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He began beating with his heels the accents of the psalm tunes sung at meeting at a very tender age, a habit, indeed, of which he had afterwards to correct himself, as, though it shows a sensibility to rhythmical impulses like that which is beautifully illustrated when a circle join hands and emphasize by vigorous downward movements the leading syllables in the tune of Auld Lang Syne, yet it is apt to be too expressive when a large number of boots join in the performance.
She looked down at her dress half despondently, and yet with some pride. "It was fowerpence the yard, and no less," she went on, fondling the worn merino, "when we bocht it at Sam'l Curr's. Ay, but it has been turned sax times since syne." She sighed, and Babbie came to her and put her arms round her, saying, "Nanny, you are a dear."
Your uncle's been in his maist three hours syne, and Robin's ill o' the rheumatize, and he's to his bed too, and sae I had to sit up for ye mysell, for as sair a hoast as I hae." Here she coughed once or twice, in further evidence of the egregious inconvenience which she had sustained. "Much obliged to you, Alison, and many kind thanks." "Hegh, sirs, sae fair-fashioned as we are!
As twelve chimed out they had stood in front of the chimneypiece mirror and raised their glasses above their heads, singing, "Auld Lang Syne" in time with the dancers on the other side of the wall, who were making such a night of it that several times the house had seemed likely to fall in. When they had given three cheers and were sipping from their glasses, Mrs.
His memory for anything associated with his pupils careers was extraordinarily retentive, and he was even passionately loyal to Auld Lang Syne. And there is yet another characteristic which claims emphatic mention in any attempt to estimate his influence. He was conspicuously and essentially a gentleman.
"Dear Jessie," said I, "you and your friend are just formed for each other. How happy you could make him." "Who?" said she, and there was no affectation in the question. She knew not the import of that word. "What do you mean?" "Hush," said I, "I will tell you by and by. Old Tom is playing again." It was "Auld lang syne." How touching it was! It brought tears to Jessie's eyes.
"The Whispers are only h'ard at ae spot, whaur ye've juist stood. I've seen the lady a' in green masel', miss aince when I was a laddie, an' again aboot ten year syne." "You mean, Stewart, that you imagined that you saw an apparition. You were alone, I suppose?" "Yes, miss, I was alane." "Well, you thought you saw the Lady of Glencardine. Where was she?" "On the drive, in front o' the hoose."
'Are ye from Dumfries, sir? 'Not just from Dumfries, but I know the Borders fine. 'Ye'll no beat them, she cried. 'Not that this is no a guid place and I've muckle to be thankfu' for since John Sanderson that was ma man brought me here forty-seeven year syne come Martinmas. But the aulder I get the mair I think o' the bit whaur I was born.
These gruesome stories were happily followed by an hour or two of song and pleasantry in Mr. McKenna's tent, ending in "Auld Lang Syne" and "God Save the Queen."
"Weel, then, what is't?" demanded Pete, who had never properly come under Tammas's spell. "I ken," said Tammas. "Oot wi't then." "I dinna say it's lyin' on my tongue," Tammas replied, in a tone of reproof, "but if ye'll juist speak awa aboot some other thing for a meenute or twa, I'll tell ye syne."
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