Excerpt from A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Vol. 8: Wilson Young; Abercombie Hepburn<br><br>Where he expected one, you may expect a thousand. Robin, by his own con fession, ploughed up his mice out of ha' and hame.' You have built for your wanderers a cozie bield, where none dare molest them. There is more true greatness in the afi'ectionate exertions which you have made for their subsistence and support, than the bloody catalogue of heroes can boast of. Your own heart will speak peace and satisfaction to you, to the last moment of your life, for every anxiety you have felt on their account. Nor did Wilson forget the ties Of relationship that still united him to the land of his birth. TO his father he wrote fully and regularly; and his letters, both to him and his brother David, are no less replete with sound sense, than ardent affection and excellent moral feeling.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.