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They that read him, winna read the ither; an' they that read the ither, winna read him. He has his ain set o' dupes like every ither editor; an' ye mun let him gang his gate, an' feed his ain kye with his ain hay. He'll no change it for your bidding."
"The deil take them that made them!" was his first ejaculation, apostrophizing his mess of porridge. "They're gude parritch eneugh," said Mrs Wilson, "if ye wad but take time to sup them. I made them mysell; but if folk winna hae patience, they should get their thrapples causewayed." "Haud your peace, Alison! I was speaking to my nevoy. How is this, sir?
I winna say, mother, 'at I lo'ed him sae weel as ye lo'ed him, for maybe that wudna be natur I dinna ken; and I daurna say 'at I lo'e him as the bonny man lo'es his brithers and sisters a'; but I hae yet to learn hoo to lo'e him better. Onygait, the bonny man wantit him, and he has him!
He stooped down, careless of a dead man as of a dead buck, and stropped his dirk clean and dry on the man's breeches. Then the men, equally indifferent, picked up the body and started off. "D'ye ken wha the chiel is?" asked Donald, as we walked after them. "A certain sergeant of dragoons, or one of his men," I answered. "He winna fash ye ony more," said he.
"It will kindle again in an instant," said Lance; internally adding, "I pray to God it may! It will kindle in an instant lack of fuel, and the confusion of the family." "Ay, like enow, like enow," said Ditchley; "but I winna budge till I see it blazing." "Why then, there a-goes!" said Lance. "Thank thee, Cis thank thee, my good wench.
"Oh, as to committee meetings, I doubt she could be ill spared to many of them, but for the day itself, to hear the speaking and see the show like the rest. And you are not to spoil it to her beforehand, Davie." "Well, I winna, grannie. It will be great fun I dare say." "And as it's a leisure time, you must do what you can to help with the rest, and all the more as I canna spare Katie.
And we maun work discipleen amo' oorsels, or else the rod o' the Almichty'll come doon upon a' oor backs. I winna haud ye frae particulars ony langer.�-Upon a certain Sawbath nicht i' the last year, I gaed into Robert Bruce's hoose, to hae worship wi' 'm.�-I'm gaein straucht and fair to the pint at ance.
It's but sma' honour, laddie, to ony man to be the last; an' gien ye dinna gaither the wit ye hae, and du the best ye can, ye winna lang be laird o' Glenwarlock.
There's nothing in all the world that we can trust in." "Ay, you may weel say that. But it is a lesson that we are slow to learn; and the Lord winna let us forget." There was a pause. "When was it?" asked Graeme, softly. "Six weeks ago this very night, I have been thinking, since I sat here. Her trouble was short and sharp, and she was glad to go." "And would she have come?"
In the very pew I says canny to mysel', 'Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, the which should be a help, but the moment the minister gi'es out that awfu' book, away goes Ezra like the Egyptian." "And you after her," said Elspeth, "like the weavers that wouldna fecht. You make a windmill of your Bible." "Oh, I winna admit I'm beat. Never mind there's queer things in the world forby Ezra.
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