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He had set his fancy upon Sawney, one of his friend's horses; and he had no doubt, but that he should either induce Sir Philip to make him a present of this horse, or that he should jockey him out of it, by some well-timed bet. In counting upon the baronet's generosity, Archibald was mistaken. Sir Philip had that species of good-nature which can lend, but not that which can give.
In the old "Taming of a Shrew" , reprinted by Thomas Amyot for the Shakespeare Society in 1844, the hero's servant is named Sander, and this seems to have given the hint to Lacy, when altering Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," to foist a 'Scotsman into the action. Sawney was one of Lacy's favourite characters, and occupies a prominent position in Michael Wright's picture at Hampton Court.
But then, he reflected, "she'll think I'm worth more'n ever when she knows I de-clined ten thousand dollars, in five annooal payments." "Mr. Sawney," said the widow Ferret, beaming on him with one of her sudden, precise, pickled smiles, "Mr. Sawney, I'm delighted to hear that you made a brave stand against Romanism. It is the bane of this country. I respect you for the stand you made.
"Sawney for ever!" cried Archibald, as soon as Sir Philip had left the stables. "Sawney for ever!" repeated the hostler, and reminded Mackenzie, that he had promised him half a guinea. Archibald had no money in his pocket; but he assured the hostler, that he would remember him the next day.
"Come, Sawney, don't you go to cut up rough about it," said Mr. Carter, coaxingly. "I should like to know who'd go and cut up smooth about it?" answered the indignant Tibbles.
A little later he wrote: 'I have done thinking of whom we now call Sir Sawney; he has disgusted all mankind by injudicious parsimony, and given occasion to so many stories, that has some thoughts of collecting them, and making a novel of his life. Ib. p. 198. The last of Rowlandson's Caricatures of Boswell's Journal is entitled Revising for the Second Edition.
Graham on the arm of the colonel, Mrs. Hazzard escorted by grim "Dr. Sawney," who was wondering not a little what might be coming. Two or three officers from the mess joined the little family party, and they all clustered at the big folding-doors Bud breathless with anticipation and excitement.
But at last the lawyer read a part which made him open his eyes. Something about its being further stipulated that the said David Sawney, of the first part, in and for the consideration named, "hereby binds himself to have the children which shall issue from this marriage educated in the Roman Catholic faith," caught his ears. "Hold on, mister, I can't sign that!
"Why let me see the two black the dun one yon doddy him with the twisted horn and brockit How much by the head?" "Ah," said Robin, "your honour is a shudge a real shudge I couldna have set off the pest six peasts petter myself, me that ken them as if they were my pairns, puir things." "Well, how much per head, Sawney," continued Mr. Ireby.
"I thought that Sawney wore bare knees on his dirty hills," said another. One pointed to my buckles. "Pinchbeck out of the store," he says. "Ho, ho, such finery!" cried another. "See how he struts like a gamecock." "There's much ado when beggars ride," said a third, quoting the proverb. It was all so pitifully childish that it failed to provoke me.
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