The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

OLD MORTALITY. 487
in case it should become impossible for them to maintain the desultory war
they were now about to wage.
On the other hand, the towns, the villages, the farm-houses, the properties
of small heritors, sent forth numerous recruits to the presbyterian interest.
These men had been the principal sufferers during the oppression of the
time. Their minds were fretted, soured, and driven to desperation, by-the
various exactions and cruelties to which they had been subjected; and,
although by no means united among themselves, either concerning the purpose of this formidable insurrection, or the means by which that purpose
was to be obtained, most of them considered it as a door opened by Providence
to obtain the liberty of conscience of which they had been long deprived,
and to shake themselves free of a tyranny, directed both against body and
soul. Numbers of these men, therefore, took up arms; and, in the phrase
of their time and party, prepared to cast in their lot with the victors of
Loudon-hill.
Ananins. I do not like the man: He is a heathen,
And speaks the language of Canaan truly.
Tribulalion. You must~await his calling, and tie coming
Of the good spirit. You did ill to upbraid him.
aHE ALCaEIIST.
WE return to Henry Morton, whom we left on the field of battle. He mras
eating, by one of the watch-fires, his portion of the provisions which had
been distributed to the army, and musing deeply on the path which he was
next to pursue, when Burley suddenly came up to him, accompanied by the
young minister whose exhortation after the victory had produced such a
powerful effect.
" Henry Morton," said Balfour abruptly, "the council of the army of
the Covenant, confiding that the son of Silas Morton can never prove a
lukewarm Laodicean, or an indifferent Gallio, in this great day, have nominated you to be a captain of their host, with the'right of a vote in their
council, and all authority fitting for an officer who is to command Christian
nen."
"VMr. Balfour," replied Morton, without hesitation, "I feel this mark of
confidence, and it is not surprising that a natural sense of the injuries of
my country, not to mention those I have sustained in my ovwn person, should
make me sufficiently willing to draw my sword for liberty and freedom of
conscience. But I will own to you, that I must be better satisfied concerning the principles on which you bottom your cause, ere I can agree to take
a command amongst you."
"And can you doubt of our principles," answered Burley, "since we
have stated them to be the reformation both of church and state, the rebuilding of the decayed sanctuary, the gathering of the dispersed saints,
and the destruction of the man of sin?"
" I will own frankly, Mr. Balfour," replied Morton, "much of this sort
of. language, which, I observe, is so powerful with others, is entirely lost
on me. It is proper you should be aware of this before we commune further together." (The young clergyman here groaned deeply.) "I distress
you, sir," said Morton; " but perhaps it is because you will not hear rae
out. I revere the Scriptures as deeply as you or any Christian can do. I
look into them with humble hope of extracting a rule of conduct and a law