, 1885-12-03
A G4EL'S WOOING.


he was keeping The farm for his mother
almost As well as his father could have
done. One night he saw n dream
in his sleep, the most beautiful
lady hat there was in the world,
and he dreamed Of her three times. and
he resolved TO marry her aud no
other woman in the world, and he
would not stay In the farm, and he
grew pile. aud his fathers brother could
not think what allied him: and he was
always asking him what was wrong with
him We'll. never mind, one day he
said. '-trother OF my father, | have seen
u dream. tho most beauii al woman that
there IS in the world. and | will marry
no other but she. an | will now go out
and search for her 0 err the whole world
till ! find her.
said tho uncle. son of my brother. /
have 100 pounds sterling: | will give
them TO thee, and go; and when that is
spent come back 10 me and | will give
thee another hundred.
SO the lad took the 100 pounds, and
he went to Fra nee. and then he went to
Spain. and all over the world, but he
could not find the lady he had seen in
his sleep. At last he came to London,
and he had spent all his money, and his
clothes were worn, and he did not know
what he should do for u nights lodg-
ing. Well, ms he was wandering about
the streets. whom should he see but a
quiet looking old woman; and he spoke
to her: and, from less TO more, he told
her all that had happened to him, and
she was well pleased to see a country
man, aud she said: ~. TOO, am a High
land woman, though | am in this
town And she took him to a small
house that she had, and she gave hin
meat and clothes.
And she said: 60 out now and tax
a walk. maybe thou mayest see here ia
one day what thou mightest not see IA
q year
ON the next day he was out taking n
walk al out the town, and he saw a
woman at a window. and he knew h5r
at once, for she was the lady he had
seen in his sleep, and he went back to
the old woman.
How went ii with thee this day,
Gae = said she.
a went well" said he.
"Oh, | have seen the lady | saw in
my sleep, said he. And he told her
all about it.
Then the old woman asked about the
house and the street; and when she
knew-'rhou hast seen her said she.
That Is all thou wilt SEQ of her. That
Is the daughter of the bailie of London:
but | am her foster mother, and ]
would be right glad if she would
marry n countryman of my own
Now, do thou go out on the morrow,
and | will give thee fine Highland
clothes, and thou wilt find the lady
walking in such a street; herself aud
three maidens of company will go out
together, and do thou tread on her
gown, and, when she turns round 20 see
what is the matter, do thou speak to
her"
W Ill, the lad did this. He went oat
anu iound the lady, and he set his foot
on her dress. and the gown rent from
the band; and, when she turned round,
he said: Il am asking you much grace
it was an accident.
1T was not your fault; it was the
fault of the dressmaker that made the
dress so long," said she.
And she looked at him, and when she
saw how handsome he was, she said:
viii you be SO kind as TO come home
with me TO my fathers house and tax
something
20 the lad went and sat down, and
before she asked him anything she set
down wine before him and said,
Quicker Is a drink than a tale"
When he had taken that no began,
and he told her all that happened. and
she was well pleased.
And | saw thee in my sleep on the
same night, said she.
He went away, and the old woman
asked him how he had got on, aud he
told he all hat had happened. And
she told the bailie's daughter all the
good she could think OF about the
young lad; and after that he was often
at the bailies house, and at last the
daughter said she would marry him.
But fear that will not do, said she
go home for a year, and when thou
contest back | will contrive to marry
thee" said she, for il is the law Of
this country that the baltic himself must
give each maiden by the hand to her
bridegroom. And she left blessings
with him
Well, the lad went away, AMI he
told his father's brother ali that had
happened 10 him but when the year
was nenry ont he set OF Tor london
again. aud he had the second hundred
with him and some good oatmeal cakes
On the road he met a Saxon gentle
man, and they began to talk.
where art thou going sid the
Saxon
Il am going TO London, said he,
when | was there last | set 4 net to
act a net and TO SOW lint are expressed
in the same words in the street II it
Is as | left 1t | will take IL with me If
not, | will leave IT,"
We'll, said the other. that Is II silly
thing How can lintseed be rs thou
hast left 10, IL must be grown up and
trodden down, and eaten by hens long
ago. am going TO London. too NJ |
am going to marry the bailie . daugh
teri
They walked on together, and at last
the Saxon got hungry, and he hid no
food with him; and he said to the other,
Wilt thou give me some of thy food
well, said the Gael, Il have but
poor food-oaten bread; | will give
you some; but IL | were "A gentleman
like you | would never travel without
my mother.
They had not gone far when a heavy
shower came on, and the Gael had a
rough plaid about him, but the Saxon
had none; and he said to tho other:
wilt thou lend me thy plaidf'
II will lend you a part Of 1t" said the
Gael; but II were a gentleman like
you, | would never travel without my
house, and | would not be indebted to
any one for favors."
But the Saxon wrapped the end OF the
H~ighlanders plaid about his shoulders,
aud they went on.
Well, they had not gone far till they