He had to stay at a small country tavern, and the time hung very heavily on his hands.
He asked the landlord if he had any books.

The only one he could find was a first volume of Scott's "Redgauntlet," which was just then being published in Boston by a bookseller named Parker, in what was called Parker's revised edition.
Father read it with infinite delight.

His eyes were opened to the excellence of Scott.

He got home the next day at about noon, and immediately sent one of the children down to the circulating library to get the second volume.

He subscribed to Parker's edition, and was a great lover of Scott ever after.
We were permitted, however, to read the "Tales of a Grandfather." I hope if any boy reads this book he will read the "Tales of a Grandfather," especially the parts which give the history of Scotland.