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Her notes were shrill and high, and repeatedly she said "Get my brither John's bill frae him" "that will do" "he, puir fallow! canna pay't, at ony rate, and I want to save him frae the hands o' the law." The deacon did not understand this broken conversation; but he could easily perceive that his friend was taking the advice of his wife.
Then he stared at his mistress. Then he read it again. At length, with a bewildered look, he said, "Gin ye awe the siller, ye maun pay't, mem." "But I can't." "The Lord preserve's! What's to be dune? That wadna gang far." "No, no, James," returned his mistress. "I am not going to take your money to pay Mr Bruce." "He's an awfu' cratur that, mem. He wad tak the win'in' sheet aff o' the deid."
"The whusky's disagreed wi' me," he said. "It's verra ill-faured o' 't. I'm sure I pay't ilka proper attention." Then he went down the stairs, murmuring "Rainbows! Rainbows! Naething for me but rainbows! God help the laddie!" It may appear strange to some of my renders that Alec should fall into this pit immediately upon the solemn warning of his friend.
It was, however, made manifest, that Mrs Fenton had offended the law, in so much, as her flags had not been swept that morning; and therefore, to appease the offended delicacy of Miss Peggy, who was a most respectable lady in single life, I fined the delinquent five shillings. "Mr Pawkie," said the latheron, "I'll no pay't.
In account with JOHN WILSON MACKENZIE, of New Jersey, deceased, . . . . . . . . . . Dr. To thirty barrels of beef for General Sherman, at $100, $3,000 To traveling expenses and transportation . . . . . 14,000 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 Rec'd Pay't. He died then; but he left the contract to Wm. J. Martin, who tried to collect it, but died before he got through.
With the furniture of my room, these constituted my total assets. I had an unsettled account of forty dollars with Messrs. Roller & Ems, printers, for washing-machine circulars, cards, etc.; and Rap, rap, rap! 'Mr. Peck says as how you'll please call around to his office and settle up this afternoon, sure. New York, Nov. 30, 1859. Mr. TO JOHN PECK, Dr. To Rent of Room to date $9 00 Rec'd Pay't,
In account with JOHN WILSON MACKENZIE, of New Jersey, deceased, . . . . . . . . . . Dr. To thirty barrels of beef for General Sherman, at $100, $3,000 To traveling expenses and transportation . . . . . 14,000 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000 Rec'd Pay't. He died then; but he left the contract to Wm. J. Martin, who tried to collect it, but died before he got through.
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