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"Yes, they're gone all gone, curse 'em; and they've taken every plack and bawbee they could lay their thieving hands upon," he mumbled. "'Tis like the dogs; to stay on here and eat and drink me out of house and home, and then to scurry off when I'm most like to need protection." "But Madge?" says Richard. "Is she safe in bed?" "She's a jade!" was all the answer he got.
It was not till 1817 that English gold and silver became current in Ireland, and Irish pennies and halfpennies were struck as late as the reign of George IV. The Scottish coins came to an end more than a century earlier. The name of one of them, however, the "bawbee," has survived in popular humour.
Just about the time that the battle of San Jacinto was fought, President Jackson was one day found by Mr. Buchanan studying earnestly the map of Texas. He was tracing Houston's plan of retreat of which he had doubtless received information and putting his finger upon San Jacinto he said, "Here is the place! If Sam Houston is worth one bawbee, he will make a stand here, and give them a fight!"
Dinna ye see that Strang knew you twa fiery Hielandmen would never tak 'No, and he sent Isabel awa on purpose for our Davie to run after her. He kens weel they will be sure to marry, but he'll say now that his daughter disobeyed him; sae he'll get off giving her a bawbee o' her fortune, and he'll save a' the plenishing and the wedding expenses. Deacon, I'm ashamed o' you.
And there was another pause, while each rolled a stone under his foot. 'Cast your jaiket and I'll fecht ye for a bawbee, cried the elder boy with sudden violence, and dramatically throwing back his jacket. 'Na, I've nae time the now, said Francie, with a sharp thrill of alarm, because Crozer was much the heavier boy. 'Ye're feared.
Awa with him, Geordie, pay him, plack and bawbee, out of our monies in your hands, and let them care that come ahint." Richie, who had counted with the utmost certainty upon the success of this master-stroke of policy, was like an architect whose whole scaffolding at once gives way under him. He caught, however, at what he thought might break his fall.
Little by little, all winter, the sentiment of disapproval and dislike gathered. Some one soon found out that Margaret's tenants "just sent every bawbee o' the rent-siller to the Glasgow Bank;" and this was a double offence, as it implied a distrust of her own townsfolk and institutions.
"You have made my auld age parfectly happy, Jean," he said to her on the last solemn night of his life; "and I thank God for the gift o' your honest love! Now that I am going the way of all flesh, I have gi'en you every bawbee I have. I have put no restrictions on you, and I have left nae dead wishes behind me.
He saw Tommy looking so-woe-begone that it was necessary to ask the reason. "Oh, Birkie, lend me threepence," sobbed Tommy, "and I'll give you sixpence the morn." "You're daft," said Birkie, "there's no a laddie in Thrums that will have one single lonely bawbee the morn."
'Pay the boend thrice, says he, 'and let the puir deevil go. 'Here it's, says Bassanio. Na! the young judge wadna let him. 'He has refused it in open coort; no a bawbee for Shylock but just the forfeiture; an' he daur na tak it. 'I'm awa', says he.
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