Literature and Life Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ... him aff, did she?" "Na, she wasna the kind. Says she, ' I wonder to hear ye, Gavin, but 'am no goin' to agree to naething o' that sort.' "'Think it ower, ' says Gavin. "'Na, my mind's made up, ' said she. "'Ye would sune get anither man, ' he says earnestly. "'Hoo do I ken that?' she speirs, rale sensibly, I thocht, for men's no sae easy to get. "'Am sure o' 't, ' Gavin says, wi' michty conviction in his voice, 'for ye're bonny to look at, an' weel-kent for bein' a guid body.' "'Aye, ' says Mag, 'I'm glad ye like me, Gavin, for ye have to tak me.'" "That put a clincher on him," interrupted Hendry. "He was loath to gie in," replied Tammas, "so he says, 'Ye think 'am so a fine character, Marget Lownie, but ye're very far mista'en. I wouldna wonder but what I was lossin' my place some o' thae days, an' syne whaur would ye be?--Marget Lownie, ' he goes on, 'am nat'rally lazy an' fond o' the drink. As sure as ye stand there, 'am a reg'lar deevil '" "That was strong language," said Hendry, "but he would be wantin' to eo fleg her?" "Juist so; but he didna manage't, for Mag says: 'We a' hae oor faults, Gavin, an' deevil or no deevil, ye're the man for me ' "Gavin thocht a bit," continued Tammas, "an' syne he tries her on a new tack. 'Marget Lownie, ' he says, 'ye're father's an auld man noo, an' he has naebody but yersel' to look 70 after him. I'm thinkin' it would be kind o' cruel o' me to tak' ye awa frae him?'" "Mag wouldna be ta'en in wi' that; she wasna born on a Sawbath," said Jess, using one of her favorite sayings. "She wasna," answered Tammas. "Says she, 'Hae nae fear on that score, Gavin; my father's fine willin' to so...