. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. not come to live at the Grange House until 1831, though we were shown the exact spot, and the very chair Sir Walter was supposed to have sat upon, which resolved itself at once into a pictorial representation of the scene. But upon inquiry at headquarters we soon discovered that historical traditions require a much better foundation for their authenticity than mere fictitious hearsay, dates being stubborn facts to deal with. Still, there really is some truth in that portion of the story which associat
. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. not come to live at the Grange House until 1831, though we were shown the exact spot, and the very chair Sir Walter was supposed to have sat upon, which resolved itself at once into a pictorial representation of the scene. But upon inquiry at headquarters we soon discovered that historical traditions require a much better foundation for their authenticity than mere fictitious hearsay, dates being stubborn facts to deal with. Still, there really is some truth in that portion of the story which associates the honoured name of Scott with little Miss Beatrice Dick Lauder, the youngest daughter of Sir Thomas ; but the incident itself took place at Abbotsford, and not at the Grange. The intimacy be-tween the two famwas such thatvisits were fre-quent betweenRelugas and Ab-botsford. Shortlybefore Sir Wal-ters last illness,three of thedaughters of SirThomas DickLauder werestaying at Ab-botsford ; theyoungest being a . THE GRIFFIN GATEWAY AND OLD NORTH very tmy, sensi- entrance at the tive little lady, towardswhom Sir Walter in hislarge-hearted, grand-fatherly way was mosttenderly chivalrous, tak-ing the child on his kneeevery evening at bedtime SCOTTISH CELEBRITIES AT THE GRANGE 89 and saluting her affectionately with a good-night kiss. Little Miss Beatrice,who considered this her fathers privilege alone, was quite indignant that sheshould be treated as a baby. In after-years, however, she learned to prize asa tender memory the endearing caresses of the renowned Sir Walter Scottof Abbotsford. This great name had become as a household word in the Lauderfamily, not only on account of the warm friendship between Sir Walter andSir Thomas, but also on account of the similarity in their choice of literarysubjects. It had been said that the freedom and felicity of Sir Thomass styleapproached nearer to that of Sir Walter Scott than any contemporary instancethat can be adduced; but
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