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While these matters were in discussion, Madge Wildfire entered, and her first exclamation was, "Eh! see if there isna our auld ne'er-do-weel deevil's-buckie o' a mither Hegh, sirs! but we are a hopeful family, to be twa o' us in the Guard at ance But there were better days wi' us ance were there na, mither?"
And a willin' hert in you forbye? Fegs! ye hae a greater opinion o' Sawtan nor I gied ye the discredit o'." "Na, na; it's nae Sawtan. He has eneuch already, puir fallow!" "Ye'll be o' auld Robbie Burns's opinion, that he 'aiblins micht still hae a stake." "Na, na; he has nane. Burns was nae prophet." "But jist suppose, Thomas�-gin the de'il war to repent."
She said she and her husband hadn't slept a wink the night before, they were so anxious for the minister. Christie looked at her severely, but remembering the commands about loving and forgiving, relented: "Wull then, come on ben an' pray. Tom, you go call her husband! This is na time fer holdin' grudges.
The prime pest of the parish of Knocktarlitie was a certain Donacha dhu na Dunaigh, or Black Duncan the Mischievous, whom we have already casually mentioned.
Julius was greatly grieved at his unkind remarks. "Lordy, man, you ought not ter say things lak dat ter me! I nebber steal nutting in my life. I wasn't even foragin' dis time " "The hell you weren't!" "Na, sah. I wasn't even foragin'. I know dat de General done issue dem orders agin hit, an' I quit long ergo " "This sheep looks like it " "Dat sheep?" "That's what I said, you black thief!"
and since, good dame, it would ill become the King's Warden to let slip the noose that is to catch peace and order for our march territories, yet Will is too noble a fellow for hanging. Go thy ways. I'll see him I'll see him." "Hech na, my Lord," answered Margaret; "I'll no budge frae this house till ye say ye'll save him this ance.
Na, na, it reads plain as a pikestaff; ye pay elevenpence halfpenny and ye get a pound of tea and a glass of whisky. I count it handsome o' the Bailie; and if they didna say he was a teetotaler! It's awfu' how a man is abused."
Every thing that K.rish.na had done Chaitanya must do too, thus we read of his dancing on the shoulders of Murari Gupta, one of his adherents; and his followers, like himself, had fits, foamed at the mouth, and went off into convulsions, much after the fashion of some revivalists of modern times.
"Why, Molly, I thought you were in bed. They told me you were ill." "Na, mem, I'm weel eneuch in body; it's the speerit that's ill. And ye ken why." She spoke in a faint, quavering voice, for her old heart had been crushed by her wayward, self-indulgent son, and a few tears rolled down her wrinkled cheeks; but she was too old and feeble to give way to demonstrative grief.
He then started into an access of frenzy, and unsheathing a long sharp knife, or dagger, which he wore under his coat, he was about to launch it at the dog, when Hobbie, perceiving his purpose, interposed, and caught hold of his hand, exclaiming, "Let a be the hound, man let a be the hound! Na, na, Killbuck maunna be guided that gate, neither."
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