You'll hae to protest and post them to-morrow, and that will ruin me and break my heart.' "David, I had to walk to the window and hide my face till I could master mysel', I was that astonished.

Then I called out, 'Mr.
MacFarlane, you hae two notes o' Deacon Strang's, bring them to me.' When he did sae, I said, 'Well, deacon, we a' o' us hae our ain fashes.

How long time do you want, and we'll renew these bits o' paper ?' "And the thing was done, Davie, and done that pleasantly that it made me feel twenty years younger.

We shook hands when we parted, and as we did sae, the deacon said, 'Is there aught I can do to pleasure you or David ?' and a' at once it struck me about the sales o' the looms and lease.

Sae I said, 'Yes, deacon, there is something you can do, and I'll be vera much obligated to you for the same.