The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-11-03


ducer 81 speech, and every body else, and in
broad Scotch, replied, Ii is nae like The biae.
o Bannockburn.' -.
The old gentleman looking closer at the
Pedlar, replied No sir, and il seems that you
are acquainted with those braes ?--have you
any acquaintance IN their neighborhood p
PeGtaT. ken na mucle about them.
1soist. Do You know Donald NJ Saunders
z. A lectle--nas gude-nae guide.
A. Why, you will not say any thing against
him-he was a rich and hospitabe rnaIi--would
do favor TO stranger? ..N
P-Iilen ye know mair abort him than ken
and ye need M have speered at me.
z. Who are Won?
p. peclsr that ma mad guide bargain wi
your guide woman for cu.ds-cheese and the
saut meat, ard the vin-cder, as she will attest.
z. What is your name2
r. Ol nae consequence TO you-tak' your
money Tor my cheer, or gang about my bust
negs.
T. No, sir-no sir-vou have slandercd a
friend OF mine and you shall answer for 1.-THE
friend of my young days shah not be traduced
now have sons 10 protect him-if they can.
not, can.
?. Vera weel. Let me gang nv WAYS.
No-you sur not until YOU lell me more
z. Umpl-l AN the man-and | will thank
your lang legged chield for the cidcr--whilk is
better than the last, begging your pardon Mrs
TWIST and Aud lang syne,' TO you, bat yankee
wine.
T. Are you Donald M'saunders but YOU
look ike him-you pedar and in this cuun.
try too : why this farm is yours and all | have.
You carrying pack sons, daughter wiie-an
OF you Here IS he who owns all we possess
his money has fed US with our labor for wears
40 any thing and every thing which he saws
you must do, unless against conscience, and
kno" iis VIII not tell you TO do any thing
against that. Here he shook the pedlar BY the
band with no counting room grip The Dedar
preserving his graviiy said, that he dlnna
Ike the ceremony o having his shoulder disl .
Gated, but he hoped 10 be forgiven for the curls
and the vinegar. TIE six feet fellow was frs,
introduced to INN, OF whom he asked the io!-
lowing questions What business yad Won
follow gin We had the mind In answer, "A
farmer Q. Ha' We got ony siller:' Yes, two
hundred dollars by over-wark in my fathers
employ and can now alone earn enough to sup
port the whole family, and YOU too Some
tnuti was used by the Scotchman on tho ocea.
zion, aud in reply, after a long silence, he said.
Draw lad-he dinna need my care'-hut slDw-
81 and carefully he asked afterward, should
The aud man como 10 want and should ths
barnes lack porritch, what should We do. gin
20 had the slller " Feed, clolhe, and watch
over h'in was The pronlPt answer Gang your
ways nay noble lad lleavins his Sc1tchl and
which can afford The pale yauna boy as
next brought 10 HIN. His name was Henry
there was thought on every lineainent of his
race weakness for agricultural pursuits ia his
fnhs, bal intellect seemed to have embodied
his whole frame. From his figure it would
have seemed, that he was formed to be trans
lated to another sphere. He never was cast
for a farm house-ho seemed more like the ele-
n'eats Of an exhalation, to be carried on high
from iis precincts, than one doomed 10 delve
Rair1 earth. The old psdlar asked Of the faith
CT, and what do We ca thisr The father said
that he could make but little Of him. as he was
too weak even to manage fail or plouga-he
was given 20 study Of books and such nonsense,
and even when they had sent him out of the
fields home, he would sill up till twelve o'clock
al night reading. 1t had ssoll him for bust
ness though 10 must say that be was kind and
ohlglng to all around him. he was like The
elder Brother ior business. should never fear
want The Pedlar placed his eve on The BOY,
Nhe was sii1.ag in one corner Of the .oom read
ing book, and IS he looked at the wasted lad,
twinkle OF interest like n sunbeam thronuh
the corner Of cloud lit npon his brown hair
from the eyes of the pcdar. There was that
visible and plainly visible, which interests all
who are not strangers 10 The strange formation
OF human intellect. IL was something far
beyond human reasoning, which like the stamp
o. heaven, Impressed kindrsdness or the heart
that called the pedlar TO shew kindness to the
boy. lie came to him hlushngiY, and The ped
lar told him that he had things 10 sell and ask
ed what he should prefer 8 A ribbon for Ma
ria The Pedar replied can gle re GUIDE
one fcI the sna sum o saxty cents the little
telinw declined, as be had but sixty-tao and
half, and he owed bis mother four cents Of the
whole. The pedlar iambled over his pack, told
his Youthful trader there was one ribbon worth
a tho slller which BE had to 81 him. and he
might pay it when he liked-when he we're able
-or II he wad TAX it frae an auld Scots pedlar
ms free gift and gi' it to his bonnp sister, he
were right welcome. The lad hegitated, and
then bowed and received the ribbon Al this
time the family were close around this strange
dealer Of peddlDg wares The father told his
story Of being in Scotland, away from his ship
-0f being robbed upon a moor-of meeting
with a stranger his present guesi---of his park
and grounds, and hospitality, and courage OF
his trend there present, whe had saved him
from death; who had made his house open 10
blm---afho had furnished many years since, ihe
=. means whereby he was now at home, under q
roof OF his own--that all he possessed belonged
10 the Pedlar before hm, and that the least he
could do would be TO supply all his wants even
at the expense Of all that little he possessed
!. was rather laughable than olhe wise to sec
the good dame at once respectful and generous,
Offering store OF goods-stockings by the bar.
rel, cheese by the ton, butter by the lirkin and
estnp by the bale Next, Nathan, the six foo,
fellow, offering 10 work for him FIVE years for
his yictuals, as he termed 1.-THE boy stood
with tears in his eyes in tho corner and said
nothing. My young BARN, quoth The pedIar
Gamma We DO nathing for your fathers frien ?
fors5ys the ribbon gle ye' Why said he,
IA, "a" do "gsi'iitg but give you my gratituds.'
pera weel said, replied tho pedlar, but your
snia Sims can bring me Ely pockmanteau II
was brought instantly by the sekly messenger.
What baye you read my little frien'' Shaks.
pears, ans Burns, and Cicero The twinkling
eye Of the Ecnisman looked closer al the bow
Vera weol, ard then ye ken the Latin; and
bow does .be oTSiion against Cataline begin 2
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