John and William were hopeful young gentlemen, but they died early--one of a decline brought on by the mizzles, the other lost his life in a fever.

It would hae been lucky for mony ane that Chrystal had gane the same gate." "Oh, he must have been the young spendthrift that sold the property?
Well, but you should you have such an ill-will against him; remember necessity has no law.

And then, goodwife, he was not more culpable than Mr.Treddles, whom you are so sorry for." "I wish I could think sae, sir, for his mother's sake.

But Mr.Treddles was in trade, and though he had no preceese right to do so, yet there was some warrant for a man being expensive that imagined he was making a mint of money.

But this unhappy lad devoured his patrimony, when he kenned that he was living like a ratten in a Dunlap cheese, and diminishing his means at a' hands.