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"You have discernment indeed to recognize a gentleman in Scotch clothes," I replied, turning the laugh on him. "Dinna raise ae Buckskin, Mr. Rawlinson," said a man in corduroy. "Rawlinson!" I exclaimed at random, "there is one of your name in the colonies who knows his station better." "Trowkt!" cried mine host, "ye ken Ivie o' Maryland, Ivie my brither?"
"This place. We thought it was such a horrible mistake, at first. It was a sort of venture to take." "A happy venture," Felicia murmured, bending over her sewing. "But it wouldn't have been so happy if the defender of his kindred hadn't slaved on the high seas 'for to maintain his brither and me, like Henry Martin in the ballad." "Oh, fiddlestick!" said Ken. "Who wants to loaf around?
"But the lad gently freed himsel' frae her loving airms, sayin', 'It is my duty. An' then he turned to the men an' commanded them to bring him his feyther's sword an' shield, an' he askit his mither to gie him her blessin'. "Then the leddy cried, 'God bless thee, my son. Gae forth, Lord Malcolm o' Glendown, an' avenge the death o' thy feyther an' thy brither.
"But that's waur than a bairn. You'll be worn oot wi' the care o' it. I ken by the heartaches my ain Baubie gied me. Early and late she keepit me in het water." "I hear tell that oor Maggie is just extraordinar' handsome and extraordinar' self-willed. I ken I'm going to sorrow, but her fayther was my brither, and I'll hae to do my duty, or be a meeserable woman."
I hastened to join him and offer my congratulations, which he was at first far from receiving in the spirit of cordiality with which they were offered. A heavy fit of coughing scarce permitted him breath enough to express the broken hints which he threw out against my sincerity. "Uh! uh! uh! uh! they say a friend uh! uh! a friend sticketh closer than a brither uh! uh! uh!
"Ma brither," said the Factor, "we are auld freens; it is weel that we shud staun' thegither. If ye will trade a' yir furs wi' me this day, I'll get the meenister o' the Presybyterian Kirk tae mairry yir gran'dochter. He'll be gled eneuch tae gi'e Father Jois a dour by mairryin' twa o' his fowk. Sell me yir furs, an' I'll warrant ye ye'll hae the laff on Father Jois." That settled it.
I hastened to join him and offer my congratulations, which he was at first far from receiving in the spirit of cordiality with which they were offered. A heavy fit of coughing scarce permitted him breath enough to express the broken hints which he threw out against my sincerity. "Uh! uh! uh! uh! they say a friend uh! uh! a friend sticketh closer than a brither uh! uh! uh!
Gin I had na seen in my youth that a brither in Christ meant less a thousand-fold than a brither out o' him, I might ha' believit the noo we'll no say what. I've an owre great organ o' marvellousness, an' o' veneration too, I'm afeard." "Ah!" said Crossthwaite, "you should come and hear Mr.
"Friends! and wha has mair frinds than yoursel, Miss Ellen, or better frinds? father and mother and a'; where wad ye find thae that will love you mair?" "Ah , but I haven't my brother!" sobbed Ellen. "Your brither, Miss Ellen? An' wa's he?" "He's everything, Mrs. Allen! he's everything! I shall never be happy without him! never! never!"
'It's my brither Sandy, as sure 's deith! he said; 'and he's been hingin' aboot her ever sin' she cam in. But I dinna think she likes him a'thegither by the leuk o' her. 'What for dinna ye gang up till her yersel', man? I wadna stan' that gin 'twas me. 'I'm feared 'at he ken me. He's terrible gleg. A' the Morays are gleg, and yon marquis has an ee like a hawk. 'What does 't maitter?
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