Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-09-15
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From the Life of Mansie WAUGH.
THE BUCKSKIN BREECHES.

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Ye see, ye KEN" said Thomas, /" that
the Breadelbane Fencibles, wheen High
land ,Burkies, were put into camp at Fisher
row links"
AT that time, as | was observing, the
butcher dldna supply company or compa-
MES, according to the terms of contract,
drawn up before 'sponsibe witness, between
MIN and the paymaster; but the soldiers
got beef-money along with their pay with
@hich said money, given them we observe,
Ior SAID purpose, they were bound and obi
gated, IN terms of the statute, to buy, pur-
chase, and provide, the said beef, twice a.
week or ottener, as it might happen; an
orderly ottisher making inspection of the
camp. kettles regularly every forenoon at
one o'clock or whereabouts.
! 80, as yen pay attention to observe.
there private in M'Tavish's company.
the second to the left Of the centre, of the
name of Duncan MacAlpine, wee, hardy,
biacka-viced, inn-knee'd creature, remarka-
Die for nae thing that / ever heard tell of,
except'beng reported of having shotten a
gauger In Bedenough, or Whereabouts and
Tor having desperate red nose, the effects,
ye observe, of drinking spurious liquors; ye
observe, daur say, the effects of drinking
malt speerits.
Well, week after week passed over
and better passed over, and Duncan played
OH his tricks, like anither Herman Boaz,
the slight o'hand juggler, him that suspecket
to be In league and FACTION with the dell
But yen hear"
so when all were watching beside the
camp kettles, some stirring them with squirt
less, or parritch-s sticks, or forks, or whatev-
was necessary, the orderly ofisher made
point and practice of regularly coming bye.
about the chap of one past meridian. asJ
observed to ye before, to make. inspection
OF what alkl ane had warded his pay on, and
what ne had got slmnering in the het water
for his dinner.
so, on the day concerning which | am
about to speak it fell out as usual that he
happened to be making his rounds, hating
moment or two may be, before ilka not
the man that had the charge thereof, by
way of stirring like, clapping down his lang
FORK, and bringing up the piece of meat, or
Whatever he happened to be making kali of
10 let the Inspector see whether it was
lamb, pork, beet, mutton or veal. For, We
observe, the purpose of the offisher making
the inspection, was to see that they laid out
their pay-money conform to military regula-
ton; and not to flying Their stamcks, and
running bath sowl and body, by throwing it
away on whiskey-as but over money that
aloiins should haze kennel better, have dune
but too often.''
Ye see the offisher, Lovetenant To-
drlck, b'llei they called him, had made an
observe about Duncan's kettle; so, when
he came to him, Duncan was sitting in the
Town side of a dyke, with his red nose, and
a pipe in his cheek, on big stane, glowing
frae him anlther way; and as l was saying,
when he came to him he said,
"Weel, Duncan MacAlpine, what have
we in your kettle the day man?''
And Duncan, rinning down his lang
forke answered In his ain Highland brogue
way-Please your honours just my old ia
vourlte dish, trpe."
"' Deed, Duncan said Lovetenant To-
drick, or whatever they caa'd him. it is an
auld fauorte surely, for have never seen
ye have onything else for you dinner man,,
s. Every man to his taste, please your
honour answered Duncan MacAlpine the
ilka ane please her main sel,'-hauling up a
screen hall yard lang. Ilka man to his
taste, please your honour, Lovetenant To-
drck-'n
Vera true,' said Lovetenant Todrick,
but lift 1t out athegither on that dish, till
get my specs on: for never since | was
born, did ever see before boiled tripe with
buttons and button-holes tutillt."
"' Buttons and button-holesn quo Dun
can MacAlpine. Look again, VII we're
specs; yere surely wrang, Lovetenant To-
drick.'
"' Buttons and button-holes and deed
am surely right, Duncan answered the
Lovetenant Todrick, taking his specs DELHI
erately off the brig O his nose, and taulding
them thegither, as he put them first into his
morocco case, and syne into his pocket.
'Howsomever, Duncan Mac Alpine, I'll pass
ye over for this time, gifye take my warn
ing, and for the future, ware your pay
money on wholesome butchers meat, like
Christian and no be trying to delude your
ain stamick, and your offisher's cen, by hool-
ding up, on fork, such heathenish max
up for dish, as the leg of pair o'buckskin
preeches %