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Not a whit the worse for my venture, I cycled swiftly home, and ate as only one can eat who has spent the night amid the banks and braes of bonnie Scotland. Few ghosts have obtained more notoriety than "Pearlin' Jean," the phantasm which for many years haunted Allanbank, a seat of the Stuarts. The popular theory as to the identity of the apparition is as follows: Mr.
The article appeared in the Number for June 1827, and is now included in the Prose Misc. Works, vol. xix. pp. 283-367. See Captain John Pringle's remarks on the campaign of 1815 in App. to Scott's Napoleon, vol. ix. pp. 115-160. Lear, Act III. Sc. 4. "Pearling Jean," the name of the ghost of the Spanish Nun at Allanbank, Berwickshire.
A housekeeper called Betty Norrie, who lived for many years at Allanbank, declared that other people besides herself had so frequently seen Jean that they had grown quite accustomed to her, and were, consequently, no more alarmed at her appearance than they were by her noises.
Stuart, afterwards created first baronet of Allanbank, when on a tour in France, met a young and beautiful French Sister of Charity of the name of Jean, whom he induced to leave her convent. Tiring of her at length, Mr. Stuart brutally left her, and, returning abruptly to Scotland, became engaged to be married to a lady of his own nationality and position in life.
But Jean was determined he should not escape her so easily. For him she had sacrificed everything: her old vocation in life was gone, she had no home, no honour, nothing, so she resolved to leave no stone unturned to discover his whereabouts. At last her perseverance was rewarded, and, Fortune favouring her, she arrived without mishap at Allanbank.
Sir James Stuart, the last baronet of Allanbank. "The Life of Bonaparte, then, was at last published about the middle of June 1827." Life, ix. 117. Archdeacon Williams, Rector of the New Edinburgh Academy from 1824 to 1847. Among the letters which Sir Walter found time to write before leaving Edinburgh, was one to congratulate his old and true friend Mrs.
Thomas, for that was the swain's name, made an assignation one night to meet Jenny in the orchard at Allanbank. It was early when he arrived at the trysting-place for Thomas, like all true lovers, was ever rather more than punctual and he fully contemplated a long wait.
Stuart could not remove his gaze, and it was not until one of the menials opened the carriage door to assist him down, that the spell was broken and he was able to speak and move. He then flew into the house, and spent the rest of the night in the most abject fear. After this he had no peace Allanbank was constantly haunted.
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