Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-18
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swer"
''f hae tauld ye daur ma answer-noo that
could na-but to gle ye the evidents that bath
daur and can, I wull tell ye, but ye maun keep
it frae a the warld, forbye, for name but my
gudeman and myself ken the like. Wull We
gree sa to do?"
6 will, certainly" replied Alice.
" Weel, then, haud yer lug close until me,
for daur ma speak over and aboon a whisper" I"
The parties being arranged for a confidential
discourse, Judith proceeded to relate, substan-
TALLY, in an under tone, the facts connected
with the sending of Harriman's letter to his
wife, and the reception Of the forged answer
thereto Her narrative was embellished occa-
sionally with CALCULATIONS, and odd expressions
of virtuous surprise and contempt for the faith
less Dulcinea by whom Rolph had been :" sa
sairly jilted;' for Judith took care to conceal
the fact that the person with whom Rolph cor
responded was his wife, lest she might then be
talking for the benefit of other auditors than
the one before her; or the fact, if disclosed tc
Alice, might, by some accident, be disclosed tC
other Snaggers, and thus impeach her own and
her husbands, as well as Rolph's fidelity to the
gang.
What was her name ?" asked Alice, " and
where does she live?'
81 dinna ken, and mair nor that, dinna
care. Why suld ye ak me sic a question anent
a !jaud O. fisk-ma-hoy O. the like O. her?'
said Judith, Indignantly.
81 apprehend you lay the matter quite al
much to heart as Mr. Rolph does, after all, Mis-
tress McDermot," said Alice.
"Surely ma. And yet hae guide cause to lay
it to heart somedele. What for no, my Teddy
Gin a. the women i the warld suld be So mis-
trystfu' as this loupy quean until thcmen, how
lang wad it be, dye trow, afore ilka man wac
turn his back ahint them, as Rolph hae dune
and then we suld hae to get our gudemanl
whaur we couldna find them. What fasherit
wad itmak, forbye And gin a. the women i
the warld suld always keep their cen glowering
at the upgaun sun, and a the men i the warlt
suld be sa thrawart as to keep their cen glover
ing at the downgaun thereo' how lang d'yt
trow this warld wad turn on its hinges at sic
gate. Ma, ma, my Teddy, this wadna do | maul
uphaud my ain sex whaur | can, and trow
uphaud them maist, when [ gar them seen
n,o;st oopn;o ond Ioocon,a until tbo mon An,
gin my gudeman suld dee, hae ma fear, in troll
am over sure, that afore he wad be clean gan'
i the dead-thraw suld haze fil' score o. tn
gang, standin' on my door-stane wi thfi
mouths ~ garr'd lup, aid ready to say, 'Gth
Mistress McDermot, loo ye,' and Guide Mis-
tress McDermot, wunna ye benny gudewife moo?
And a this wad cam O being discreet until
the men"
" Well," said Alice, who was amused will
the development of Mrs. McDermot's character
"why does not your Mr.. Rolph seek some on
like yourself? 1t is said there are as good fisl
in the sea as have been caught. F."
is it for yer ainsell yo say sa, my Teddy
Aweel, aweel wha kens an Rolph suld trow y
wad grippit -
"No, no." interposed Alice, surpriseda at Mrs
McDermot's eagerness, " no, no, good Mistres
McDermot, it is not for myself [ say that. BE
side, Mr.. Rolph would not think of angling 70
SO silly fish as me-nor of being caught wit
any bait he could offer"
What for no? Ye arena a rampallion, no
a prick-my- -dainty-and the mair | trow amen
it, the mair ken ye are jist sic a ane as Rolp
wad loo to hae for his ain guide wife-and y
wadna fa' i the guide .jeedgment O. the gang, IN
Teddy, an ye suld gree thereto
" I am sure | could not fall in the good opir
ion of the gang, by any such arrangement, for
am aware that hold no place in its favor now
and my ambition does not incline me to attai
one by any means such as you propose"
Yer ambition, my Teddy! Hae yc ma prid
to hae meikle lands, and houses, and cattle, an
bags O. siller, and fine claise, and be cad yt
leddyship; and when ye gang by to hao a til
folk drap their cen, and max curtesy or star
gowering at yer rich manteys, and curfufle
and curliewurlies, and when ye are game clea
aft to hae ilk ane ak anither wha is the meikl
Teddy, and hae the ither, wi his wamefu {
pride that he kens ye, ak wha suld it be but he
winsome leddyship, Mistress Rolph? Hae yen
pride for a. this, my leddy?"
g 1 can hardly aver that have, )" said Alice
with smile, but if had see neither mean
nor opportunity to crafty it here"
I" Hout fe my simple lassock. The siller
the means, and the haill warld the opportunity
Gin we get siller enough for our snags, we'se {
be lairds and leddies."
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.