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Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland novel. A total of 570 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland.Volume I.by Various.PREFACE.This seri
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland.Volume I.by Various.PREFACE.This series of Tales, now so well known in this country and also in America, was begun by JOHN MACKAY WILSON, originally a printer, and who subsequently betook himself to liter
- 570 YOUK, YEUK, _s._ the itch. _To_ YOUK, YUKE, _v. n._ to itch; to be itchy. YOUKY,_adj._ itchy; metaphorically, eager, anxious. _To_ YOUL, YOULL, _v. n._ to howl, to yell. YOW, YOWE, _s._ a ewe. YULE, _s._ the name given to Christmas. YULE-EEN, _s._ the nig
- 569 WITE, WYTE, _s._ blame. _To_ WITE, WYTE, _v. n._ to blame; to accuse. WITTENS, _s._ knowledge. WIZEN, _s._ the throat. WIZZEN, _adj._ dry; withered WOB, _s._ a web. WOD, WODE, _adj._ mad. _To_ WON, _v. n._ to dwell. WOO, _s._ wool. _v_. To make love; to c
- 568 WARKMAN, _s._ a labourer. WARLD, _s._ the world. WARLOCK, _s._ a wizard. _To_ Wa.r.s.eLL, WERSILL, _v. n._ to wrestle; to strive. WARWOLF, WARWOUF, _s._ a person supposed to be transformed into a wolf. WASTING, _s._ a consumption. _To_ WAT, _v. n._ to kno
- 567 ULIE, _s._ oil. UMAN, _p.r.o.n_. woman. UMBRE, _s._ shade. UNREASON, _adj._ disorder. UNRYCHT, _s._ injustice; iniquity. UNSICKKIR, UNSICKER, _adj._ not secure. UNTILL, _prep._ unto. UPPISH, _adj._ aspiring; ambitious. UPTAK, _s._ uptaking; apprehension.
- 566 TOFALL, _s._ a building annexed to the wall of a larger one. TOIT, TOUT, _s._ a fit of illness; a fit of bad humour. TOKIE, _s._ the head-dress of an old woman, resembling a monks cowl. TO-NAME, _s._ a surname. TOOM, TUME, _adj._ empty. TOOT, TOUT, _s._ t
- 565 THIRLWALL, _s._ the name given to the wall between England and Scotland thrown up by Severus. THO, _adv._ at that time. _To_ THOLE, _v. n._ to bear; to endure; to suffer. THON, _adv._ yonder; yon. THOUELL, _s._ the nitch in which the oars of a boat work.
- 564 _To_ TAK THE GATE, _v. n._ to go off on a journey. _To_ TAK-ON, _v. a._ to buy on credit. TALE-PIET, _s._ a tale-bearer: a tattler. TAM, TAMMIE, TAMMAS, _s._ Thomas. TANGLE, _s._ an icicle; the large _fuci_ or sea plant. TANGS, TAINGS, _s._ tongs. TANTRUM
- 563 STOITER, the act of staggering. STOLUM, _s._ as much ink as a pen will hold. STOOK, STOUK, _s._ a rick of corn consisting of twelve sheaves. STOOP, _s._ a post fastened in the earth; a prop; a support. STORM-STED, _adj._ stopped on a journey in consequenc
- 562 SOUTAR, SOUTER, a shoemaker. SOW, HAY-SOW, _s._ a stack of hay before it is ready to be removed from the field. SPAE-MAN, _s._ a soothsayer; a fortune-teller. SPAE-WIFE, _s._ a female fortune-teller. _To_ SPAIN, SPEAN, _adj._ to wean. SPAIT, SPATE, _s._ a
- 561 _To_ SKLICE, _v. a._ to slice. SKRANKY, _adj._ a lean, meagre person. SKRUNTY, _adj._ raw-boned; meagre. SKUG, SCUG, _s._ a shade; shelter. SKULE, SCULE, _s._ a large collection of individuals, as a flight of crows. SKULL, _s._ a hollow basket of an oval
- 560 s.h.i.+LFA, _s._ the chaffinch. s.h.i.+LPIE, s.h.i.+LPIT, _adj._ weak; insipid; sickly looking: thin. s.h.i.+LLINGS, SHEELINS, _s. pl_ the outermost husks of grain. _To_ s.h.i.+MMER, _v. n._ to s.h.i.+ne. s.h.i.+NTY, _s._ a stick with a crooked end, used
- 559 _To_ SCHUTE, _v. a._ to push. SCLAITE, SKLAIT, _s._ slate. SCLATCH, _s._ a lubberly lazy fellow. _To_ SCLENT, SKLENT, _v. n._ to slope. ASCLENT, _adv._ obliquely. SCON, _s._ a flat cake, made of barley meal or flour. SCREED, _s._ a harangue. _To_ SCREED,
- 558 RUSKIE, _s._ a basket made of twigs. --S-- SAB, _v. n._ to sob. SAD, _adj._ grave; heavy. SAE, _adv._ so. SAELIKE, SALIKE, _adj._ of the same kind, similar. SAFT, _adj._ soft. SAFTLY, _adv._ lightly; softly. SAILYE, _s._ a.s.sault. SAIP, _s._ soap. SAIR,
- 557 _To_ REIK-OUT, _v. a._ to fit out or dress out. _To_ REIST, _v. a._ to dry by exposure to the heat of the sun, or in a chimney. _To_ RENG, RING, _v. n._ to reign. _To_ RESETT, _v. a._ to harbour; to receive stolen goods. _To_ REST, _v. n._ to be indebted.
- 556 QUHYNE, QUHENE, WHEEN, _adj._ a few. --R-- RA, RAE, _s._ a roe deer. RACHE, _s._ a lurcher, or dog that finds and pursues his prey by the scent. RACK, _s._ a shelved frame fixed to the wall for holding plates. RACKLE-HANDED, _adj._ careless; rash. RADE, R
- 555 POLICY, POLLECE, _s._ a demesne. POORt.i.tH, _s._ poverty. PORRINGER, _s._ a small round earthenware jug with a handle. PORTIONER, _s._ a person who possesses part of a property which has been divided among co-heirs. POSE, POIS, POISE, _s._ hidden treasur
- 554 _To_ PEG OFF or AWAY, _v. n._ to run off quickly. PENCH, PENCHE, _s._ the belly. _Penches_, tripe. PEND, _s._ an archway. PENDICLE, _s._ a small piece of ground. PENNIE-BRYDAL, PENNY-WEDDING, _s._ a wedding at which those who attend pay money for their en
- 553 OUTSHOT, _s._ a projection. OUTSPECKLE, _s._ a laughing-stock. OUTSPOKEN, _s._ free of speech; undisguised in conversation or opinion. OUTSTRIKING, s. an eruption. OUTWAILE, OUTWYLE, _s._ the refuse. _To_ OUTWAIR, _v. a._ to expend. OUTWITH, _prep_, witho
- 552 NICHTFA, _s._ twilight. NICK-NACK, _s._ a gim-crack; small wares. NIP, _s._ a small bit of anything. _To_ NIP, _v. a._ to carry off cleverly; to pinch. NIPPIT, _adj._ n.i.g.g.ardly NO, _adv._ not. n.o.b, _s._ a k.n.o.b. NOCHT, _s._ nothing. NOLT, NOUT, _s
- 551 MIXTIE-MAXTIE, _adj._ in a state of confusion. _To_ MODERATE, _v. n._ to preside in an ecclesiastical court. MODERATOR, _S_. he who presides in an ecclesiastical court. MODYWART, MODEWORT, _s._ a mole. MOLLIGRANT, MOLLIGRUBS, whining, complaining. MONY, _
- 550 MARCHE, _s._ a landmark. MARK, MERK, _s._ a pound of thirty-two ounces. MARK, MIRK, _adj._ dark. MARROW, _s._ a companion; a married partner. MARROWLESS, _adj._ matchless. MART, MARTE, MAIRT, _s._ a cow or ox killed for winters use. _To_ MASK, _v. a._ to
- 549 LOUNS-PIECE, _s._ the first slice of a loaf of bread. LOUN, LOWNE, _adj._ sheltered; calm. _To_ LOUNDER, _v. a._ to beat severely. LOUNDIT, _part. pa._ beaten. _To_ LOUP, _v. n._ to leap; to spring. LOUPIN-AGUE, _s._ St. Vitus dance. LOUPIN-ON-STANE, _s._
- 548 LEDDIE, LEDDY, _s._ lady. LEE, _adj._ lonely; fallow land. LEE, _s._ a lie. LEESOME, _adj._ pleasant. LEEZE-ME, LEESE-ME, dear is to me--expressive of strong affection or love. _To_ LEG, _v. n._ to run. LEG-BAIL, _s._ to run off. LEGLIN, LAIGLIN, _s._ a m
- 547 KYLE, _s._ a strait of the sea; a sound. KYNRIK, _s._ a kingdom. KYTE, _s._ the belly. KYTIE, _s._ fat; big-bellied. --L-- LAB, _s._ a stroke; a blow; a lump. _To_ LABOUR, _v. a._ to plough. LACHTER, _s._ the whole eggs laid successively by a hen. _To_ LA
- 546 KEEK, KEIK, _v. n._ to look with a prying eye. KEEK-BO, _s._ bo-peep. KEEKING-GLa.s.s, _s._ a mirror. KEELIVINE, _s._ a blacklead pencil. _To_ KEKKIL, KEKIL, _v. n._ to cackle; to laugh aloud. KELL, KULL, _s._ a dress for a womans head. _A caul_, the hind
- 545 IMMICK, _s._ an ant. _To_ IMPLEMENT, _v. a._ to fulfil. IN-BY, _adv._ the inner part of the house. INCH, _s._ an island; a level plain. INGAN, INGIN, _s._ onion. INGLE, INGIL, _s._ fire. INGLE-NOOK, _s._ the corner of the fireside. INLYING, _s._ childbear
- 544 HOBBLE, _s._ a sc.r.a.pe, or state of perplexity. HOBBLEDEHOY, _s._ a stripling. HOCUS, _s._ a stupid dull fellow. HODDEN-GREY, _adj._ cloth made of wool in its natural condition, and worn by the peasantry. HODDIE, HOODIE, _s._ a carrion crow; also applie
- 543 HARN, _s._ coa.r.s.e linen cloth made from the tow-hards. HARNES, _s._ brains. HASH, _s._ a sloven. Ha.s.sOCK, Ha.s.sICK, _s._ a besom; a large round turf used as a seat. HATE, HAIT, HAID, _s._ a whit; an atom; the smallest bit of anything. _Fient a haid
- 542 GUTTERS, _s. pl._ mire; mud; dirt. GUTTY, _adj._ gross; thick--applied both to persons and things. GYISARD, GYSART, _s._ children who go from door to door singing during the Christmas time. Masks are frequently used on such occasions. GYM, _adj._ neat and
- 541 _To_ GLUNSH, _v. n._ to pout. GOLACH, _s._ a beetle of any kind. GOLDSPINK, GOUDSPINK, _s._ the goldfinch. GOLK, GOWK, _s._ the cuckoo; a stupid fellow. GOMRELL, _s._ a stupid fellow; a numskull. GOOL, GULE, _adj._ yellow. GORB, GORBET, GORBIE, _s._ a you
- 540 GEY, GAY, _adj._ tolerable; pretty much. _A gey wheen_, a considerable number. GEILY, GEYLIES, _adj._ pretty well. GENTY, _adj._ neat; genteel-looking; neatly formed. GEORDIE, _s._ George. GERS, GYRS, _s._ gra.s.s. GEYEN, GEISIN, GIZZEN, _v. a._ to become
- 539 FOZY, _adj._ spongy; porous. FRACTIOUS, _adj._ fretful; peevish. FRAE, _prep._ from. FREND, FREEN, FREEND, _s._ a relation. FRESH, _s._ a slight flood after rain. FREY, _s._ a tumult; a fray. FUD, _s._ the tail of a hare or rabbit. FUGIE, _s._ a coward. T
- 538 FILLAT, FILLET, _s._ the flank of an animal. FILLER, _s._ a funnel. To FIND, FIN, _v. a._ to feel. FIREFLAUCHT, _s._ lightning. FIRLOT, _s._ the fourth part of a boll. FIRTH, _s._ an estuary. To FISSLE, _v. n._ to rustle. FIXFAX, _s._ the tendon of the ne
- 537 ESK, _s._ a newt or lizard. _To_ ETTIL, _v. n._ to aim at. _To_ EVEN, _v. a._ to level. EVENDOUN, _adj._ perpendicular. EVIRLY, _adv._ continually; constantly. EVINLY, _adj._ equally. _To_ EXCAMB, _v. a._ to exchange. _To_ EXPONE, _v. n._ to explain. --F-
- 536 DUD, _s._ a rag; a dish-clout. DUDDY, _adj._ ragged. DUKE, _s._ a duck. DULE, _s._ grief. _To_ DULE, _v. n._ to grieve. DUMBIE, DUMMIE, _s._ a dumb person. _To_ DUMFOUNDER, _v. a._ to stupify; to confuse; to confound. DUMPY, _adj._ short and thick. DUN, _
- 535 DOIT, _s._ a small copper coin, long in disuse. DOIT, _s._ a fool; a numskull. DOMINIE, _s._ a schoolmaster; a pedagogue; a contemptuous name for a clergyman. DONNARD, DONNART, _adj._ stupid. DOOCK, DUCK, _s._ a strong coa.r.s.e cloth used for sails, etc.
- 534 DAWDIE, _s._ a dirty slovenly female. _To_ DAWT, DAUT, to fondle; to caress; pet; to dote upon. DAWTIE, _s._ a favourite; a darling. DAWt.i.t, _part. pa._ doted; fondled; caressed. DAYWERK, DAWERK, _s._ a days work. _To_ DEE, _v. n._ to die. DEAN, DEN, _s
- 533 CRUSIE, _s._ a lamp, properly one made of malleable iron, and suspended by a handle or wire. _To_ CRY, _v. a._ to proclaim the banns of marriage in church. CRYING, _s._ childbirth. CUD, _s._ a club; a strong staff. _To_ CUDDLE, _v. a._ to embrace. CUDDIE,
- 532 COLLIE, COLLEY, _s._ a shepherds dog; a lounger. COLLIESHANGIE, _s._ a squabble, an uproar. COMMONTIE, _s._ a common; a community. _To_ COMPEAR, _v. a._ to appear. COMPLIMENT, _s._ a present. CONYNG, _s._ knowledge. COODIE, CUDIE, _s._ a small tub. COOF,
- 531 CLAP, _s._ a stroke. CLAP O THE Ha.s.s, the uvula of the throat. CLARTS, _s. pl._ dirt; smell. CLARTY, _adj._ dirty or foul. _To_ CLASH, _v. n._ to talk idly. _To_ CLAT, _v. a._ to rake anything together. CLAT, _s._ a rake or hoe. CLATCH, _s._ thick mud.
- 530 CAVIE, _s._ a hencoop. _To_ CA, _v. a._ to drive. _To_ c.a.w.k, _v. a._ to chalk. c.a.w.kER, _s._ a dram; a gla.s.s of any spirits. CERTIS. _Certis, yere a fine ane!_ You are indeed a good one--(ironically.) CHACK, CHECK, _s._ a slight repast. CHAFTS, _s.
- 529 CAIRN, _s._ a conical heap of stones. CAIR-WEEDS, _s._ mourning weeds. CALD, CAULD, _s._ cold. CALLAN, CALLANT, _s._ a stripling. CALLER, _adj._ cool; refres.h.i.+ng. CALLOT, _s._ a cap for a womans head. CALM-SOUGH, to say little. CALSAY, CAWSAY, _s._ a
- 528 BUFFER, _s._ a foolish fellow. BUFFET, _s._ a blow. BUFFETS, _s. pl._ swellings in the glands. BUFFIE, _adj._ swelled; blown up; puffed up. BUIK, _s._ the body; the chest. BUIK, BUK, BUKE, _s._ a book. BUIRDLY, BURDLY, _adj._ large and well-made; stately.
- 527 BRAID, BRADE, _adj._ wide; broad. BRANDNEW. See BRENTNEW. BRANDER, _s._ a gridiron. _To_ BRANDER, _v. n._ to broil. BRANG, _part. pa._ brought. BRANKS, _s._ a swelling in the glands of the neck. BRAT, _s._ a coa.r.s.e ap.r.o.n. BRATCHET, BRATCHART, _s._ a
- 526 BLINK. See BLENK. _To_ BLIRT, _v. n._ to burst out a-crying or weeping. BLOB, BLAB, _s._ 1. anything circular and turned; 2. a blister. BLOBBIT, _part. pa._ bloated; blurred; blotched. BLUBBER, _s._ a bubble of air. _To_ BLUBBER, _v. a._ to cry, to weep.
- 525 BIRD, BURD, _s._ a bird; a damsel; a lady.BIRDIE, _s._ a little bird.BIRK, _s._ a birch-tree._To_ BIRK, _v. n._ to give a tart or sharp answer.BIRKIN, _adj._ of or belonging to birch-wood.BIRKY, _s._ a lively young man; a mettlesome person.BIRL, _v. n_. t
- 524 BAWDEKYN, _s._ cloth of gold. BAXTER, _s._ a baker. BEAR, BERE, _s._ barley. _To_ BECK, _v_. to curtsey. BEDRAL, _s._ a person who is bedrid. BEGRUTTEN, _part. pa._ having the face disfigured with weeping. BEIK, BIKE, _s._ a hive of bees. BEIK, BEKE, BEEK
- 523 _To_ BAFF, _v. a_. to beat. BAFF, _s._ a stroke or blow. BAIKIE, _s._ the stake to which a cow is fastened in the stall. BAILIE, _s._ an alderman; the deputy of a baron in a borough of barony. BAIR, BAR, _s._ a boar. BAIRD, _s._ a bard or poet. BAIRN, BAR
- 522 ARMYN, ARMYNG; _s._ armour; arms. ART _and_ PART, accessory to, or abetting. a.s.sE, _s._ ashes, plural _a.s.sis_ and _aiss_. a.s.sHOLE, _s._ place for receiving ashes under the grate. ASCHET, _s._ a large plate, on which meat is brought to table. ASK, AW
- 521 AFT, _adv._ often. AFTEN, _adv._ often. AFTERHEND, _adv._ afterwards. AGAYNE, _prep_, against. AGAIT, _adv._ on the way or road. AGEE, _adv._ to one side; ajar; a little open. AGLEY, A-GLY, _adv._ off the right line; obliquely; wrong. AHIND, AHINT, _adv._
- 520 _Sir Alex_.--What! they fly too!--thank Heaven! thank Heaven!My cup of joy o'erflows, and floods my heart More than my griefs!_Richard_.--'Tis true, my father-- To this, our unknown saviour, do we owe Our life and yours!--'twas he, too, sei
- 519 _Friar_.---'Tis now thick midnight. All round me sleep, And not a star looks from the curtained heaven.The very sentinels cease to pace their round, And stand in calm security. I'll brave them.What though the bridge be guarded, and the river Rus
- 518 SCENE VII.--_Apartment in_ SETON'S _House_._Enter_ SIR ALEXANDER, PROVOST RAMSAY, HUGH ELLIOT, _and others_._Sir Alex_.--Would Heaven that all go well with my dear boys!But there's that within me that does tear My bosom with misgivings. The very
- 517 Should our _friend_ wear his head another week, His neck, I'll swear, is not as other men's are._Edward_.--How fares it with the son, our silent prisoner?_Percy_.--Poor soul, he leans his head against the wall, And stands with his arms thus--acr
- 516 _Scots driven through the gates in confusion_._Sir Alex_.--Woe to thee, Elliot! this defeat is thine.Where was the caution ye but preached this morn, That ye should madly break our little band, And rush on certain ruin? Fie on thee, man!That such an old h
- 515 [LADY SETON _advances forward_._Lady Seton_.--Spoke like thyself, my husband!Out on thee, slave! [_To_ ELLIOT.Or shall I call thee traitor? What didst thou, On finis.h.i.+ng thy _funeral service_, whisper In my Lord Percy's ear?_Elliot_.--I whisper,
- 514 Kind Love's pure affection!Pity's benediction!Charity's sweet action!All blessed urbanities; Man on man still preying; Bleating lambkins slaying!Devouring blood, and saying All soft humanities.III.Dreaming, doubting, moping, Hopelessly stil
- 513 XXI.THE BALLAD OF MATRIMONY."Come, now tell me, Clarabella, How that wondrous thing befell, Why you took that sorry fellow, Leaving me who loved you well?It was, good faith! a sad miscarriage, And cost me many a pang of pain; Indeed, when I heard of
- 512 In yonder vault, deep down below, Half choked with h.o.a.ry eglantine, Sleep side by side in lengthened row The proud Roseallan's n.o.ble line.The hairy wing-mouse flutters there, The owl mopes as in days of yore, Strange eldritch sounds salute the e
- 511 "If in this world I smile again, Twill be to see the charming eye Like _hers_--the smile--each effort plain, And think I can them all defy.You tell me these are Nature's ways, But Nature tells me to beware; And while each angler smiling plays, S
- 510 'Twas the hour o' twell by Ballogie's bell, When each with her mantle and hood, They all sallied out in a merry rout, Away through the still greenwood.s.h.i.+ne out, s.h.i.+ne out, thou silvery maid, And light them to the place; But long er
- 509 All was joyful--all delectation, In creatures who prayed to their Maker each morn, That there was to be a grand incremation Of a poor fellow-creature, old, weary, and worn.All pity is drowned in a wild devotion, A grim savage joy within every breast; The
- 508 On a felled tree lying a woman sits sighing, Rocking a child both to and fro; Her gown it is torn, her shoes they are worn-- She looks like a creature of woe, of woe; Her eyes are glowing, her hair is flowing, She's all over white with the snow, the
- 507 THE HERMIT OF THE HILLS."Intruder, thou shalt hear my tale," the solitary said, While far adown beneath our feet the fiery levin played; The thunder-clouds our carpet were--we gazed upon the storm, Which swept along the mountain sides in many a
- 506 He looks askance, and sees young eyes that lour On him, so comely once, unsightly grown: The faded roses make a scented bower, But aged man seems spurned by man alone.Yet happy he who, changing with advance, Has bright and golden hopes beyond the sun; He
- 505 Pa.s.sions will range and pa.s.sions will change, And they leave no mortal in peace, There is nothing in man that to us seems strange That to pa.s.sion you may not trace.The heart that will breathe the warmest love Is the first oft to cease its glow, The
- 504 No more for him those eyes so merry, That were to him so sweet to see!No more those lips red as the cherry, That were to him so sweet to pree!IV.Alas! there are of things--we see them Without the aid of wizard's spell; But there are other things--we
- 503 "Ho!" cried the baron, "I watched him then, As I stood on the opposite bank afeared; Of a hundred men I would ken him again, Though he were to doff his dun-brown beard."A year has pa.s.sed at the Castle of Weir, Yet no one has claimed
- 502 III.In Euphan Barnet's lowly room, Adown that darksome wynd, A ladye fair is lying there, In illness sair declined; Her cheeks now like the lily pale, The roses waned away, Her eyes so bright have lost their light, Her lips are like the clay.On her f
- 501 "For hear me, sire, restrain your ire, This knight you so admired, A plan had laid to ruin my maid, While he for my love aspired.I claim the contract by his hand, Whereto thou'rt guarantee, And this young Allan is the man, And he alone of all Sc
- 500 Upon his burnished s.h.i.+eld he bore A head of bull caboshed (For so they speak in herald lore), And for his crest he aptly wore Two bones of marrow crossed.[Footnote A: A knight called Bullstrode, as having got his name in the way set forth, is mentione
- 499 "Oh mother! list, what do I hear?Sir Peregrine's horn is winding clear; Ah, I know the sound, as it seems to say In its windings, 'Hali-hali-day;'And it is true, as I've heard tell, When a dead man's horn sounds loud and shri
- 498 XI.Now months and years in quick succession flew, And joys increased, and still affection grew.For what is youth's first love to wedded joy?Or what the transports of the ardent boy To the fond husband's bliss, which, day by day, Lights up his sp
- 497 I.Now, list thee, love, again, and I will tell Of other scenes, and changes which befell The hero of our tale. A wanderer still, Like a lost sheep upon a wintry hill-- Wild through his heart rush want and memory now, Like whirlwinds meeting on a mountain&
- 496 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland.Volume XXIV.by Revised by Alexander Leighton.WILSON'S TALES OF THE BORDERS, AND OF SCOTLAND.THE MINSTREL'S TALES.I.EDMUND AND HELEN.CANTO FIRST.Come, sit thee by me, love, and thou shalt hear A
- 495 She went to his bedroom door. It was open; but where was Templeton? He was not there. He could not be out in the city; he could not be even in the garden with the full light of a bright morning sun s.h.i.+ning on it. He was not in the house; he was not in
- 494 The ear of Effie was chained to a force which was direct upon the heart.She trembled and looked wistfully into his face, even as if by that look she could extract from him some other device less fearful, by which she might have the power of retaining him
- 493 [note *: Executors.]George entered the house, trembling with agitation."Father," he said--"for thou hast taught me to call thee father; and if thou art not, tell me who I am.""Ha'n't I told thee, lad?" answered the
- 492 "You may command me, sir," said the youth.The colonel rose from the table and left the room, and the lieutenant rose also and accompanied him. They entered an adjoining apartment. The elder soldier gazed anxiously on the face of the younger, and
- 491 When Lieutenant Morris left India, he obtained permission to remain in England for three years; and it was about twelve months after his arrival that the marriage between him and Maria took place. He had still two years to spend in his native land, and he
- 490 Was prudence, the chief of the four cardinal virtues, ever yet consistent with vice? Balgarnie waxed clever--a dangerous trick in a witness. He stroked his beard with a smile on his face, and answered-- "_Yes, once--when I was drunk_!"Words whic
- 489 "Big with the fate of Thomas and his mother."He was to preach his trial sermon; and where? In his own parish--in his native village! It was summer, but his mother rose by daybreak. Her son, however, was at his studies before her; and when she en
- 488 "I would not like to say," added he; "but I fear you must make up your mind for the worst."Now, all this was overheard by Annie, who, we may here seize the opportunity of saying, was, in addition to being a sensitive creature, one of t
- 487 He was conducted into a long, gloomy apartment, dimly lighted by a solitary lamp. Around him hung rude portraits of the chiefs of Wedderburn, and on the walls were suspended their arms and the spoils of their victories. The solitary apartment seemed like
- 486 "Horrible mystery!" again e.j.a.c.u.l.a.t.ed Aminadab. "But 'the wicked shall perish; they shall consume into smoke, they shall consume away.'"Occasions make heroes of very ordinary men; and Aminadab felt that he could be one
- 485 "All right," said Aminadab of the first Secession. "'And I will cause their images to cease out of Noph.'""Ay, but I am 'wide,'" continued the cook."Three feet and a half across the bosom," said
- 484 "A woman!" cried Maule; "then to heaven as fast as your wings will carry you."And this man, who braved G.o.d, shook with terror before a weak woman; and so did all these brave baccha.n.a.ls, who, on hearing the horn when no more remain
- 483 TIBBY FOWLER."Tibby Fowler o' the glen, A' the lads are wooin' at her."--_Old Song_.All our readers have heard and sung of "Tibby Fowler o' the glen;" but they may not all be aware that the glen referred to lies wit
- 482 We need say nothing of the voyage across the Atlantic, somewhat arduous at that period, nor need we pick up Will again till we find him in Richmond, with his horses all safe, and as fat and sleek as if they had been fed by Neptune's wife, and had dra
- 481 'He took her from the fearfu' pit, And from the miry clay.'And when she got to the bank she ran as for the little life was in her, until she came to the foot of Halkerstone's Wynd, where she crossed to the other side of the loch. When
- 480 I cannot say so much for the authenticity of the legend I am now to relate, as I have been able to do for some of the others in this collection; but that is no reason, I hope, for its failing to interest the reader, who makes it a necessary condition of h
- 479 "Never drew breath, you say, nurse!" resumed Mr. White, with an air of astonishment; "why, I have been given to understand, not only that the child was born alive, but that it is actually living now.""Weel," replied the nurse
- 478 Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland.Vol. XXIII.by Various.THE LAWYER'S TALES.LORD KAMES'S PUZZLE.On looking over some Session papers which had belonged to Lord Kames, with the object, I confess, of getting hold of some facts--thos
- 477 "I am master for the nonce. The door is locked, and Mrs. Gourlay must be delivered of her child with the naevus of the ten of diamonds on its back."And she was delivered, but not with the a.s.sistance of the doctor. She performed her part well.
- 476 "A useless harangue," said I, "when you have the means of saving yourself. Pay the money, read your Bible, and the signs will cease.""You have said it. I will pay the money; but I do not know where the woman Gourlay lives."&q
- 475 "Be calm," said I, taking him by the shoulders; "what new discovery is this? Nothing wrong with Mrs. Graeme, I hope?""The child," he cried; but he could get no further."The child is"-- "Is what?" said I.&q
- 474 "Rymer!"I started. I was looking into the fire, with my ear altogether his, yet the strange mention of my name startled me."What could infamy--infamy, with just a beam of consciousness to tell it was infamy, and no more but that beam--think
- 473 "About twelve months after our marriage, Heaven (as authors say) blest our loves with a son and, I had almost said, heir. Deplorable patrimony!--heir of his mother's features--the sacrifice of his father's weakness." Kean could not hav
- 472 "Are you ever?""I don't deny that in town I take a gla.s.s, but seldom so much as to affect my walking; never so much as make me dream I was robbed of money, and that too money gone from my pocket.""Where do you carry your mo
- 471 Nor did the mother press the question she had already put twice; for, as we have said, she knew the nature of the girl, who ever took her own way, and had the art to make that way either filial obedience or loving conciliation."Oh, I'm so fright