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Sae mony o'us as thought oursells sib to the family when the gear was parting, we may do something for her amang us surely. This proposal seemed to dispose most of the assembly instantly to evacuate the premises, although upon Mr. Protocol's motion they had lingered as if around the grave of their disappointed hopes.
"And the people at Wolf's Hope," said Ravenswood, "did none of them come to your assistance before the flame got so high?" "Ay did they, mony ane of them, the rapscallions!" said Caleb; "but truly I was in nae hurry to let them into the Tower, where there were so much plate and valuables."
There's mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an' mony a time an' aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an' the eels, or to gather the big pearl-mussels that lie sae thick in the fords. But its bonny wooded banks are places for enjoying the day in no for passing the nicht.
"Hoot!" rejoined the laird, "wad ye hae me plaguit to tell the laddie there a' thing I wad du for him, as gien he hadna a hert o' his ain to tell 'im a score o'things ay, hun'ers o' things? Dinna ye ken 'at the speerit o' man's the can'le o' the Lord?" "But sae mony for a' that follows but their ain fancies! That ye maun alloo, laird; an' what comes o' yer can'le than?"
For in the Moon this hurry about choosing of Feathers was grown to the greatest heighth imaginable, as if it encreast by the very Laws that were made to suppress it; for now at a certain publick Place where the Bloutegondegours us'd to meet every Day, any Body that had but Mony enough might buy a Feather at a reasonable Rate, and never go down into the Country to fetch it; nay, the Trade grew so hot, that of a sudden as if no other Business was in Hand, all people were upon it, and the whole Market was chang'd from Selling of Bear-Skins, to Buying of Feathers.
For before the Shop is fully furnisht, you will see what there will be wanting to fill all the corners and places with commodities that must be sold by length of time, and to stand out the trust; and also with patience and meekness expect the coming of mony from slow and bad paymasters: therefore it begins to be time to speak of the promised Portion. Uds bud, what a racket is here now!
'Deil, but your dog's weel entered wi' the vermin now, sir! were the first words uttered by the jolly farmer as he came up, his head streaming with blood, and recognised his deliverer and his little attendant. 'I hope, sir, you are not hurt dangerously? 'O, deil a bit, my head can stand a gay clour; nae thanks to them, though, and mony to you.
When, however, industry, economy, and patient courage had done all, poor Abe was sometimes almost overwhelmed by hardships, almost, but not altogether. He had a firm faith in God, and used to say, "My Father knows haa mich I can carry to a grain, and He wean't lay a straw too mony upon me, bless Him."
But he that inrowleth himselfe a Souldier, or taketh imprest mony, taketh away the excuse of a timorous nature; and is obliged, not onely to go to the battell, but also not to run from it, without his Captaines leave.
"I wish I was weel through this business," thought Edie to himself; "mony folk surmise that the Earl's no very right in the judgment, and wha can say how far he may be offended wi' me for taking upon me sae muckle?"
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