London . n the vounjr soldier oi* sailor whom cliancebrought from the far East during her stay, and the jdacc of their meeting height- 33G ened tlio charm. She again was to him like the glens he had roamed throughin boyhood, and dreams of her fair face mingled with and interrupted his earnestresolves to make a fortune. And if any young Englishman seemed inclined toadmire her, the business was done at once. Many are the homely but stirringrecollections which cement the union between the Scotchman in London, to thethird and fourth generation, and his relatives in the far North. They hav
London . n the vounjr soldier oi* sailor whom cliancebrought from the far East during her stay, and the jdacc of their meeting height- 33G ened tlio charm. She again was to him like the glens he had roamed throughin boyhood, and dreams of her fair face mingled with and interrupted his earnestresolves to make a fortune. And if any young Englishman seemed inclined toadmire her, the business was done at once. Many are the homely but stirringrecollections which cement the union between the Scotchman in London, to thethird and fourth generation, and his relatives in the far North. They have acommon fund of family traditions; and a visit to London or a visit to Scotland isthe day-dream of childhood in all their families. How the males do chirrup itover their tumblers of toddy within sound of Bow Bells or on the borders of theMoor of Rannoch ! But such eternal blazon must not be for the present, though,gentle reader, Tliere is matter for a second rhyme, And I to tliis would add another [Snuflsliup Iliililamiei-.]
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