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There's a gran' tough beam here ayont the ingle, will haud me a' crouse and cantie, when the time comes." "What on earth do you mean?" asked we both together. "Ha' ye looked into the monster-petition?" "Of course we have, and signed it too!" "Monster? Ay, ferlie! Monstrum horrendum, informe, ingens, cui lumen ademptum. Desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne.
Aff he went when he got the siller, and a bit later an auld great-aunt left him a bit mair, sae he took a muckle big farm doon sooth, and noo he's at the inn cracking crouse aboot his pedigree beasts and sheep, and swankin' awa as to what he's done syne he left these parts, just as if we didna ken the sort o' man he was, and aye will be.
Big Sam, who was a sergeant in the fencibles, and enough to have put five Frenchmen to flight any day of the year, whiles came to train us; but as nature never intended me for the soldiering trade, I never got out of the awkward squad, though I had two or three neighbours to keep me in countenance. We all cracked very crouse about fighting; but one dark night we got a fleg in sober earnest.
Ye can see by the look of her that she never was meant to work, but just to get everything done for her. Can ye picture her peelin' tatties? The verra thocht's rideeclus. She's juist for lookin' at, like the floors and a' the bonnie things ... But it's thae new folk that pit up ma birse. That Mrs. Duff-Whalley, crouse cat!
He had me in his power and I didn't dare or at least I thought I didn't dare refuse him. So I stayed on, and he got most of my money over cards. He wasn't suspected of the fire, and I never knew Tom was, or I'd have made a clean breast of everything. "Well, things went from bad to badness. Appleby got worse toward us instead of better, and Crouse said he'd teach him a lesson.
Therefore, alas! dear countrymen, O never do the like again, To thirst for vengeance, never ben' Your gun nor pa', But with the English e'en borrow and len', Let anger fa'. Their boasts and bullying, not worth a louse, As our King's the best about the house. 'T is ay good to be sober and douce, To live in peace; For many, I see, for being o'er crouse, Gets broken face.
"If you have, we can 'phone for the authorities to call for our friend here," and he nodded at the tramp who, bound, sat in sullen silence. "No, we don't have such luxuries," answered the farmer, "but I'll send one of my hired men into town. We can lock Jake up in the smoke house 'till the constable gets here." This was done, Jake Crouse submitting sullenly.
I never thought it would storm so, but it was too late to get word to Tom, so I kept the appointment." "And so did I," added Tom. "How Jake Crouse got there is a mystery." "Not much of one, I guess," said Ray. "I fancy he was mad because he didn't kill all the horses and he was going to try it again.
Therefore, alas! dear countrymen, O never do the like again, To thirst for vengeance, never ben' Your gun nor pa', But with the English e'en borrow and len', Let anger fa'. Their boasts and bullying, not worth a louse, As our King's the best about the house. 'T is ay good to be sober and douce, To live in peace; For many, I see, for being o'er crouse, Gets broken face.
I said I'd get even with you and I did." "Then you admit you're Crouse?" asked Tom eagerly. "Might as well, as long as you've got the goods on me. I'll take my medicine now, but I'll get back at you later, Jed Appleby!" and he shot a black look at the farmer. "It will be some time before he can carry out that threat," said Tom easily. "Now, Mr.
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