Apparitions > Laird of Cool's ghost

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Upon the fifth of March, 1792, being at
Hare-head, baptizing the shepherd’s child,
1 came off at sun-setting, or a little after,
and near A’illiam White’s march, the Laird
of Cool came up with me as formerly; and
after his first salutation, bade me not be afraid.
1 told him 1 was not in the least afraid, in
tbe name of GOD, and Christ my Saviour,
that he w ould do me the least harm; for I
know that he in whom I trusted was stronger,
than ail they put together; and if any of them
should attempt to do, even to the horse that
I ride upon, as you have done to Dr. Men-
zie’s man, if it be true that is said, and
generally believed about Dumfries, I have
free access to complain to my Lord and
Master, to the lash of whose resentment you
are liable now as before*.
Cool. You need not multiply words upon
that head, for you are as safe with me, and
safer, if safer can be, than when I was alive.
Ogil. Well, then, Cool, let me have a
peacable and easy conversation with you for
* What I know conceniing the matter is this : The
servant of Doctor Menzie, Physician at Dumfries, told
his master anti many others, that the Laird of Cool,
lately dead, appeared to him, rode him down, and killed
his horse.—That lie appointed him to meet him some
time after tit such a place; which he promised to do;
but Mr Pa toll (then Minister of Dumfries) advised him
to break that promise. Mr Ogilvie, (then Miuisterof
Imierw'ck, near Dunbar,) on hearing this, blamed Mr
Paton much, saying, Had he been there, he would not
only have advised him to keep his promise, but would
have gone with him. JAMES HAMILTON.
Dunbar, May 26, 1784. Arinin. Mag. 1785.