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"And whase man wad ye be? And wha wad ye hae to maister ye but me, Cuddie, lad?" answered Jenny. "I'll gar ye comprehend in the making of a hay-band.
I winna say what it was. Some hermaphrodeet cratur had written't that had no respec for man or woman, an' whase neck sud hae been thrawn by the midwife, for that buik cam o' sparin' o' 'm! "'Dinna touch that buik, my bonny leddy, I cried. 'It's awfu' fu' o' dist and stoor. It'll smore ye to open the twa brods o' 't.
'Hoo daur ye bring sic a thing into my hoose? she said, roused by the apparent defiance of her grandson. 'Hoo daur ye, efter what's come an' gane? ''Cause Dooble Sanny's come and gane, grannie, and left naething but this ahint him. And this ane's mine, whase ever the ither micht be.
In his own opinion, at least, he was eminently successful; for, when Sir Mungo Malagrowther one day, in the presence-chamber, took upon him to grieve bitterly for the bride's lack of pedigree, the monarch cut him short with, "Ye may save your grief for your ain next occasions, Sir Mungo; for, by our royal saul, we will uphauld her father, Davy Ramsay, to be a gentleman of nine descents, whase great gudesire came of the auld martial stock of the House of Dalwolsey, than whom better men never did, and better never will, draw sword for king and country.
"'Yes, I've got my money, says I, 'but, dear me, Nancy, what business is it o' yours whether I have got my money or no? "'If it isna my business, Nicholas, said she, 'I would like to ken whase business it is? I am the wife o' your bosom the mother o' your family am I not? Guidman, ye may take ill what I say to ye, but it is meant for your good.
'Hoots! what kin' o' gait 's that to speyk till a body? Whase feet was inside the shune? 'De'il a bit o' me kens, mem. 'Dinna sweir, whatever ye du. 'De'il but I will sweir, mem; an' gin ye anger me, I'll jist sweir awfu'. 'I'm sure I hae nae wuss to anger ye, man! Canna ye help a body to win at the boddom o' a thing ohn angert an' sworn?
It vexes me to the verra hert o' my sowl that a michty man like Milton ane whase bein' was a crood o' hermonies sud ca' that the prayer o' a haithen wuman till a haithen God. 'O all seein' Licht, an' eternal Life o' a' things! Ca's he that a haithen God? or her 'at prayed sic a prayer a haithen wuman?" "Well, well," said the marquis, "I do n't want it all over again.
I'm weel aware that our minutes bear that Mr Todd is our boxmaster; but we ken better than that, and we, whase trade it is to change colours, can hae nae difficulty in reconcilin the tints. I therefore move, as an amendment, that the piece o' plate be presented at once to Mrs Jean Todd, our boxmaster."
And whaur wad be the place to discuss sic a queston but afore a' meetin o' the church? Ca' ye that the public, sir? Wasna the church institute for the sake o' discipleen? Sic things are no to be ironed oot in a hole an' a corner, atween you and the deycons, sir. They belang to the haill body. We're a' wranged thegither, and the Holy Ghost, whase temple we sud be, is wranged forby.
Few hae been brought farther ben, and ye grudge your son suld gie me a day's service in the field?" "Na, my leddy na, my leddy, it's no that," exclaimed Mause, greatly embarrassed, "but ane canna serve twa maisters; and, if the truth maun e'en come out, there's Ane abune whase commands I maun obey before your leddyship's.
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