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I dined with the Club, young Chesters president. It is but bad fun, but I might be father of most of them, and must have patience. At length "Hame cam our gudeman at e'en, And hame cam he." June 9. In the morning I advised Sheriff Court processes, carried on the Demonology till twelve, then put books, etc., in some order to leave behind me.
So he said, "Na, gudeman, but I wanted to see yoursell." "Ay," said I, "and ye'll be wanting eilding now, or something to pit ower the winter?" "Na, na," quo' he, "it's no that I'm seeking; but ye tak an unco concern in that Captain Brown that was staying wi' you, d'ye no?" "Troth do I, Gabriel," says I; "and what about him, lad?"
"It's my gudeman, sir," said the young woman, with a smile of welcome. "Will you alight, sir, and come into our puir dwelling? Cuddie, Cuddie," a white-headed rogue of four years appeared at the door of the hut "rin awa, my bonny man, and tell your father a gentleman wants him. Or, stay, Jenny, ye'll hae mair sense: rin ye awa and tell him; he's down at the Four-acres Park.
At length she pulled out a small chip-box, and opening it, took out a handsome ring, in which was set a braid of hair, composed of two different colours, black and light brown, twined together, encircled with brilliants of considerable value. "Gudeman," she said to Ochiltree, "as ye wad e'er deserve mercy, ye maun gang my errand to the house of Glenallan, and ask for the Earl."
I dinna see that she suld be sae feared for her ain bonny bargain o' a gudeman, and that I shouldna reverence Mr. Butler just as much; and sae I'll e'en tell him, when that tippling body the Captain has ta'en boat in the morning.
The mother that was standing near her husband was blithe to hear this, and reminded her gudeman, how she had often said, that when they did hear tidings of their son her words would be found true, for he had ever been all his days a brisk and a valiant bairn. But the helpless widow was not content, and she came forward drying her tears, saying, "And what is my poor fatherless do-na-gude about?
"Aweel, she kens her ain mind best, gudeman. I hae made a clean house o' Jenny Balchristie, and her niece. They were a bad pack steal'd meat and mault, and loot the carters magg the coals I'm to be married the morn, and kirkit on Sunday." Whatever David felt, he was too proud and too steady-minded to show any unpleasant surprise in his countenance and manner.
"You hae done your duty, gudeman," at length said Mysie, "and now you may leave the puir bit lassie to me; I'll dootless find a word o' comfort to say to her." "But I'm feared, I am awfu' feared, woman, that she is but a prodigal and an " "Hush, gudeman!
Heukbane; "pride will hae a fa' he hasna settled his account wi' my gudeman, the deacon, for this twalmonth he's but slink, I doubt." "Nor wi' huz for sax months," echoed Mrs. Shortcake "He's but a brunt crust." "There's a letter," interrupted the trusty postmistress, "from his son, the captain, I'm thinking the seal has the same things wi' the Knockwinnock carriage.
I want the bairn you were aye girding and grumbling at! that got the rod for this, and the hard word and the black look for that! My bonnie Davie, wha ne'er had a playtime nor a story-book! O gudeman, I want my bairn! I want my bairn!" The repressed passion and sorrow of ten long years had found an outlet and would not be controlled.
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