Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-09-15

outright; and eting but sheer curiosity 10 sec now
the thing would end made me keep my grnvi,v-It
was pai" 'ha' Doh"d had ta'en Nosey for of his
am countryrnenand the thiDg after al wasna greatly
I" be wondered At, and that for three reasons
FIRSTLY, the shop was rather dark.n.
Secondly, tue iieelandnau had speclss as haze |
Just said and il likely on this accoun, thai he was
rather short-sightcd: and
Thirdly, Nosey, wi' his kilt and bannet and req coat
WAS, TO a'ntenis and purposes, like human craur
as monkey could weel be.
Nae sooner, then had he got the note Than he omen
cd IT ont, and iook at wi' his gosvrn restless
cen, as II TO see that ii a fosgcarv He then
shook his heed like doctor, when he's vera snrc
Whats Erang VIA person, aud max, II apDca
that he kens a about itand continued in This STYLE
III the Heedlandmans patience began to get exhausted
'Can ye no shange the noe, old shcntlernan:, quo,
Johaid Nosey gi'ed his head auer shake and look
uncommon wise.
us the note no goot, sir:' spal1 the Heelaln,man.
sechnd time; but the cratur, instead of answering him
only ged aBither bis ise shakes ne much nc In ,
per. 'If the note doesna please ye sr' quo, he .I
thank you to gle II back again, and I'll gang to some
nher place. Aad he stretcbt his hand 10 tai, haud
or when my r'en' WI The tall lifting up his stick lent
:'itn SIC whacl over the fingers as made him On,
aack in the .winkliag Of an &c.
Got tann ye ye aud sconnrel,' said tue man. edo ye
mean TO tax my money irae uIe:' And he lifted up
FuG big eneuch TO fall slot, and let y at the mon
Key; ont Nosey was quick for him and iunpi.r
ASIDE htched on shelf before ane could say Jock Ro
binson Here he rOwcd up the note like ba, in his
hand, and put II iu his coat pouch ike onv rational
craur Not only this, but he rnock, tie HIGHLANDER bv
a manner OF means, shooting his snrue at him
sP'tting al him, and girniDg him VII his queer ont
landish pysionony Then he would talk his tail in his
iva hands, and wag il at Donald and s,erI,pq his
hieVes, he would seem to threaten him = eatherjn,
Altogether lie desperate impudent and enencb In
Try me patience oil sauut, no to speak % het bukied
!Iee'andinan II was guide for sair see how Do
maid pehaVt on this occasion. He ragged like ane de-
men'ed mlsca'ng the monkey beyond measure, and
swearing as mony Gaelic aitbs as MIGHT haze sar,d an
ordinar man for twalnontiL During this time ne
yer sieered foot, but kept kicking frae the back,
shop upon "a, that was Gapgipg was highly de-
Ghled; and JaousinG tina, Nosey was over supnle TO
he easily caicaed had apprehension for the event
and remained snug in my birth 10 sec tho upshot
In short in comes Mr. Welt, VIII a piece of low
ing paper in his hand that he had got irae the next
door to LIGHT the shop and sooner did Donald see
him Than no ax'd him for his note
w That note, honest nani' said Mr.. Wet.
SCOT trinn, quo Donald, sthe note tlie old scounre,
YOU grandfather stole frae me-
My grandiather.' answered the ther vp anazement
! am thinking. honest man, We haze had glass over
muckie. My grandfather has been dead for saxteen
iai.' ' &c vas
'Weei, wee tlen,7 qIo' the IeeianLlnaD. Il don,l
Gaze naethins about it. Ii he's no your grandfather
het be your father, your brither your cousin
my taHher, or my brither, ny corsinp repeated
MT. Net., Il maun tell ye plainly, frien' that haze
neither iaither nor hrither coansin of ony scrin
ion on thus side of the grave dinna understand We
honest man, bu, reckon that ye haze set over lang at
aud sleep ii afr '1''''
At this speech the IIeedlaniman lost a. patience.
and ooit sac awfuliy farce that ance or twice was
on Inc mex OF comm forr and explaining how mat
tiers really Stood but curiosity xeept me chained TO the
oach shop, and just tncht would bide wee and see,
how the affair was like end.
Pray, VIVA YOU sir:' said Donald r,,,,;,o HE
hands in his SIDES, and locking through his specls upon
lir. Wet, like deeyil incarnit VIVA are you sir
That daur to speai, TO this manner,
wv TIA an IL said the her, drapping the remnant of
TO hist
saunders Wet, manufacturer liz IIamilton-;lra,,s
what ann
And an Tonald Campbell, piper's sisters SON to
ms grace the great, grand Ilila Of Argye' Numbered
cat o! the Iseediandmau, WI voice tIst was Garso,
10 hear. ~ ~
And what about tiat:' quo,b Mr. Weft rather sn,,-
PistIy IS thoclt-"H ye the great grand Duke
OF Argyle himself re ca' him. IN no neTy, yo, o.,
Kick up dust in toy siop.'
y scoInrel;' said Donald, selling Mr.. Wcft By the
throat, and shaking him Till he otteIed like an .S,a
saf div ye mean TO speak i'll of His Grace the The
OF Argyle? And lie gi'ed him anitlier shal,e-tlen
laying baud Of MS nose, ne he would pu,, az ann
as cows TAIL if ne dd'Ha that instant restore him bs
lost property at this sicht began to grow n, over
and no'7 the necdcessiiy of stappin ben and sa
T'"9 NY employer irae luther damage bodily and o.
,peE"ise. nae sooner had made my appearance than
Donald let go bis grip of Mr.. Wes nose and the at
ter, IN great passion, cried out, wv Iam Niece T
take &c to witness what haze sufer from This hind
hiTsty hecdiadnan. It's no 10 he endured in 4 Chris
tan country III hae the law Of him Thai will ~,
be whuPPit but III hae amends a,ougf, !, Cos, no
twenty pounds o''' ''e
Whats the NATTER quoth I, pretending ignorance
OF the bale concern. What in The name of Nebne
h9dnGzzar' has set We tiiegiter BY the Iugs.' Then
Mar wet began his tale, how he had been cola rod
and weei nigh tbrappsd in his ain si,op;-tben tho
iiheT tatd DOW, in the first place. Dir Wef,'s grand
ia'her as he cat Nosey, Lad stolen bis note, and how
~ the second place, Mr.. Welt himself had nsnlted
Inc great grand Duke Of Argyle. In a word there
was desperate kick up between Them, ihe ane three
ping mat he would TAX the faw of the ither iurocd
ate'y now IN thus respect Donald gaed the greatest
'e"gthS' iT ne swOro iat, rather than be beat lac
would carry his cause to the house of lords aI,Innt
cosi nn threiiy pounds sterling now saw it was
i0ut ont' gentlemen qnoth l. whats the use OF
a tots clishroacisyet, Ycge bath poi;on the ,gr,
SO" oy tue lug, OF my names William niece M
wager ye Penny-?eoe dat MY monkey Nosey is n
the bottom Of the business, 10Y % Ct
Nae sooner bad spoken lie word Thar, ,bo ,.u- I
!2ohIag around the shop spie1 the beatie sittnr nn
The shelf girui1r at ..n - -. ~. upon