The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-26
JOB WORK.
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members of The family and the do
mestics. This state of things was
often nuisance but the old ser
want, however troublesome and in
efficient, was so thoroughly rooted
in the households of past days that
there was scarce a possibility of
gotting rid Of him. A Mr.. Erskine,
OF Dun, had long groaned under the
impertinence of one Of those re-
tainers, and had almost determined
to bear it no longer, when walking
out with his man, upon crossing
field the mastor exclaimed, "Theros
hare" Looking ut the place,
Andrew said, coolly, "What a big
lee, it's cautf." Quite angry now,
Mr.. Erskine plainly told the old
domestic that they must part. But
tho tried servant of forty years, un~
able to conceive the possibility of
Ais dismissal, innocently, asked "Ays,
sir, WHARF are ye gaun? I'm sure ye
are aye best at hame.' This anec~
doto is paralleled by the instance of
a coachman, long in the service of a
noble lady, who fairly gave him
notice to quit, and bade him
go at once. Tho only sntisfac~
tion she got was the quiet an
swer, ''Na, na, my lady I
druve ye to your marriage, and /
shall stay to drive you to your bu-
rial. The cool assurance with
which these old domostics look upon
themselves to protect family inter
ests sometimes led to ludicrous ex-
hibitions. While Mrs. Murray of
Absrcairney was dining at friends
house, one of the family noticed
that she was looking for the proper
spoon to help herself with salt.
The old servant, Thomas, was mo,
toned to, but he would not notice
the appeal. It was repeated in a
more peremptory manner: "Thom-
as, Mrs. Murray has not salt
spoon" to which ho replied most M
phatically, "Lnst timo Mrs. Murray
dined here we lost q salt spoon"
One more story, to exhibit the ready
wit observed among Scotch servants.
A baby was out with the nurse, who
walked it up and down garden. els
it q laddie or a lassie 2" said the
gardner. "a laddie," said the maid.
"Weel." says he, "I,m glad O.
that, for there's over mony women
in the world" "Hee, man." said
Jess, "div ye no ken there's aye
maist sawn o the best crap 2"
coNvIvIAL HABITS.
Some of the most curious of Dean
Ramsays recollections relate to the
convivial habits which obtained in
Scottish society fifty years back.
In those days, no one was allowed
to shirk his liquor, no heel~taps
were permitted, and glasses had
the stems knocked off so that no
shuffiing tricks might be played
with them, and that they could only
be put down empty. A laird of the
old school expressed himself with
indignation at tho charge brought
against hard drinking, that it it ha,.
actually Killed people. "Na, ma, he
protested, ~ mover knew anybo dy
killed wi drinkia.', but I hae ken
some that died in the traiuing.'
We are assured by the author that
an accomplished md worthy gentle
woman actually took pains to culti-
vate habits of drinking in her sons,
holding That all young men should
be trained to carry liquor discreetly.
Accordingly, she daily put before
the young laird q certain guam
tity of wine, which he was obliged
to swallow, whether he would or no.
This calls to mind the similar prac
tice half century ago in Ireland, by
which fathers usod to tell their sons
ito make their head while they were
young"
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TEARruL TO CoNrEMp1.ATE.-A man
more than half-seas- was OBJ
served one day supporting tho para
net of the North Rri1pa Tt1;nE,iro.I,