New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-16

vocate, OF whose legal qualihcatlone ne mo- ioioo
rather g low estimate was containing 70 him OF De-
ing passed over in recent appointment to the bench
and expressed his of the injustice with which ne
had been treated He was very indignant at bis claims
and merit being overlooked Ia their not choosing HIM
for The new Judge, adding with much acrimony And
can tell You they might have got waur.' " To
which as If merely coming over the complainant lam
glsge again, the answer was q grave 4" Whanr = Inc
merit OF the impertinence was, that 1t sounded ss
were merely repetition OF his TRENDS mst words;
waur and whaur II was AS If "echo answered
whaur?" As have said the oddly and scufeness OF
the speaker aroee from the manner OF expreseion hoe
from the thing sGid. In fact, the zane tnihg u ~
plain English wonld be mere Commonplace, Iooo.
1ect being much amused with dialogue between my
brother and his man, the Chief manager OF isi l
which he bad just taken, and, susJecf, IN eooo
measure, manager Of the farmer US well At'aiiy rse
he committed TO this acute overseer all the prseai
tails; and the present occasion bad sent niln
market to dispose Of a and pony, siinpie
enough transaction, and with simple enough re-
sut. The COW was brought back, the pony was
sold But the mans description OF it forms the point.
"Well, John, have you sold the cow" Ma, but
gr,ppt chicl for the powny" The grippif was
here most expressive! Indeed, this word bias sg,
piicance hardly expressed by any English one, and
used to be very prevalent 70 indicate keen and forcDe
tenscty Of possesson thus character noteo TOT ava
rice or sharp looking to eeh interest, was termed
",riopy" In mechanical ooutrivnnc-s, anything tax
in9 close adherence, called having guide GRIP.
/ recollect in ooyi,D days wien on Deesioe tahHe
wasp nests odd man looking on was SHARPLY s.uls
by one and his description wa, Ane o them glPPn
ne fine" The following had indescribabe f1qIancy
which aroea from the Scottc1s o the terms au n'i
ners Many years ago, when accompanying t SUI ~
ing party on the Grampians, not with gun me ZIG
rest but with botanical box for collecting specbeus
Of mountain plants, the party had got very hot sd
very tired and very cross. On the way home, "niie
sitting down TO rest gamekeepersort OF au
character in his way, said, winh was IN tne ui
ing.roon OF fasque. An old iard very tesliy rcped
> hot. IN txlf
repEed not at gil dauned, "Weel, wee, than wanna
be Tar frae the kitchen" quaint and characteristic
reply recollect from another farm-serysnt MY eiu
&c. brother had just been constrictinga piece Oh ma
cbinery, which was driven by stream OF "atGl Iun
ming through the home farmyard There was thrash
ing mschue, winnowing machine, and circular saw
fr splitting trees into paug, and other contriyanees
Of a ike kind Observing an old man, who mad long
been about the place locking very sttsI h"as n
can do now, Robby1' "Ay," sid Rooby, "indtei,
Sir Alexander I'm thinking if solomon Was alive moo
he d be thocht natthius oP' But, after all IL was
among the old ladies that she great abundance o coie
upGent scottish expressions such as you certainly 90
not meet with in tLeee days was Ia be sought; In
their position VI society, education either IN
or education conducted by English teachers, has ~
spread in scottish families ana intercourse wh tbe
South has beer increased, that all these cooquai
peculiaries are Disappearing Some OF the iad,es
OF this older school felt Indignation ut Inc ctn1e
which they lived 70 see Wa lost gong on. pi,. 81
them being ark-d individual whom sne nad iiseiy
seen was 'Scotch" answered with some bitterness,
Gamma say; We a. speak ss genteet new that dlnha
ken wbs's scotch" II was not uncommon to mud, m
Young per.ots example, years ago, Of IN attach
m.nt to the ottish dialect ks that Of the old lady
In the life of p. Tyler, Lately published there Il h
account of nj, rst return 70 Scotland from school IN
England. His family were delighted with his appear
ance, manners, and general Improvement; but sIs'er
did not share this pleasure unnxed Tor being found IN
ts,r- and the remark being made, Is he not char-
inc her reply was, in great distress "0h yes, but he
speaks English"
Several Of the literary celebrities of the last
century. as Ada Smith, David Hume, DR.. Mac
knight John Home, and others, give occasion to
the recital Of characteristic anecdotes The vol
ume, though small, is furnished with good IN
deI, for which the author merits the thanks OF
every reader who would not lose himself in q
labyrinth of nance and datee.