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That you must leave to him, and do what he tells you. There will be no fear of the saving then though it 's not an easy matter even for him, as has been sorely proved." "An' hoo are we to gie oorsel's up till him? for ye see we're practical kin' o' fowk, huz fisher fowk, Maister Graham," said Bow o' meal. The tone implied that the schoolmaster was not practical.
"No, he'll come to huz come wid me if you plase, sir." "Sir, never heed them; my mother, sir, has some of what you know of the flitch I brought to Shoneen on last Aisther, sir."
"Have you seen Annie Anderson to-day, Mr Bruce?" asked his mother. "'Deed no, mem. She doesna aften trouble huz wi' her company. We're no gran' eneuch for her." "Hasn't she been here to-day?" repeated Mrs Forbes, with discomposure in her look and tone. "Hae ye tint her, mem?" rejoined Bruce. "That is a peety. She'll be awa' wi' that vaigabone, Willie Macwha. He was i' the toon last nicht.
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.
They are clean anither set frae the like o' huz; there's nae bailie-courts amang them nae magistrates that dinna bear the sword in vain, like the worthy deacon that's awa', and, I may say't, like mysell and other present magistrates in this city But it's just the laird's command, and the loon maun loup; and the never another law hae they but the length o' their dirks the broadsword's pursuer, or plaintiff, as you Englishers ca' it, and the target is defender; the stoutest head bears langest out; and there's a Hieland plea for ye."
They are very wise, and can find their way anywhere. Little cats are called kittens, and are dear things. I have two, named Huz and Buz, and their mother is Topaz, because she has yellow eyes. Uncle told me a pretty story about a man named Ma-ho-met. He had a nice cat, and when she was asleep on his sleeve, and he wanted to go away, he cut off the sleeve so as not to wake her up.
Thae are bonny writer words amaist like the language o' huz gardeners and other learned men it's a pity they're sae dear; thae three words were a' that Andrew got for a lang law-plea and four ankers o' as gude brandy as was e'er coupit ower craig Hech, sirs! but law's a dear thing."
Sudna ye hae come faster up yoursells, instead of flyting at huz?" This excuse would hardly have passed current; but Kettledrummle, who now awoke from his trance of terror, and was known to, and reverenced by, most of the wanderers, together with Mause, who possessed their appropriate language as well as the preacher himself, proved active and effectual intercessors.
Ye maun vote for the five-pound vote if ye are to be oor man," said Sandy Pringle. "We thocht ye would be for a baulder step than a five-pound vote," said Jamie Howison; "ye're said to be the puir man's friend. Is it fair that the like o' huz, that mak the country what it is, should hae nae voice in the elections?
As one of the little ones ran out to fill his jug, he spied his mother and Owen approaching, on which, with the empty vessel in his hand, he flew towards them, his little features distorted by glee and ferocity, wildly mixed up together. "Oh mudher, mudher ha, ha, ha! don't come in yet; don't come in, Owen, till Jimmy un' huz, an' the Denisses, gets the bailie drownded.
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