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And hence the proverb for any similar action, or if any one takes by mistake or intention what belongs to another, he says in making an apology, "I am like Ae." Another curious fragment goes from cannibalism to the origin of pigs. A cannibal chief had human victims taken to him regularly, and was in the habit of throwing the heads into a cave close by.
There's but ae kind o' lawvier that does his business like that he's caa'ed a cut-purse, a common highwayman, and ends by dancing a bonny saraband at the end o' a tow-rope! Lalor Maitland assaulted Marnhoul wi' just such a band o' thieves and robbers to steal away the bairns. This will be another o' the gang. Lads, take hold, and see what he has on him."
"Weel, I hae just ae word to the bargain there sall nane o' my gear gang on your beast's back." "What was it as you would be afraid of?" said the foreigner. "Only of losing sight of horse, man, and money," again replied the gaberlunzie. "Does you know dat you make one gentlemans out to be one great rogue?"
I had taen twa or three glasses o' a dooms fine tipple they ca' Madeira, an' a moufu' o' cheese that was a'. Weel, I sat doon to my catalogue there, as it micht be here; but I hadna sat copyin' the teetles o' the buiks laid out upo' the muckle table afore me, for mair nor twa minutes, whan I heard a kin' o' a reestlin', an' I thocht it was mice, to whilk I'm a deidly enemy ever sin they ate half o' a first edition o' the Fairy Queen, conteenin' only the first three buiks, ye ken, o' whilk they consumed an' nae doot assimilated ae haill buik and full a half o' anither.
He seconded his words with an effort so sudden and unexpected, that he freed Rashleigh from my hold, and securing me, notwithstanding my struggles, in his own Herculean gripe, he called out "Take the bent, Mr. Rashleigh Make ae pair o' legs worth twa pair o' hands; ye hae dune that before now."
The Hawaiian people were divided into three very distinct classes; these were: 1. The chiefs or nobles were of several orders. The highest chief bore the title of Moi, which may best be rendered by the word majesty. In a remote period of Hawaiian history, this title was synonymous with Ka lani, heaven. This expression occurs frequently in ancient poems: Auhea oe, e ka lani? Eia ae.
But I canna help thinkin' this, that gin God heardna ae sang o' glory frae this ill-doin' earth o' his, he wadna be nane the waur; but 'Hoo ken ye that? interrupted his grandmother. 'Because he wad be as gude and great and grand as ever. 'Ow ay. 'But what wad come o' my father wantin' his salvation? He can waur want that, remainin' the slave o' iniquity, than God can want his glory.
'Maybe ye cud bide ae minute till I tell ye. 'Yes, I can. What is it? 'I'm nearhan' sure that whan I lea' the parlour, grannie 'ill think I'm awa' to my prayers; and sae she'll think better o' me nor I deserve. An' I canna bide that. 'What should make you suppose that she will think so? 'Fowk kens what ane anither's aboot, ye ken, mem. 'Then she'll know you are not at your prayers. 'Na.
Just ae thing more," said Speug, who was in his glory that day. "I'll need a laddie to keep me gaein' with balls, and I want a laddie that has some spunk, for he'll hae a rough time." Below thirty of the junior school were waiting and looking at Speug like dogs for a biscuit.
She said that if a bloody surf should suddenly appear they might have the child, but not otherwise. Presently the surf dashed red and bloody on the shore. She kept to her word, and let the heartless fellows carry off the boy to the oven. Here is another piece about Ae a Tongan, who attached himself to the Samoan chief Tinilau. Tinilau travelled from place to place on two turtles.
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