Jamie was not satisfied, and as the lady drove out, he expressed his feelings by playing with all his might, "O wearie o' the _toom pouch_[173]." The spirit in Jamie Fraser before mentioned, and which had kept him awake, shows itself in idiots occasionally by making them restless and troublesome.

One of this character had annoyed the clergyman where he attended church by fidgeting, and by uncouth sounds which he uttered during divine service.

Accordingly, one day before church began, he was cautioned against moving, or "making a whisht," under the penalty of being turned out.

The poor creature sat quite still and silent, till, in a very important part of the sermon, he felt an inclination to cough.

So he shouted out, "Minister, may a puir body like me noo gie a hoast[174] ?" I have two anecdotes of two peers, who might be said to come under the description of half-witted.