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"Troth is there," said the landlord; "your honour is right, there is sic a fleeing rumour; but, in my puir opinion, it's lang or the deil die. I wad hae the folks here look to themsells. If he makes an outbreak, he'll be doun frae the Hielands or I could drink this glass, and whare are they then? A' thae hell-rakers o' dragoons wad be at his whistle in a moment.
Maddened by defeat, by the loss of lands and homes, by hunger, and by disease which followed hunger, the Maoris were at last ready to doubt the truth of the religion which the white man had brought them. I have kept out of the text all mention of the burning of women and children in a whare at this place, because one clings to the belief that it was accidental.
Whare will I get a bonny boy That will win hose and shoon: That will gae down to Durisdeer, And bid my merry men come? He drowned the latter part of the verse by playing, with much emphasis, Kind Robin loes me.
It was a onfortnit remark, for the whole meetin house lookt at me with mingled surprise and indignation. I was about risin to a pint of order, when it suddenly occurd to me whare I was, and I kept my seat, blushin like the red, red rose so to speak.
"Great distress, I fear, Edie," answered Miss Wardour; "but I am surprised it is already so public." "Public! Sweepclean, the messenger, will be there the day wi' a' his tackle. I ken it frae ane o' his concurrents, as they ca' them, that's warned to meet him; and they'll be about their wark belyve; whare they clip, there needs nae kame they shear close eneugh."
"It's chappit eight on every clock o' the town, and the sun's gaun down ahint the Corstorphine hills Whare can ye hae been sae late?" "Nae gate," answered Effie. "And wha was that parted wi' you at the stile?" "Naebody," replied Effie once more. "Nae gate? Naebody? I wish it may be a right gate, and a right body, that keeps folk out sae late at e'en, Effie."
This only set Donald a lauching mair than ever, and when he lifted up his nieve, and shook it at Nosey in a gude humoured way, what think ye that the cratur did? Odds man, he took the note frae his pouch, whare it lay rowed up like a baw, and, papping it at Donald, hit him as fairly upon the nose, as if it had been shot out of a weel-aimed musket. There was nae resisting this.
I's most dead now, wha'for ye no lef me whare a be?" said he in a whining manner; and making a second attempt, fell back upon the floor, at which two of them seized him by the shoulders, and dragging him into a long, dark, cell-like room, threw him violently upon the floor.
"Five and six, and as much mutton as you want!" "Too much, perhaps, and braxy at that!" "Come, a cottage to yourselves, rations, and five and six a day!" "Cottage! A tumble-down wharè is what he means!" "Fresh meat every day with me, boys beef, mutton, and pork!" "Yes; and he'll want you to work twelve hours!" "Better engage with me at five and nine; I'll lodge you well, and feed you first chop!"
"Weel, Ringan," said my brother, "we have met again in this world; it's a blessing I never looked for;" and he held out his two hands to take hold of mine, but the broken links of the shackle still round my wrist made him cry out, "What's this? Whare hae ye come fra? But I need na inquire." "I have broken out of the tolbooth o' Irvine," said I, "and I am fleeing here with Mr Witherspoon."
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