John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . medate prior to 1813 John had evidently had words withhis father on the subject and, not having received thedesired permission, had run away from home. InMarch, 1813, Margaret wrote to James that they hadheard nothing of John for a long time and said thatshe was very uneasy about him. She alluded to hiscorrupt heart and hoped that God would openhis eyes to see his errors and restore him to his the poor boy had probably been only waywardand, as we shall see later, he
John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . medate prior to 1813 John had evidently had words withhis father on the subject and, not having received thedesired permission, had run away from home. InMarch, 1813, Margaret wrote to James that they hadheard nothing of John for a long time and said thatshe was very uneasy about him. She alluded to hiscorrupt heart and hoped that God would openhis eyes to see his errors and restore him to his the poor boy had probably been only waywardand, as we shall see later, he paid dearly for his folly. It was in 1812 that Margarets third brother,Robert, became a sailor. He was a handsome youngfellow, one of the two youngest brothers, and Mar-garet had always made rather a pet of him. Sheembroidered wonderful waistcoats for him and sawthat his long silk stockings never developed ladders,for Robert was in those days somewhat of a dandyand could not endure ladders. Now he wanted tosail before the mast! Margaret tried her best todissuade him, but in vain. All she could get from him [32]. BLOOMINGDALE FARM was a promise that if he did not enjoy his first voyagehe would give up all thoughts of following the seaand settle down at home. Then Robert sailed forLisbon when he was only sixteen years old! He re-turned before long, more than ever infatuated with asailors life. Poor Margaret wrote to James about itand said that her father, discouraged probably by hislack of success in disciplining John, had declared, Robert must follow his own inclination, and Mar-garet added, Indeed it would be no use to restrainhim, for a boy who has once taken a notion for thesea is seldom to be brought to think of any otherbusiness. Nor was this all. The next year Scott, John Tay-lors youngest child, sailed away when he too was butsixteen, and Janet commented, What a family ofSailors! It will be well if the daughters do not turnsailoresses. The following winter, 1814, Margare
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