But ye maun learn to put the heart into it, man--to put the heart into it.' I played an air in simpler taste, and received more decided approbation.
'That's something like it man.

Od, ye are a clever birkie!' The woman touched his coat again.

'The gentleman is a gentleman, Willie--ye maunna speak that gate to him, hinnie.' 'The deevil I maunna!' said Willie; 'and what for maunna I ?--If he was ten gentles, he canna draw a bow like me, can he ?' 'Indeed I cannot, my honest friend,' said I; 'and if you will go with me to a house hard by, I would be glad to have a night with you.' Here I looked round, and observed Benjie smothering a laugh, which I was sure had mischief in it.

I seized him suddenly by the ear, and made him confess that he was laughing at the thoughts of the reception which a fiddler was likely to get from the Quakers at Mount Sharon.

I chucked him from me, not sorry that his mirth had reminded me in time of what I had for the moment forgotten; and invited the itinerant to go with me to Shepherd's Bush, from which I proposed to send word to Mr.Geddes that I should not return home that evening.