sessions-magistrate

Updated: May 16, 2025

Now tell me truly an' cross yer heart wud ye go to Ballycraigie doore an' talk t' wee Willie Chaine as ye talked t' my bhoy jist now?" "No " "No, 'deed ye wudn't for th' wudn't let ye, but because we've no choice ye come down here like a petty sessions-magistrate an' make my bhoy feel like a thief because he goes like a crow an' picks a wild cherry or a sloe that wud rot on the tree.

Alexander Irvine - My Lady of the Chimney Corner