A SCOTTISH SKETCH.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2644, 28 January 1908, Page 7

A SCOTTISH SKETCH.

T . "It's a prim day fur oor holiday, Mrs. McFadyin." "Ay, Mrs. Johnston. Disna the watter Ink linr» ?" "it's rale tcinptin'. (Jin a wis younger a micht hae haen a bit 1 aidrile." "Deed we micht dae waur, Mrs. Johnston. Willi we no gaog ">le ? Naw. Ma day's ower fur cxeebitin' ina legs tae the fops on the esplanade. It's ower risky, an ye dinna like tae be lauched at." "Maw, wull a get oot in a boat?" "'Deed, Jerry, vull no." "Bit maw " "Hand yur tongue." "Hoes yur man. Mrs Johnston?" "No sa" bad, Mrs. McFadyin. A left him at nine o'clock slccpin' in his bed. A made souk* parritch an' ham an' eggs an' set the alarum fur eleven o'clock, so lie kin git his breakfast if he likes." ' It wus rale thochtfu' o' ye." "Maw. wull a git oot in a bcy.it 1100 ?" "If a rise tae ye, I'll warm yur lugs, laddie. "Eh. bit he's a thrawn yin that." "Whit wis the niaitter wi yer man ?" "Aw. ji.st a turn «' nis stammach, bit he's aboot hissel' again." "That's nice " "Aw. maw, wull a no git this ance ?" "Weel. Rang, an no deeve me. Bit tnin'. and no sit in the neb o" the boat, and haud <yi by the sides atf dinna move or breathe ur y'ull be drooned. Eh, Mrs. McFadyin, bit wanes are an awfu' bother whiles.' "They're a' that, Mrs. Johnston, bit we wild miss them, gin they wur taetr awa'. ! "We wild that, Mrs. McFadyin. Bit ; come awa' an we'll ta.k a dunncr alang the shore. Ye git sare sittin" j on this saiin sat- lang. an wull sec ■ if we canna pit ony wtilks." "Ay. yur man 'ull need somethin \ tasty fur his supper, Mrs. Johnston." —"The Reader."