Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-13

wards ,be rionin, was delegated 10 TAX
stan doun 10 the cross, wi web under my
,r,, which bad finished for MIR. Wet, the
muslin manufacturer. BY way oil irohc,a gay,
an fodI;sh ane | allow, brocht Nosey alans WI,
me He had on, as for ordinar' his heeiano
dress. and walkit hehint me, W The bit suck IN
his hand. and his tail sticking out frae behw
his kilt, as if he had been my flunky 1t was,
after a., queer sichi, and, as may be supPos-
ed. drew hall crowd of barns alter me.
bawlinr out, "He~'s Willy M'Gee's monkey
aud ea'eing him nits and gingerbread, max
kin as muckle of The cratur as could De, LOT
Nosey was grea, favorite in the town, ana
every body Iikit him for his droll tricks and the
wav he used TO grin, and dance ana tuinoie Wv
err his head, 10 amuse them :.
On entering Mr.. Weft's shop. iound !,
empty; there wasna leeving soul within.
suppose he had gan. out for LIGHT; and being
payan familiar with him, took sep ben to
the back shop, leaving Nosey in the fore ane.
81, down for iva or three minutes, but naeOooy
made his appearance. Al last the front door,
which had ta'en care 10 shut after me, opened
and Iook't 10 see wha it could be, thinking,
nae doubt. i: was Mr.. Wef, or his apprentice
II was neither the ane nor the ithcr, but
strong middle aged, red faced Heeiandman.
wi snecks on, and wi a kilt and bannet, by a
he world like my monkeys. Now, what lhlnS
we Nosey was about a'ihis time? He was Sit
tim behind the counter upon the lang three-
! light stool that stood torment Mr. Neit
| desk and was turning orer the leaves OF MS
ledger wi look which, for auld fashioned sa-
| eaciousaess, was wonderful 10 behold l was
sac tic led at the sight that l paid ma sort OF
attention 10 the Heelandman, but continued
! looking frae the back shop at Nosey, LAUGHING
| : ;,,, els InalOuScu thai
some queer scene would take pace between
the iva. And | wasna far wrang, for The
stranger taking out pound frae his sp'euchan
handed it over to the monkey, and speered at
him. in his drol norlan deealect, ii he could
change note When heard this thocht
| would haze LAUGHED OUTRIGHT; and nathing but
sheer curiosity TO see how the thing woulc end
made me keep my gravity. 1t was plain that
Donald had ,a'en Nosey for ane OF his am
coun,rymen-apd the thing after a wasna
| greatly 10 be wondered al; and that Tor three
reasons:
Firstly the shop was rather darkish.
Secondly the II eandman had on specks, as
| haze Just said; and il was likely on ibis &C
count that he was rather short sighted; and
Thirdly, Nosey, wi his kilt, and banne', and
red coat. was, to "a mtens and purposes, as
like human cratur as a monkey could wetl
De.
Nae sooner ;hen, had he go: the note, Than
he onened il out, and looklt at WI his wee
elow,in' restless cen, as il 10 see that 1t wasna
a forgery He then shook his head like doc
tor, when he's no very sure what's wrang wi q
person, but wants to MAX ii a22ear that be
TIN The fIceiandmans patience began tc get ex
haus'ed.
"Can ye no shange the note old shenlleman?
| pun' IlorolI Nn,py ..i,.I baa ,h.,
shake, and lookit uncommon wise
''ls the note no goo,, sir? spak the Ieeiand-
man, ,ecoud lime; but the crstur, instead Of
answering him. only gi'ed anither Of his wise
shakes, as mac - 10 say, "l'm no very sure
about it," Al tbs Donald lost temper ''If The
note doesna please V, si!," quo he, an hank
We t. gle me i, hack again, and iii gang TO
so.ls i,hcr place" AID he stretchit out his
! hand TO ,aN haod OF, when my frien' WI The
iai., lifting up MS stick, lent him sic wlae k
over the fingers mace him pu' back in the
thinking of an ee.
"Got tamn We, We auld scoundrel," said the
| man; ':do yc mean TO TAX my money irae me?"
And he lifted up rung big enough 10 fell
stot, and let hte at the monkey, but Noscy was
over quick for him, and, jumping aside, he
lichted on shelf before ane could say Jock
Ruboson. Here he rowed up the note like
baw in his hand, and put into his coat pouch
like any rational cratur Not only this, but be
mocki, the Heelandman by a. manner of means
shooting GU, his tongue at him, splitting al him
and grinding at him, wi his queer and out.
landish physiognomv Then he would tax his
tail in his iva hands, and wag it at Donald s
sleckin his nieves, he would seem TO threaten
nm wi tathrIin.' A'the giiher he was des-
perate impudent, and ENOUGH to try the pa
thence OF Il slunt, no 10 speak o a hel-bluided
He.Iandman. |, wasyude for sar ecu TO see
how Donald behavit on tins occasion.-He
ragged like ane demenrd, misca'ing the mon
KEY beyond measure, and swearing as mony
Gaelic a:lhs rs micht hae saird an ordnar
man for ,walmonth. During this',ime, new
er stcer'd foot, but kept kicking frae the |
back shop upon d that was ganging on was !
highly delighted; and jealousing that Noscy
was over supple TO be easily catched, had nae
apprehension Of the event. and remained snug
in my birth 10 see the aoshot.
In short time in comes Mr. Wefi, wi piece
OF loving paper In his hand, tina, he had got