The tinkler-gypsies . knowledge of cant. Itturned out that she and her family, who around, eargerly listening all the time,knew cant thoroughly. An old woman who satjust outside an inner door of Mrs Kennedyshouse, after listening for a time, threw up herhands and exclaimed, Weel, I never heard thelikes o that ; I kent the Marshalls at the Brigo Dee, an ihae Kennedies for the past fortyyears, an I hae come oot an in this hoose forlang eneuch, an I never did hear yae word othat afore. Ye maun be yia o them the mixture of tramp and homer soonmakes itself apparent. I aske
The tinkler-gypsies . knowledge of cant. Itturned out that she and her family, who around, eargerly listening all the time,knew cant thoroughly. An old woman who satjust outside an inner door of Mrs Kennedyshouse, after listening for a time, threw up herhands and exclaimed, Weel, I never heard thelikes o that ; I kent the Marshalls at the Brigo Dee, an ihae Kennedies for the past fortyyears, an I hae come oot an in this hoose forlang eneuch, an I never did hear yae word othat afore. Ye maun be yia o them the mixture of tramp and homer soonmakes itself apparent. I asked her son to allowme to take a photo of him holding in his handstwo baskets—specimens of his fathers handi-work. He replied gruffly, Wull ye gie me ashuUing if I let ye tak my photie ? Now, nopure bred Tinkler would ever have contrivedto get money in such an , uncraftymanner. As we were leaving, Mrs Kennedy shoutedafter me : Do you ken what a manishi (woman or wife)is ? Oh, yes, I replied. Hae ye got yin ?. Tiuklei-s like Hunted Hares. 321 Yes, I answered, thinking of my motherand sisters, and then, to avoid misleading her,I thought it wise to add : But Im no\. ackomed (married), whereuponMrs Kennedy flew into a passion, and stampingher feet, she yelled at me— Eh, man, ye haena the C-0-U-R-R-R-AGE. My friend, who had beaten a speedy retreatround the corner, anxiously inquired what hadgone wrong with her, and when I explainedabout the ambiguity contained in the wordmanishi, he then understood how I could affordto laugh, and has had many a hearty laugh atthe little episode since. Io make the peace, however, 1 took the pre-caution to send them a number of the photostaken on that occasion, and apparently this hadthe effect of soothing her temper, because thenext time she met me, she did not even alludeto the incident : Some months afterwards I hadbeen at a beagle hunt on the hills near Lang-holm. One of the hares was started quite closeto me. It sped past me with its e
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