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And how's this? how's this? strangers in the jail after lock-up hours, and on the Sabbath evening! I shall look after this, Stanchells, you may depend on't Keep the door locked, and I'll speak to these gentlemen in a gliffing But first I maun hae a crack wi' an auld acquaintance here. Mr. Owen, Mr. Owen, how's a' wi' ye, man?" "Pretty well in body, I thank you, Mr.

"I say, look to the door, Stanchells shut and lock it, and keep watch on the outside." The stranger's brow darkened, and he seemed for an instant again to meditate the effecting his retreat by violence; but ere he had determined, the door closed, and the ponderous bolt revolved.

My father saw them toom the sacks of dollars out o' Provost Dick's window intill the carts that carried them to the army at Dunse Law; and if ye winna believe his testimony, there is the window itsell still standing in the Luckenbooths I think it's a claith-merchant's booth the day* at the airn stanchells, five doors abune Gossford's Close.

This house may hear ye sing anither tune yet Aweel, we hae a' backslidings to answer for Stanchells, open the door." The jailor obeyed, and we all sallied forth. Stanchells looked with some surprise at the two strangers, wondering, doubtless, how they came into these premises without his knowledge; but Mr.

"A bonny thing it is, and a beseeming, that I should be kept at the door half an hour, Captain Stanchells," said he, addressing the principal jailor, who now showed himself at the door as if in attendance on the great man, "knocking as hard to get into the tolbooth as onybody else wad to get out of it, could that avail them, poor fallen creatures!

While examining them, he observed my mysterious guide make a slight movement, and said, "I say, look to the door, Stanchells; shut it, and keep watch on the outside." Mr. Jarvie soon showed himself master of what he had been considering, and saying he could not see how Mr. Owen could arrange his affairs if he were kept lying there, undertook to be his surety and to have him free by breakfast time.

Jarvie's "Friends o' mine, Stanchells friends o' mine," silenced all disposition to inquiries.

Jarvie's "Friends o' mine, Stanchells friends o' mine," silenced all disposition to inquiries.

This house may hear ye sing anither tune yet Aweel, we hae a' backslidings to answer for Stanchells, open the door." The jailor obeyed, and we all sallied forth. Stanchells looked with some surprise at the two strangers, wondering, doubtless, how they came into these premises without his knowledge; but Mr.

My father saw them toom the sacks of dollars out o' Provost Dick's window intill the carts that carried them to the army at Dunse Law; and if ye winna believe his testimony, there is the window itsell still standing in the Luckenbooths I think it's a claith-merchant's booth the day* at the airn stanchells, five doors abune Gossford's Close.