"To see Tony Musgrave hobnobbing wi' a black-coat! The deil must 'a' had a spasm o' laughing." "Let the deil laugh," said Tony, with a snap of his grimy fingers.
Then, after a moment's pause, he added, "Lads, I heard this morning that the dominie's wheat was spoiling, because he couldna get help to cut it.

I laughed when I heard it; I didna ken the man then.

I'm going to-morrow to cut the dominie's wheat; which o' you will go wi' me ?" "I!" and "I!" and "I!" was the hearty response; and so next day Traquare saw a strange sight--a dozen colliers in a field of wheat, making a real holiday of cutting the grain and binding the sheaves, so that before the next Sabbath it had all been brought safely home..