertyre, and Kier, are all on the banks of the T eith, between... ... succession places familiar and dear to his own early recollections—Blair- Drummond, the seat of the Homes of Kaimes; Kier, that of the principal fami...

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... Broadstone; and a little way off, Amabel and Charlotte pretending to make hay, but really build- ing nests with it, throwing it at each other, and pl... ...e “dolce far niente”; and they basked in the fresh breezy heat and perfumy hay with only now and then a word, till a cold, black, damp nose was sudden... ...t Charlotte, screaming ‘There he is!’ raced headlong across the swarths of hay, to meet Guy, who had just ridden into the field. He threw Deloraine’s ... ...le’s. I looked again, and could not be mistaken. It was a draft for £3O on Drummond, dated the 12th of August, to Sir Guy Morville, signed C. Edmonsto... ... service, ‘I do believe Sir Guy is come!’ ‘Sir Guy was at church!’ shouted Robert, almost at the same moment. Mr. Ashford confirmed the intelligence. ... ...aid Guy. ‘I want to make ac- quaintance very much,’ and he put his hand on Robert’s shoulder. ‘Besides, I want to talk to you about the singing, and h... ...fishermen, at a supper in the great servants’ hall at the park. Edward and Robert were in great glory, bringing in huge branches of evergreens to embe...

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...my brothers,” the second man spoke up, filling his pipe in a meditative manner. Hay Stockard was at times as thoughtful of speech as he was wanton of a... ... on the head reaches of the Great River, and far away below are the Russians.” Hay Stockard lifted his head with a quick start. This was startling geo... ... went back to his camp amid the crimson shadows and the singing of the robins. Hay Stockard finished his pipe by the fire, picturing in smoke and coal t... ...d no man crossed this metaphor, back and forth, more successfully than Freddie Drummond. He made a practice of living in both worlds, and in both worl... ...of living in both worlds, and in both worlds he lived signally well. Fred die Drummond was a professor in the Sociology Department of the University ... ...tent it ran “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” a close second. At first, Freddie Drummond found it monstrously difficult to get along among the working p... ... secretary, a distinctively sporty young man, sneered audibly. “Well, you know Roberts,” Kelly broke the hostile silence. “He ought to be here. I ’ve ... ...a bum fight. Ringside seats are selling at fifteen dollars, you know that.” When Roberts arrived, it was patent that he was mildly drunk. He was a tall,... ... was a smooth and languid drawl. Kelly went straight to the point. “Look here, Roberts, you ’ve been braggin’ you discovered this little Mexican. You ...

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...here was, in truth, no ‘oppression;’ the ‘na- tion’ was not ‘cheated.’ Sir Robert Walpole was a wise and a benevolent minister, who thought that the h... ... years before this period, when Johnson was one day sitting in his brother Robert’s shop, he heard his brother suggest to him, that a Dictionary of th... ...selected by Pope; which proves that he had been furnished, probably by Mr. Robert Dodsley, with whatever hints that emi- nent poet had contributed tow... ...lica- tion to my friend Mr. Wilkes, who, perhaps, by his interest with Dr. Hay and Mr. Elliot, might be able to procure the discharge of his lacquey. ... ...gentleman, with most polite liber- ality, applied to his friend Sir George Hay, then one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi- ralty; and Francis Ba... ...nds for the sake of a laugh, to a pushing ox, that is marked by a bunch of hay put upon his horns: ‘foenum habet in cornu.’ ‘Ay, (said Garrick ve- hem... ...oad, lest Lady Margaret’s horse should stumble.’ Lord Graham commended Dr. Drummond at Naples, as a man of extraordinary talents; and added, that he h...

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...onkey. The pavement is already strewed with decayed cabbage-leaves, broken hay-bands, and all the indescribable litter of a vegetable market; men are ... ...hion is stuffed, is sticking up in several places, as if in rivalry of the hay, which is peeping through the chinks in the boot. The horses, with droo... ...id, you would just have stepped up, in the evening, to number forty-seven, Drummond-street, George-street, Euston-square, and after casting your eye o... ...ngs were heard to issue from the second-floor front of number forty-seven, Drummond-street, George-street, Euston-square; it was Miss Martin practisin... ... owners thereof. Mr. Thomas Potter, then, was a clerk in the city, and Mr. Robert Smithers was a ditto in the same; their in- comes were limited, but ... ...ellously slow when you have a little to receive. Mr. Thomas Potter and Mr. Robert Smithers met by ap- pointment to begin the evening with a dinner; an... ...e waiter did. Mr. Thomas Potter mixed his grog, and lighted his cigar; Mr. Robert Smithers did the same; and then, Mr. Tho- mas Potter jocularly propo...

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...onkey. The pavement is already strewed with decayed cabbage-leaves, broken hay-bands, and all the indescribable litter of a vegetable market; men are ... ...hion is stuffed, is sticking up in several places, as if in rivalry of the hay, which is peeping through the chinks in the boot. The horses, with droo... ...id, you would just have stepped up, in the evening, to number forty-seven, Drummond-street, George-street, Euston-square, and after casting your eye o... ...ngs were heard to issue from the second-floor front of number forty-seven, Drummond-street, George-street, Euston-square; it was Miss Martin practisin... ... owners thereof. Mr. Thomas Potter, then, was a clerk in the city, and Mr. Robert Smithers was a ditto in the same; their in- comes were limited, but ... ...ellously slow when you have a little to receive. Mr. Thomas Potter and Mr. Robert Smithers met by ap- pointment to begin the evening with a dinner; an... ...e waiter did. Mr. Thomas Potter mixed his grog, and lighted his cigar; Mr. Robert Smithers did the same; and then, Mr. Tho- mas Potter jocularly propo... ...enced by the surrounding neighbourhood when a pot-boy hangs him- self in a hay-loft, and which is ‘much easier to be imag- ined than described. ’ ‘Hav...

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...weather, the fear of catching cold if one sits in a draught, the coming of hay-fever upon the 14th of August in the middle of the day, and so on throu... ...n in- tegral part of life. “There is indeed one element in human destiny,” Robert Louis Stevenson writes, “that not blindness itself can controvert. W... ... held from childhood. “His brother, who was hunting with him, lay upon the hay and looked at him. When S. had finished his prayer and was turning to s... ...t in my thoughts that day. A young lady friend sent me a copy of Professor Drummond’s Natural Law in the Spiritual World, asking me my opinion of it a... ...me of trouble was yet to come. The day after my conversion I went into the hay-field to lend a hand with the harvest, and not having made any promise ... ...nce, so long as the excitement it brings be strong enough. In one of Henry Drummond’s discourses he tells of an inundation in India where an eminence ... ...igious thought, which I find in Arber’s English Garland, vol. vii. p. 440. Robert Lyde, an English sailor, along with an English boy, being prisoners ...

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...ots money pound contained, from the time of Alexander the First to that of Robert Bruce, a pound of silver of the same weight and fineness with the En... ...of all great and small sums rather in silver than in gold money. One of Mr Drummond’s notes for five-and-twenty or fifty guineas would, after an alter... ...y fall below the common level. The demand for country labour is greater at hay-time and harvest than during the greater part of the year; and wages ri... ...ficence in Thomas Becket, that he strewed the floor of his hall with clean hay or rushes in the season, in order that the knights and squires, who cou... ...different periods. It regulates, for example, the money price of grass and hay, of butcher’s meat, of horses, and the main- tenance of horses, of land... ... have been as much devoted to the pope as those of any other country. When Robert, the second prince of the Capetian race, was most unjustly excommuni... ...han it is at present. It was the object of the famous excise scheme of Sir Robert Walpole, to establish, with regard to wine and tobacco, a system not...