House- then went into Committee on the Bill.

Mr. Sheehan explained the precise objects of the Bill, which he considered was the most important which had been upon the Order Paper this session. If the Government could succeed in carrying it into effect, the Maori difficulty in the North Island would be settled. Mr. Seddon strongly opposed the Bill. The Hon. the Premier made some very severe remarks as to the conduct of the member for Hokitika.

Mr. Seddon said he would not be crushed out or put down, even by the Premier.

At 2.20 the Bill was reported with amendments, and the House adjourned.-

TEE STORY-TELLER.

THE DISRUPTION: A TALE OP TRYING TIMES.

CHAPTER XIII.

Auld Scotia’s lang tongue shouts wi’ loud trumpet din, Gae open your palace yetts, let your Queen in. BALLANTVNE. The office of secretary to Horace Wykin Bacon, Esq., was anything but a sinecure. It entailed on Mr. Dun canson not only a considerable amount of labor, but subjected him to many annoyances which he would not have submitted to had his circumstances been less necessitous. He was com pelled much against his own inclination to keep late and irregular hours, and to listen to Mr. Bacon’s frothy declama tions and Quixotic dissertations till his patience was often on the point of giving way. Worst of all, he was under the necessity of being a frequent partaker, not of meals (for no regular meals were prepared in Mr. Bacon’s house), but of strange heterogeneous messes, cooked extemporaneously, like the refreshment described in the last chapter. Many of these would have turned Mr Duncan son’s stomach or given him the jaun dice, had he not been generally pretty well prepared for them by long fasting. His digestive powers were also consider ably aided by the amusement he enjoyed from the laughable expedients of bachelor house-keeping continually pre sented to his observation; for it is a remarkable fact that ideas stimulative of merriment are also highly stomachic in their effect. It was something, too, to have such opportunities of studying a phase of human life of which before he had not the most distant conception ; but the overruling motive he had to continue in Mr. Bacon’s service was necessity. To this irresistible power the student submitted with as much philosophy as he could muster, and patiently toiled through many weary weeks at tasks equally absurd and laborious.

The news of the Queen’s visit to Scotland was beginning to produce excitement in many a place besides Whinnyside, One day about that time when Mr. Duncanson went as usual to No. io Crescent, he found the illustrious Mr. Bacon still in bed, but sitting up smoking, and just in the act of cutting the pages of a double Times with his razor. A prominent para graph, headed “ Preparations for the Queen’s Visit to Scotland,” caught his eye, and he had no sooner perused it than he jumped out of bed and began to pace the room, undressed as he was, and in a state of high excitement. When he gave vent to his ideas, it was in disjointed expressions and more in the form of a soliloquy than remarks intended for another’s ear. “ She’s coming, then,” he said, after puffing out a cloud and following it upwards with his eye, instead of looking towards his secretary, of whose presence, he in fact seemed scarcely conscious. “ She is coming then ! There can be no doubt of it now. The journalists so often set roumors afloat, just to con tradict them next day, that I gave the report no credence at first, but the fact is now beyond dispute. Important— most important! Let me see —how must I act on the occasion ? ”

“Is the Queen really coming to Scotland at this time ? ” inquired Mr. Duncanson, rousing the great man from the transient reverie into which he had fallen;

“Coming to Scotland? Yes,” replied Mr. Bacon, and putting the paper into his hand continued— “ there, you see a ciicumstantial account of the preparations for her voyage; she is coming unquestionably. I must commence immediately to make my preparations too for the occasion, otherwise I may miss such an oppor tunity as may never again occur.”

“Then you intend to see her Majesty ? ” “Yes, and speak with her too. The fact is, though you may imagine that I am altogether engrossed with literature, science, and philosophical speculations, you must know that I have paid great attention also to politics, and have only been waiting for a fitting opportunity of laying my views before the Sovereign. I cannot feel justified in allowing her to be surrounded by quacks, knaves, and numbskulls, without making an effort to give her a proper view of public affairs, and I shall do my duty before she be long on Scottish ground.” “ But I rather think, sir, it will be considered out of etiquette to attempt to draw her attention to any kind of business, however important, while she may probably be travelling only for re creation.”

“ True, true, Mr. Duncanson; a very just remark ; besides the Queen is but a woman, and I daresay might not com prehend my views. A stupid principle in our constitution, that of female suc cession The Salique law is the law of nature and common sense. No woman ought to be put in authority. The thing is absurd. But no matter ; since

it is the law, it must be submitted to. Still, this visit may be turned to account. I see my way now. Her Ministers — ay, that’s it. Peel comes with her, so does Aberdeen, and perhaps Sir James Graham. But no matter. The Pre mier and Foreign Minister will do. I will cram them with as much as they can well carry away. They cannot plead etiquette. No, no; that plea won’t serve them. Besides, they must be thankful to receive some light, for they are sadly astray, and just getting the longer the deeper in the mud.” “ They may be far enough astray, and yet not willing to take advice, particu larly when out of their ordinary official routine.”

“ Quite a mistake, sir; quite a mis take. They cannot come to the country of Fletcher of Saltoun, Duncan Forbes, David Hume, and Adam Smith, with out both expecting and desiring to have some new light. Peel knows well enough that he is but the conduit pipe for carrying forward the ideas of other men. He has no originalty of mind nothing, indeed, but practical dexterity, and he can only act successfully when he happens to be well prompted. Lord Aberdeen is even of less calibre. He must be told not only what to do, but how to do it. Well, I must see them both ; I must Jay aside all my other avocations for this purpose, or I shall be guilty of a dereliction of duty to the country. Then I must proceed in such a way as to command attention. It will, no doubt, be either in Holyrood or Dalkeith that I shall have an audience of Ministers, and I must have you along with me as my secretary, and Neddy also, as my page. And then you must be in court dresses. As for myself, it will be most dignified for me to go just like myself. A philosopher, you know, is a privileged person all the world over.”

Mr. Duncanson began to feel uneasy at the prospect of being obliged to ex hibit himself in such a ludicrous situa tion, and hinted that his semi-clerical character would be an obstacle in the way. “ True, true, sir—l did not think of that. You could scarcely appear in proper costume as my diplomatic attache seeing your views are towards the Geneva bands and gown. Besides, you might feel awkwardly situated were you in attendance when I open up to Sir Robert my scheme of settling the affairs of the Church of Scotland.”

“ Then you have some scheme on this subject to propose ? ” “Undoubtedly. You see what a mess ecclesiastic matters are getting into in this country. It is high time for me to step forward and show what ought to be done.”

“ Which of the sides in this contro versy, may I ask, do you favour ? ”

“Neither of them, sir; neither of them. I will recommend Peel to put down both, and set up a mild Episco pacy. There can be no rest till that be done.”

“ But how do you think it could be carried into effect.”

“ Nothing easier, sir, if the right mode be taken. I would restore the Scottish Prelacy in all its ancient splen dour. I would give Bishoprics about, as far as they would go, to leaders of the Church on both sides; that’s the way to quiet them ; and Dr. Chalmers I would make Archbishop of St. Andrews, Lord Primate of Scotland.” “ And do you suppose that Dr. Chalmers would accept such an office ? ”

“Take it! yes to be sure. Bless your soul, sir, I would take it myself! Nothing has kept me out of holy orders but the existence of the Presby terian Establishment, which is an ugly excrescence in itself, and stands in the way of a better system. ' There must be no temporising with it, but a root and-branch reform. A mild Episco pacy is my cure, and I have shown you how it may be brought about with the greatest facility. So long as Presby terianism is allowed to exist, it will foster contention in the land, for it en courages presumption both in clergy and laity, and provides no adequate authority to maintain order. It makes every man who has a head on his shoulders suppose that he has brains in it to think for himself. Now this is an intolerable nuisance and must be put down; but I would nop wish to hurt your feelings, or compro mise your consistency by requiring you to attend on me while I lay my ecclesi astical project before the Premier. Still, if you can’t go, I must have some one in your place to hand me my papers and documents of reference as I require them, for I shell have my port folio with me, after the manner of French diplomatists. Do you know any one who could be got to act on the occasion as your substitute, Mr. Dun canson ? All I require is a man who can give me the papers I may ask for, and hold his tongue where it would be' out of place for him to speak. To be sure he must be respectable-looking, and act precisely as I direct him. Do you know any young man who would suit ? ”

Mr. Duncanson hesitated for some time, and at length ventured to name Robin Afleck, He had some confi dence that Robin would relish the ser vice for the sake of the fun it would afford him, and that he would acquit himself perfectly well in the,part of Sancho to such a Quixote. “ Well, well, sir; try to have Mr. Afleck with you when you come here to-morrow. If I think he will fit my purpose, I shall provide a suitable dress for the occasion—perhaps a pea green coat, Spanish cloak and saffron

colored small clothes. He must have a sword, too, and a cocked-hat exactly like the the Provost’s. Neddie must be in a similar costume, and, attended in this style, but just in my own plain attire, I shall at once obtain an audi ence of Ministers, and make an impres sion on them at first sight. You must be sure, then, to bring Mr. Afleck with you to-morrow.

(To be continued—commen -ed on July 26 )

THE ASH BURTON HERALD. FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1880.



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