New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-04

From me kdW A0u Gft-ctc.
Every Scotchman who possesses any tincture Of
education knows that many words IN his native
tongue are derived from the DAYS Ot the " ancient
league with France. Even now large fiat dish
il called an "ashet" lGssiote, leg of mutton Is
only spoken of as Jiggot" gigOt breakfast has
not quite usurpcd the place OF dLsJoon'" ana
''EP'' Weel she lo'ed HawicE gill
And lcuch to see a tappit hen
is form oftopvnett Fl t0yctte " hen Burns asks
for a pint OF wine in silver tJsse," the tasse
j. a scotch dImiuutive Of tasse. These are only a
frC common examples OF "A process OF borrowing
from the French which VI. Fraucisque Michel traces
through all departments oil the scotch NE and IAN
cua-e The old Court tongue OF scotland was
French; Frenchmcu were fayortes OF scotch
Kings: Scotchmen served IN the French wars,
esueIiaIiy in the famous Archer Guard ccOtchlnen
studied IN French universities, and the most ancient
Scotch university, 81 Andre" :, was founded on
French lines. .,...e..
rod OF French influence are the FAMILY names
Nuscnct or Mushett, Is b-st known IN connection
with "Mushctt's Cairn,' tine rude stone heap near
Arthurs seat which marked the scene OF i
murder bv a Mushett. Nj. Michel says that
the original form OF the name = ne Moh'iqu'S
so that, like jour nom dtt DE houuqueI Is
Iiuiesav on the other hand has improved
We think in becoming Lindsay. d. Nesci has fallen
1eariully III decl lining 70 Neitch' ana ne eie NJ
become hopeessly pieblan a. the name OF the great
warlOck Major Weir 80 one would think OF the
"repose winch marks the caste OF Weir" Can De
Moutaut really have become MOWdt ! NJ. Michel
saws So but We should ike better evidence
Flrrcber we presume Is Fletcher and It
Is certain th1t many Scotch bourgeois names
are taken from French words indicative Of various
trades When the town of edburgA swOrc allegiance
to Edward |. We lind among the burgesses Robert
le Marshal Raul e oplceT, thomas lie IaylhOr, and
TAT Rox burghl Richard lie torbldws )sword-cutler
and AUSTIN lie Mercer. 81 the captulltIOn OF Stir
ling appears Johannes lc NapeT. II Is a painful
thing to suggest, but may not the first OF all the
Naplers have been a habeIudsherT The derivation
from NapeT-thc man who supplies RGppes. or napery
seems probable as the punuin- ctymOiOgy of
mae peer" or peerless which members OF q dis
tinguished house may be excused for preicrring
The worst degradation OF a French name is De BEL
lassZe into Bellscher whence II is short step 10
Belcher, and a hero OF ,he pIize ring.
Turning from names To customs and arts we find
rbe scotch so barbarOus III the sixteenth century
that thev could MOI even gid weathercock. The
brazpn cock of tn stecpie or 81 NlchOlas's parish
church mad To be sent TO Flanders TO be repaired
aud ,,ildedU Scotland obviously derived
from small French chGteIuc the pepper
box towers of her ancient houses. In
the Technology of architecture the scotch derive
brettys." fOrtIiIcalon from the french bfeteche
which gives a name 10 terrible story among Bal
zac's shorter tales "PittlvOut,' small arch, il
clearly the French petite route, and Jam any pro-
lecting part of "A room or building, Is JdH.Oe hen
come to food. the very word VIVer- Is t'rTes,
and :" bonalay," parting cup or strrup cup IS
bonnie alice. In the old Scotch song the poet tells
how
Ny kinmer and lay down 10 sleep
VIZ tWs pint bottles at our feet,
And still when we Weakened we drank them dry
What DO you think o my kimmer and II ,
We certainly cannot answer this ungrammatlcal
notice Is that klmmer," gossip, IS commerce. Cum
nlertedlls festivlty after the birth of child, NJ
Michel derives, perhaps rather hastily, from COM
mere aud resIIe