BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. 425
The figure on the right of Mr. Cauvin is meant to represent MR SCOTT,
farmer, Northfield, who survived, and was long an intimate friend of the
Founder of the Hospital. An intelligent and skilful agriculturist, he was greatly
esteemed in the neighbourhood, and by none more so than those who were his
dependants. One man is said to have been in his employment between thirty
and forty years; and another, who died at a very advanced age, had been
servant in the family for upwards of sixty years. Mr. Scott waa an elder of
the parish church of Duddingston. His wife, a Miss Graham, by whom he
had several children, died in 1834.’
No. CCCXV.
MRS. SMITH,
IN THE COSTUME OF 17 9 5.
THAT this Portraiture was sketched without a sitting may be conjectured
from a memorandum by the artist, which states that when the lady heard of
his intention to publish her likeness, “she sent for him to come and get a
proper look at her; but he did not choose to accept the invitation.” Those
who remember Mrs. Smith will have little difficulty in recognising a strong
likeness to her in the Etching.
MRS. or rather LUCKIES, MITH(fo r so in her later years she was uniformly
styled) is dressed in the somewhat ridiculous fashion prevailing towards the
close of last century. The Print bears the date 1795 ; and at that period she
resided in South Bridge Street. Some years afterwards she removed to a
house purchased for her in Blackfriars’ Wynd.
Mrs. Smith was a native of Aberdeen, and had in early life been married
to a trader of the name of Kinnear, by whom she had a son and two daughters.
After the death of her husband she resumed her maiden name of Smith.
Her favourite walk was the Meadows. She was a stout, comely-looking woman,
and usually dressed well. She lived to old age, in the enjoyment of two
annuities-one of which she derived from a gentleman of fortune, the husband
of one of her daughters. The other daughter was also well married, and
we believe settled in America. Mrs. Smith died in January 1836.
His eldest son, Andrew, was s Writer to the Signet ; and David, who formerly assisted him in
the management of Northfield, was a large sheep-farmer near Gala Water. Three of his five
daughtera were respectably msrried ; the eldest to John Parker, Esq., S.S.C., who was appointed to
the office of Principal Extractor in the Conrt of Session ; the second to I&. George Law, farmer,
Morton ; and the second youngeat to Adam Paterson, Esq., W.S.
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