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"Just pairsecuting an auld man of seventy and a wee bit of a child. And if we canna mak' him tak' a sensible view of things, ye'll do a guid action by taking the puir things awa' wi' ye to some ither pairt of the South Seas, where the creatures can at least live." Then he told his story.
"What's all this about, Jenny," said Miss Sabrina. "Awa' wi' you, awa' wi' you ye wicked pope, ye whore of Babylon is na it for the glory of God, and the Protestant religion? d'ye think I will be a pope as long as light can put out darkness?" And with that the mother and daughter began again to leap and dance as madly as before.
'The Flooers o' the Forest. 'Play awa' than. And Robert played not so well as he had hoped. I dare say it was a humble enough performance, but he gave something at least of the expression Mr. Lammie desired. For, the moment the tune was over, he exclaimed, 'Weel dune, Robert man! ye'll be a fiddler some day yet! And Robert was well satisfied with the praise.
Naebody kens that this young gentleman is living but oursells; and frae that he keeps himsell up sae close, I am judging that he's purposing, if he fand Miss Edith either married, or just gaun to be married, he wad just slide awa easy, and gie them nae mair trouble.
A bowl of this disgusting liquid was always prepared and served out just as a party of chiefs were sitting down to their meals. It would sometimes send the victim into a slumber from which he never awoke. The confirmed awa drinker could be immediately recognized by his leprous appearance. "By far the darkest feature in their social condition was seen in the family relation.
But I maun e'en be riding back to put a question or so to the man that has stown awa' my bit ewe-lamb and put her in fold by the Water of Ae." At that moment Amelia came in with a triumphant smile. "It's a laddie from the post, and he winna gie up the letter unless you pay him sevenpence for postage dues and a penny for himself!" "There's the sevenpence, and clash the door in his face!" I cried.
When shown into the dining-room, she rushed up to her, and caught her to her bosom, crying, "Ye ill-contrived smatchit! What hae ye been aboot, rinnin' awa' this gait? I wonner ye wasna droont i' the Glamour." "I don't see what better you could expect of your own child, Mrs Constable, if you go spreading reports against other people's children," said Mrs Forbes bitterly.
The moon was shinin' in, ad I cud see the corpse stretched on the table whar we left it; and he kicked the door to wi' a purr o' his foot. 'Lock it, says he; and so I did. And here's the key for ye tak it yoursel', sir. He offer'd me money: he said he'd mak me a rich man if I'd sell him the corpse, and help him awa' wi' it." "Hout, man! What cud he want o' t' corpse?
She could only say to her-self 'And folk ca's him half-wuttit, div they! Weel, lat them! Gien he be half-wuttit, the Lord's made up the ither half wi' better! And, eh, sic a bonny reid and white as it was! And better yet I likit to see yon hert-brakin luik o' the lost are weirin aye awa and awa till 't was clean gane!
"Never mind, Elspie dear, you are weak with being ill; but you will get better soon. Oh, yes, very soon!" "It's no that;" and Elspie took her child's hands and looked wistfully in her face. "Olive, gin ye were to tine your puir auld nurse? Gin I were to gang awa?" "Where?" "Unto God," said Elspie, solemnly. "Dearie, I wadna grieve ye, but I'm aye sure this sickness is unto death."
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