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McTavish, of the county of Glengarry, in Ontario, Canada; "but that wass for debt, and he wass a ferry honest man whateffer, and he would not broke his promise no, not for all the money in Canada. If you will listen to me, I will tell chust exactly the true story about that debt, to show you what an honest man my grandfather wass.
Indeed, I never remember to have seen Donald anything but dignified. "How do you find life in these parts?" I inquired. "Indeefferent, sir vera indeefferent! Tae be sure, at fairs an' sic-like I've often had as much as ten shillin' in 'ma bonnet at a time; but it's juist the kilties that draw em; they hae no real love for the pipes, whateffer!
"Who is it, Kirsty?" she inquired anxiously, a new fear at her heart for her brother. "I know not, but he has neffer been in this Glen before whateffer," replied Kirsty, with an ominous shake of the head, her primitive instincts leading her to view the stranger with suspicion. "But!" she added, with a glance at her young mistress' face, "he iss no man to be afraid of, at any rate.
"One hundred and twenty-one feet and two inches," was the final verdict, and from the crowd there rose a roar that rolled like thunder around the hills. "It's a fluke, and so it is!" said McGee with another oath. "Give me your hand, lad," said Duncan Ross, evidently much roused. "It iss a noble throw whateffer, and worthy of beeg Rory himself.
Stewart was looking extremely concerned; and the young people crowded together in speechless dismay. 'Puir Neil, said Duncan in the background, 'he said he would not go to Edinburgh to pring disgrace on his family whateffer. 'He would have done far better to have gone up for his trial, said Mr. Stewart. 'Good morning, Dr.
"Ay, ay!" said Hamish, in sudden gladness, "we will soon be by Ardalanish Point with a fine wind like this, Sir Keith; and if you would rather hef no lights on her well, it is a clear night whateffer; and the Dunara she will hef up her lights." The wind came in bits of squalls, it is true; but the sky overhead remained clear, and the Umpire bowled merrily along. Macleod was still on deck.
Macgregor a little impatiently, "for there's no want of them whateffer when a congregation falls vacant." "That's so," replied Brown; "but you see he wants only first-class men men ready for anything in the way of hardship, and not to be daunted by man or devil." "Ou ay!" said the old lady, nodding her head grimly; "he will not be finding so many of yon kind."
Allan and Miss Marjorie, said Duncan, 'and he must not be long, ta captain cannot be waiting or he will miss the tide. He iss a ferry impatient man iss ta captain, whateffer. All right, said Allan; 'we'll talk to him. You go in first, Marjorie. A short way from the entrance Marjorie came upon Neil; but what a change in her old playmate!
A rantin' reel pleases 'em well eneugh, but eh! they hae no hankerin' for the gude music." "That is a question open to argument, Donald," said I; "can any one play real music on a bagpipe, think you?" "Sir," returned the Scot, setting down the empty flask and frowning darkly at the fire, "the pipes is the king of a' instruments, 'tis the sweetest, the truest, the oldest, whateffer!"
"Ye'll pe seein' her for yourself whateffer," he said "Ye'll no miss her in the waters 'twixt here an' Skye." He stooped and fumbled in his basket, presently bringing out of it a small bunch of pink bell-heather, the delicate waxen type of blossom which is found only in mossy, marshy places. "The shentleman wanted as much as I could find o' this," he said "An' he had it a' but this wee bittie.
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