The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-09

seun lassaSs and that sst are aye pulling things,
Now, how q tom laseie could Walk Eouho
had hsppened. / Gamma max DOT I; and they
proved they d been round"
"Nae touii body could do that But thae
lassies maun be either witches or praeteesed
trampln' gipsies. I'm hopin' that whan they
gang AVA they II leave you some SIGHT o a
note, and no Just let you whistle for T."
INA, ma, let alane; and, as the wise man
says, wen no skirt afore the prin IS jaggit
us But I'm no that feared; l someway
think they're - RIGHT"
''we'n see. Good day"
Mrs. Stewart, popping in her head, and
then herself Are We gaun cot the day for a
.Not 10 day. We will just be about the
doors. We have had one or two tolerably
long walks since we came here, haven't we!'
"Ay. that ye have Ye've surely been ac-
Yes; but not so much as we have done
here"
Ye've done wonders then. pve gotten your
boots brushed, but wad like hers. What am
! to ca her -
This was addressed to me, on behalf OF my
friend. l was fairly caught, unprepared and
answerless. looked painfully at her.
"Never mind a name for me, Mrs stewart
Won hear some time: but we'll be like the
Queen, and not tell you till we go away
She pretended TO enjoy it very much, but, l
have no doubt, vowed vengeance
That evening, Mrs. Stewart commenced the
attack again 'It's a cauid NIGHT; Will We no
come butt, and warm yersels, and haze bit
crack, leddies ~
wewere cold, and much amused with ner,
| so we went. Ally took OF her thin house
boots and pushed forward her feet 10 the hre
| sI'm so coid,' she said.
"No wonder" said Mrs. Stewart; they S
such silly shoes; they'll nokeep heat IN theni'
| Is'se wrrant.
"Inev wear any thing else"
| "Whsre did you get them"
"Loudon." Item for Mrs. Stewart
4 N..rh hnc Gle
mo we have no relation TO each other. =
| Item
| Il didna think We WERE for ye're no like one
another; but the toil-wife thocht We maun
| 1.-The toll-wife must be interested in us
| But have Won any nice old witch stories TO
tell us, Mrs. Stewart, or things about the
| places here ?"
| Hundreds. Have we ever been IN the
| Highlands afore ?"
'sOften; but never at this place
| "And do We like this country ~
| Every we'll and we're so much amused
| with the people, they all stare at us so, and
seem so much astonished. DO they think us
| wild beasts p
| Everybody askin' me wha we aref"
| "And what do you tell them ~
''Jist that L dinna ken myself" said Mrs
Stewart. a little rest-fallen; land they say
it's gey queer to hae folk bidin' in the house,
and no be able to tell their names"
$50 it isl never thought of it," exclaimed
I. "We're elevated into curosities, lions,
and everything; and we shan't let out our
names at all, TO keep up the fun We snouio
lose our romantic interest if they found out
the nameess lassies name. "
"But surely you can tell them something
about p said Ally.
"Naething but that ye're frae the south
and fond o. pentn', and walkin, and read
| in ~
"Tha. is always something Are they no
content with it?'
| mot they"
al wonder if they'll find out much more,
said Ally.
Mrs. Stewart turned to me- "What kind o
tongue has she-it's no Scotch, nor Edinburgh
| nor English, that I've heard?'
| Hereupon sundry particulars were entered
into which left her much in the dark 81
ever.
| ITO be Concluded in our merit