And they learn their trade so early.

There is a kind of subaltern imp, for example, a sort of sucking devil, whom your friend Glenna--Glennamuck there, has sometimes in his train.

To look at him, he is about fifteen years; but he is a century old in mischief and villany.

He was playing at quoits the other day in the court; a gentleman--a decent-looking person enough--came past, and as a quoit hit his shin, he lifted his cane: but my young brave whips out his pistol, like Beau Clincher in the TRIP TO THE JUBILEE and had not a scream of GARDEZ L'EAU from an upper window set all parties a-scampering for fear of the inevitable consequences, the poor gentleman would have lost his life by the hands of that little cockatrice.' 'A fine character you'll give of Scotland upon your return, Colonel Talbot.' 'Oh, Justice Shallow,' said the Colonel, 'will save me the trouble--"Barren, barren--beggars all, beggars all.

Marry, good air,"-- and that only when you are fairly out of Edinburgh, and not yet come to Leith, as is our case at present.' In a short time they arrived at the seaport: The boat rocked at the pier of Leith, Full loud the wind blew down the ferry; The ship rode at the Berwick Law-- 'Farewell, Colonel; may you find all as you would wish it! Perhaps we may meet sooner than you expect: they talk of an immediate route to England.' Tell me nothing of that,' said Talbot 'I wish to carry no news of your motions.' 'Simply then, adieu.