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CHAPTEE X. 



The Bains' Legars Brilliant showyard winnings The sale The Buch- 

 anans of Whitehouee John Chrystal Milne family Dryhope and 

 Faldonside cousins Their herds and fancies Miss Milne of Otter- 

 burn Sir William Scott, Bart. George Torrance Tweedside and 

 Border Societies Founding and work Border Union Notable 

 improvers. 



FOR a quarter of a century the Legars hjerd, in 

 the Kelso district, had a high reputation. Its prize- 

 winning career was brilliant, and its general manage- 

 ment by Mr Thos. Bain, the vigorous junior partner, 

 was remarkably skilful. Mr Wm. Bain, the older 

 brother, took quietly to the sheep department, but 

 still he was fond of the cattle. Many will remember 

 the kindly senior as he appeared in his later years : 

 a gentle soul, with never a trace of old Border 

 militancy, except in a dominant nose, which, how- 

 ever, was plainly contradicted by the soft light in 

 the eyes and the benevolent curves about the mouth 

 and chin. The herd was founded by the Messrs 

 Bain's father, Mr Alexander Bain, in 1874, the first 

 purchase being at Mr J. Dickinson's Maiden Hall 

 sale. The cow then acquired was Grahamslaw 3rd, 

 a descendant of Turncap Lily (vol. 10), which Mr 

 Dickinson's uncle had bought at Magdalen Hall, 



