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The minister was weel thocht o'; he was aye late at the writing folk wad see his can'le doon by the Dule Water after twal' at e'en; and he seemed pleased wi' himsel' and upsitten as at first, though a' body could see that he was dwining.
Yes, I did take some what you call rubbish, and did discover Maister Mishdigoat's own monumentsh It's like dat he meant I should be his heirs so it would not be civility in me not to come mineself for mine inheritance." "At twal o'clock, then," said the mendicant, "we meet under this tree.
For twal year hev a' been hoosekeeper in this manse, an' gin it hedna been for peety a' wad hae flung up the place. "Ye never cud tell when he wud come in, or when he wud gae oot, or what he wud be wantin' next. A' the waufies in the countryside come here, and the best in the hoose is no gude eneuch for them. He's been an awfu' handfu' tae me, an' noo a'coont him clean dottle.
I did it masel' a wee while. That's what I telt Tam, an' I pinted oot the difference atween you an' the elders. I said as hoo ye wad hae pickit oot the auld buddy first But to think ma ain een saw ye comin' ben the taivern ayont twal o'clock at nicht." With such varied discourse did Geordie beguile our homeward way, which at last brought us to his dwelling-place.
The night after I had sent this, as my final answer to the offer of leniency, the Visiter was visited by three men in the "wee sma' hours, anent the twal," the press broken, some of the type thrown into the river, some scattered on the road, and this note left on the table: "If you ever again attempt to publish a paper in St.
"I have been waiting, sir, to see him mysel' since" Jamie looked gravely at his watch "since the half after twal'. But he does not suffer being interrupted." James Bowdoin threw himself on a chair and laughed. "Who is it?" "It'll be your Miss Abby, I'm thinkin'." "The imp!
I heard auld Horny say something aboot lyin' to there for a bit, to tak a keg or something aboord. The boys looked at each other, bade Alan good-night, and walked away. 'Hoo far is 't to Stonehaven, Shargar? said Robert. 'I dinna richtly ken. Maybe frae twal to fifteen mile. Robert stood still. Shargar saw his face pale as death, and contorted with the effort to control his feelings.
'Whaur's that auchteenpence? Betty used to ask; 'only twal an' sixpence, an' your wages is fourteen shillings forbye your chance frae mourners for happen the corp up quick' then ye hummer an' ha', an' try to think on the lee ye made up on the road doon; but it's a gye queery thing that ye canna mind o't. Ralph looked so interested that Saunders quite felt for him. "And what then?" said he.
He believed he would find him in some one of the popular places of resort, standing ever open, with their false glitter and dangerous splendor, to lure their victims to destruction. But 'the wee small hour ayont the twal' found him still searching, and still unsuccessful.
The wifie I lodge wi' canna last lang, an' I would like to settle doon in some place." "So you are on your way to Mag's now?" "Ay, we'll get her in atween twal' and ane." "Oh, yes; but why do you want me to go with you?" "I want ye for a witness. If she winna let me aff, weel and guid; and if she will, it's better to hae a witness in case she should go back on her word."
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