. The laird of Logan, or, Anecdotes and tales illustrative of the wit and humour of Scotland. Haud thy tongue, noo. Tarn, handthy tongue, else Ill gie thee a name that nae ither body inPaisley will gie thee, seestu. What dare you call me,you worthless creature; I defy you to call me any thingthats bad. Haud thy tongue, noo, or Ise let it gie thee a name that nae ither that kens thee will giethee. What name dare you give me, sir? Honestman—but Im no obleegd to gar the folk believe it. BETTER TO HAUD THAN TO DRAW. The late Jamie Fleming, the laird of Udiiys fool, was«one day applied to b
. The laird of Logan, or, Anecdotes and tales illustrative of the wit and humour of Scotland. Haud thy tongue, noo. Tarn, handthy tongue, else Ill gie thee a name that nae ither body inPaisley will gie thee, seestu. What dare you call me,you worthless creature; I defy you to call me any thingthats bad. Haud thy tongue, noo, or Ise let it gie thee a name that nae ither that kens thee will giethee. What name dare you give me, sir? Honestman—but Im no obleegd to gar the folk believe it. BETTER TO HAUD THAN TO DRAW. The late Jamie Fleming, the laird of Udiiys fool, was«one day applied to by a company of gangrel bodies to helpthem to a uiL,fhts quarters, when he was at Slains , who was always ready to help a friend in need, wentto the barn, and was carrying a great quantity of straw tomake the beggars warm, when he met tho Earl of Errol,who asked him thus— Well, James, what are you going todo with all tho straw? To dight my sheen, my lord. But you will not require all that. Better leave thanwant, my lord, was his reply, and he walked on. LAniD OF LOUAN. 433. A nifiHLANT) CAUTION. DuGALD MTavisii, wlio brings cattle from the north tothe Edinburgh market, was crossing by steam at the Burnt-island ferry, and being a very gueed scholar, was spell-ing away at the board, whilk, like the auKl stave in thesong of Peter MGraw, tells awha read it, that Anyperson going abaft tliis will be charged cabin fare.—In tiiccourse of the passage a gentleman, from the cabin-end, waswalking forward to view the machinery, and just whencrossing, where Dugald was standing beside the board,found himself suddenly seized by the coat-tail, and lookinground, Dugald exclaimed, with a countenance expressinggreat consternation, Noo, my goot lat, teuk care where youll go, or youll be brought in for the steerage fare. 2 F 434 LAIRD OF LOGAN, TH08E WHO FIND KEETP. This appropriation clause of the schoolboy, was pled byRab Hamilton, when a gentleman, by mistake, had givenhim a shi
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