Onthepresentoccasion，hepiquedhimselfuponleavinginthemindsofhiscompanionsafavourableimpressionofonewho，undersuchdisastrouscircumstances，couldsustainhismisfortuneswitheaseandgaiety。Hisspirits，thoughnotunyielding，wereabundantlyelastic，andsoonsecondedhisefforts。Thetriowereengagedinverylivelydiscourse，apparentlydelightedwitheachother，andthekindhostwaspressingathirdbottleofBurgundy，whenthesoundofadrumwasheardatsomedistance。TheMajor，who，inthegleeofanoldsoldier，hadforgotthedutiesofamagistrate，cursed，withamutteredmilitaryoath，thecircumstanceswhichrecalledhimtohisofficialfunctions。Heroseandwenttowardsthewindow，whichcommandedaverynearviewofthehigh-road，andhewasfollowedbyhisguests。
Thedrumadvanced，beatingnomeasuredmartialtune，butakindofrub-a-dub-dub，likethatwithwhichthefire-drumstartlestheslumberingartizansofaScotchburgh。Itistheobjectofthishistorytodojusticetoallmen；Imustthereforerecord，injusticetothedrummer，thatheprotestedhecouldbeatanyknownmarchorpointofwarknownintheBritisharmy，andhadaccordinglycommencedwithDumbarton’sDrums，’’whenhewassilencedbyGiftedGilfillan，thecommanderoftheparty，whorefusedtopermithisfollowerstomovetothisprofane，andeven，ashesaid，persecutingtune，andcommandedthedrummertobeatthe119thPsalm。Asthiswasbeyondthecapacityofthedrubberofsheepskin，hewasfaintohaverecoursetotheinoffensiverow-de-dow，asaharmlesssubstituteforthesacredmusicwhichhisinstrumentorskillwereunabletoachieve。Thismaybeheldatriflinganecdote，butthedrummerinquestionwasnolessthantown-drummerofAnderton。Irememberhissuccessorinoffice，amemberofthatenlightenedbody，theBritishConvention：behismemory，therefore，treatedwithduerespect。
CHAPTERTHIRTY-FIFTH。
AVOLUNTEERSIXTYYEARSSINCE。
Onhearingtheunwelcomesoundofthedrum，MajorMelvillehastilyopenedasashed-door，andsteppedoutuponasortofterracewhichdividedhishousefromthehigh-roadfromwhichthemartialmusicproceeded。Waverleyandhisnewfriendfollowedhim，thoughprobablyhewouldhavedispensedwiththeirattendance。Theysoonrecognisedinsolemnmarch，first，theperformeruponthedrum；secondly，alargeflagoffourcompartments，onwhichwereinscribedthewords=Covenant，Kirk，King，Kingdoms。=Thepersonwhowashonouredwiththischargewasfollowedbythecommanderoftheparty，athin，dark，rigid-lookingman，aboutsixtyyearsold。Thespiritualpride，whichinmineHostoftheCandlestickmantledinasortofsupercilioushypocrisy，wasinthisman’sfaceelevatedandyetdarkenedbygenuineandundoubtingfanaticism。Itwasimpossibletobeholdhimwithoutimaginationplacinghiminsomestrangecrisis，wherereligiouszealwastherulingprinciple。