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Jock was provided with a certain degree of strength, and a most laudable portion of perseverance in these matters, and, in spite of all the resistance which Nelly could offer, he was in general triumphant; after which she could only sigh and look down, as she threatened him with some terrible vengeance, such as "makin his parritch without saut," or "giving him sour milk to his sowans at supper-time," or doing something else which would seriously annoy him.
If they disliked any article of food, that, and no other, were they forced to eat, or starve. Wild Robin, loathing his withered beans and unsalted broths, longed intensely for one little breath of fragrant steam from the toothsome parritch on his father's table, one glance at a roasted potato.
What he was, whether by trade or birth, was more than I could fathom; but he seemed most like an old, unprofitable serving-man, who should have been left in charge of that big house upon board wages. "Are ye sharp-set?" he asked, glancing at about the level of my knee. "Ye can eat that drop parritch?" I said I feared it was his own supper. "O," said he, "I can do fine wanting it.
She even went so far as to back Mary up in her suggestion that the boys should eat what was set before them, asking no questions. "That's the w'y yer faither was brocht up. If he didna finish his parritch in the mornin', they were warmed up for him again at nicht. Ye tak' but a spinfu' 'at ye could hardly ca' parritch, for they're jist puzhioned wi' sugar."
Bairns needed shoes and warm stockings in the cold winters, that they micht be warm as they went to school. And they needed parritch in their wee stomachs against the morning's chill. Noo, I'll not be saying what Mrs. Lauder and I did. We did what we could. It may have been a little it may have been mair.
Junor, his maid, was of opinion that England was an "awfu' country to make parritch in." God bless the poor baby, and restore his perfect health! December 16. R.P.G. and his friend Robert Wilson came the former at five, as usual the latter at three, as appointed. God knows, at this moment I have none to throw away uselessly.
"Little good, little ill, like a spale amang parritch, was that chap Trummle," said Jamie Howison. "I am sorry I have been so short a time in the district, so that I am so imperfectly known to you, but I hope in time to show that I deserve your confidence," said Francis. "But what about the ballot?" asked Jamie Howison. "I have not quite made up my mind about the ballot," said Francis.
"I tellt ye a'ready," answered Cosmo; "I come frae the auld country." "Deil tak the auld country! What care I for the auld country! It's a braid place, an' langer nor it's braid, an' there's mony ane intil't an' oot on't 'at's no warth the parritch his mither pat intil 'im.
Mary's Loch, the hills, the moors, the yellow flowers. He heard, or fancied he heard, his sister Janet calling him home. "And what have ye for supper?" he muttered between his teeth. "Parritch and milk," answered the lassie gently. "Parritch and milk! Whist! say nae mair! Lang, lang! may ye wait for Wild Robin: he'll not gae back for oatmeal parritch!" Next a sad voice fell on his ear.
I blenched, I felt, at this sudden thrust. Had his familiar informed him of my interview? 'It will be a sair blow to him, I said, with apparent unconcern, 'but it cannot affect him directly. 'No affect him? returned my uncle, seemingly shocked at my indifference, 'not when he was aye hand an' glove wi' him? 'He was no his bairn, I retorted, hastily finishing off my "parritch" with a gulp.
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