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seeing the curiosities�察�and among others Chelsea Hospital�察�he happened to 

speak to some of the invalids�察�who found out from his tongue that he was a 

Scotchman�察  �and   speaking   to   the   invalids�察  �one   of   them�察  �a   very   old   man�察�

with a grey  head and a leg of timber�察 �inquired what part of Scotland   he 

was   come   from�察  �and   when   he   mentioned   my   parish�察  �the   invalid   gave   a 

great shout�察�and said he was from the same place himself�察�and who should 

this old man be�察�but the very identical Rab Rickerton�察�that was art and part 

in Meg Glaiks' disowned bairn。            Then they had a long converse together�察�



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and   he   had   come   through   many   hardships�察  �but   had   turned   out   a   good 

soldier�察    �and   so�察 �in   his  old   days�察  �was    an   indoor    pensioner�察    �and   very 

comfortable�察  �and   he   said   that   he   had�察  �to   be   sure�察  �spent   his   youth   in   the 

devil's service�察�and his manhood in the king's�察�but his old age was given to 

that of his Maker�察�which I was blithe and thankful to hear�察�and he enquired 

about many a one in the parish�察�the blooming and the green of his time�察�

but they were all dead and buried�察�and he had a contrite and penitent spirit�察�

and read his Bible every day�察�delighting most in the Book of Joshua�察�the 

Chronicles�察�and the Kings。 

     Before   this   year�察  �the   drinking   of   tea   was   little   known   in   the   parish�察�

saving among a few of the heritors' houses on a Sabbath evening�察�but now 

it became very rife�此       �yet the commoner sort did not like to let it be known 

that   they   were   taking   to   the   new   luxury�察  �especially   the   elderly   women�察�

who�察�for that reason�察�had their ploys in out´houses and by´places�察�just as 

the witches lang syne had their sinful possets and galravitchings�察�and they 

made their tea for common in the pint´stoup�察�and drank it out of caps and 

luggies�察  �for   there   were   but   few   among   them   that   had   cups   and   saucers。 

Well do I remember one night in harvest�察�in this very year�察�as I was taking 

my     twilight   dauner     aneath    the  hedge    along    the   back   side   of   Thomas 

Thorl's yard�察�meditating on the goodness of Providence�察�and looking at the 

sheaves of victual on the field�察�that I heard his wife�察�and two three other 

carlins�察�with their Bohea in the inside of the hedge�察�and no doubt but it had 

a lacing of the conek�察。�3�� for they were all cracking like pen´guns。                     But I 

gave them a sign�察�by a loud host�察�that Providence sees all�察�and it skailed 

the bike�察�for I heard them�察�like guilty creatures�察�whispering�察�and gathering 

up their truck´pots and trenchers�察�and cowering away home。 

     It was in this year that Patrick Dilworth ��he had been schoolmaster of 

the parish from the time�察�as his wife said�察�of Anna Regina�察�and before the 

Rexes came to the crown���察�was disabled by a paralytic�察�and the heritors�察�

grudging the cost of another schoolmaster as long as he lived�察�would not 

allow   the   session   to   get   his   place   supplied�察  �which   was   a   wrong   thing�察  �I 

must     say�察 �of   them�察   �for  the  children    of   the  parishioners      were   obliged�察�

therefore�察  �to   go   to   the   neighbouring   towns   for   their   schooling�察  �and   the 

custom was to take a piece of bread and cheese in their pockets for dinner�察�



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and   to   return   in   the   evening   always   voracious   for   more�察  �the   long   walk 

helping     the   natural    crave   of   their  young     appetites。     In   this   way    Mrs 

Malcolm's   two   eldest   laddies�察  �Charlie   and   Robert�察  �were   wont   to   go   to 

Irville�察�and it was soon seen that they kept themselves aloof from the other 

callans in the clachan�察�and had a genteeler turn than the grulshy bairns of 

the   cottars。    Her   bit   lassies�察  �Kate   and   Effie�察  �were   better   off�察  �for   some 

years before�察�Nanse Banks had taken up a teaching in a garret´room of a 

house�察�at the corner where John Bayne has biggit the sclate´house for his 

grocery´shop。        Nanse   learnt   them   reading   and   working   stockings�察  �and 

how   to   sew   the   semplar�察  �for   twal´pennies   a´week。          She   was   a   patient 

creature�察�well cut out for her calling�察�with blear een�察�a pale face�察�and a long 

neck�察�but meek and contented withal�察�tholing the dule of this world with a 

Christian   submission   of   the   spirit�察  �and   her   garret´room  was   a   cordial   of 

cleanliness�察�for she made the scholars set the house in order�察�time and time 

about�察�every morning�察�and it was a common remark for many a day�察�that 

the   lassies�察  �who   had   been   at   Nanse   Banks's   school�察  �were   always   well 

spoken   of�察  �both   for   their   civility�察  �and   the   trigness   of   their   houses   when 

they were afterwards married。             In short�察�I do not know�察�that in all the long 

epoch of my ministry�察�any individual body did more to improve the ways 

of the parishioners�察�in their domestic concerns�察�than did that worthy and 

innocent creature�察�Nanse Banks�察�the schoolmistress�察�and she was a great 

loss   when   she   was   removed�察  �as   it   is to   be   hoped�察  �to   a   better   world�察  �but 

anent this I shall have to speak more at large hereafter。 

     It was in this year that my patron�察�the Laird of Breadland�察�departed this 

life�察  �and   I   preached   his   funeral   sermon�察  �but   he   was   non´beloved   in   the 

parish�察    �for  my    people    never    forgave     him   for   putting    me   upon     them�察�

although they began to be more on a familiar footing with myself。                          This 

was   partly   owing   to   my   first   wife�察  �Betty   Lanshaw�察  �who   was   an   active 

throughgoing woman�察�and wonderfu' useful to many of the cottars' wives 

at   their   lying´in�察  �and   when   a   death   happened   among   them�察  �her   helping 

hand�察�and any thing we had at the manse�察�was never wanting�察�and I went 

about myself to the bedsides of the frail�察�leaving no stone unturned to win 

the affections of my people�察�which�察�by the blessing of the Lord�察�in process 

of time�察�was brought to a bearing。 



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     But a thing happened in this year�察�which deserves to be recorded�察�as 

manifesting what effect the smuggling was beginning to take in the morals 

of the country  side。       One Mr Macskipnish�察 �of Highland parentage�察 �who 

had been a valet´de´chambre with a major in the campaigns�察�and taken a 

prisoner with him by the French�察�he having come home in a cartel�察�took up 

a  dancing´school   at   Irville�察  �the   which   art   he   had   learnt   in   the   genteelest 

fashion�察  �in   the   mode   of   Paris�察  �at   the   French   court。 Such   a   thing   as   a 

dancing´school   had   never�察  �in   the   memory   of   man�察  �been   known   in   our 

country side�察�and there was such a sound about the steps and cottillions of 

Mr Macskipnish�察�that every lad and lass�察�that could spare time and siller�察�

went to him�察�to the great neglect of their work。                The very bairns on the 

loan�察�instead of their wonted play�察�gaed linking and louping in the steps of 

Mr Macskipnish�察�who was�察�to be sure�察�a great curiosity�察�with long spindle 

legs�察�his breast shot out like a duck's�察�and his head powdered and frizzled 

up like a tappit´hen。       He was�察�indeed�察�the proudest peacock that could be 

seen�察�and he had a ring on his finger�察�and when he came to drink his tea at 

the   Breadland�察  �he   brought   no   hat   on   his   head�察  �but   a   droll   c

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