. Tales of the Covenanters. With biographical sketch of the author. incurred his fathers displeasure by entreating himto interfere and relieve them. He will be like his mother, his father would say, ever weeping for those seditious wretches ; but Edwardis a true scion of the old stock of Craigfoot; I see loyaltyand soldier-like bravery in his face. Their tutor, a young man recommended to by the curate of the parish, was entirelydevoted to the wicked government, as on his interestwith men in power rested all his hopes of Mr. Gemmell approved, therefore, he approved ;w
. Tales of the Covenanters. With biographical sketch of the author. incurred his fathers displeasure by entreating himto interfere and relieve them. He will be like his mother, his father would say, ever weeping for those seditious wretches ; but Edwardis a true scion of the old stock of Craigfoot; I see loyaltyand soldier-like bravery in his face. Their tutor, a young man recommended to by the curate of the parish, was entirelydevoted to the wicked government, as on his interestwith men in power rested all his hopes of Mr. Gemmell approved, therefore, he approved ;what the former condemned, so did the latter ; whatthe one practised, the other imitated. From a manwhose creed was ever ready thus to be adjusted to thesuggestions of worldly interest, and whose practicewas ever formed to the humour of those on whom hedepended, Ralph and Edward could imbibe little thatwas valuable, either of morality or of religion. AlthoughRalph was far superior to his brother, both in thestrength of his understanding and in the kinder feelings. RALllI ; lO HER INSTRUCTIONS WITH ATTENTION. —See page l<y Otiphattt Anderson &^ Fcrricr, 1895.] 117 Ralph Gemmell KcX^ 119 of his heart, Edward, because he was the fathersfavourite, was represented by the tutor as possessinga vig-orous understanding, a sound and clear judgment,and a ready and tenacious memory ; while it was hinted,that, indeed, Ralph might have sometimes more per-severance at his tasks, and more gentleness in hismanners, but that his mental endow^ments were ratherinferior, and seemed capable of little reach of improve-ment. Neglected by his father, Ralph was despisedby the tutor and his brother. When Edward wasinvited forth to the sports of the field, or to attendthe savage military in search of conventicles, he wasleft at home to pass the day with his mother and theservants. Happy it w-as for him that he was thusdespised and left at home ; it was then that his motherhad
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