Young Donald will need gude guiding; and he is my sister Jessie's only bairn--blood is thicker than water, ye'll allow that--and Donald is o' gentle blood.

I'm no saying that's everything; but it is gude to come o' a gude kind." "The McFarlanes have aye been for the pope and the Stuarts," said James, a little scornfully.

"They were 'out' in the '79'; and they would pin the white cockade on to-morrow, if there was ever a Stuart to bid them do it." "Maybe they would, James.

Hielandmen hae a way o' sticking to auld friends.

There's Camerons I wadna go bail for, if Prince Charlie could come again; but let that flea stick to the wa'.