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Established 1820,
TOVELE Subscribers have received ex “ ISABEL,"’ from Liver-
wol, t pwards of
600 packages of British and Foreign MERCHANDIZE,
selected by & member of the Firm, at some of the leading
Houses in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, &c.,
which, with Stock on hand, and rollins daily expected, will
form the larrest and best stock of Goods they have yet had to
offer to their customers and the public. L
gepplied as usual. Present importation consists of—
do blk. & col’d Cobourgs
do sorted Dress Stuffs
do Haberdashery
120 chests prime Congou TEA 200 packages Ironmongery
and Hardware
10 trunks Loots and Shoes do Hosiery
5 cases Re udy-made Cloth’g do Yownend’s Hats and 10 bales Pu per Hangings Caps
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7 do Cotton Warp 1 do Gloves, (Dent, Aleroft 4 do Striped Shirting & Co's.) 4 do Grey Calico 2 do Dress Trimmings 4 do White & printed do 1 do Bonnets & Straw Hats 5 do Seotch Carpetsand 1 do FURS Woollens 2 do Fur Caps 8 do Cloths 3 do Dress Silks, Velvets & 1 do Gala Plaids and Silk Goods Hinseys 2 do Glazed Linings lo Waddme 7 do Sundries
} 4 cases MILLINERY
5 tons Bar TRON Barrels Porter, Ale, ground Y bundles Spring & Axe Steel Logwood, Redwood, Currants 125 boxes London SOAP Boxes Raisins, Blacking, Pipes, 4 hhds. Paint OLL Starch, Washing Powder, &e 60 kegs PAINT Kegs Mustard, Blue, Saitpetre Bags Rice, Nuts, Coffee,Pepper. D., G. & S. DAVIES. Charlottetown, November 8, 1858.
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NEW STORE!
British Warehouse, Queen’s Square. |
; the shortest notice. Carriage and Sleigh Trimming done with |
*FFXUE subscriber, having re-commenced buiness in the pre-
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mises formerly occupied by Mr. Jarpine McLean, takes
the earliest opportunity to inform his friends and the public)
generally, that he has just received per ship Isabel, from Liverpool, bis FALL SUPPLY of
BRITISH DRY GOODS,
puited to th* season. —ALSO— 72 Chests TEA, 60 Half chests do., 100 Boxes SUAP, 10 Bags RIC®, = Porto Rico and Crushed SUGAR, Currants, Raisius, Pickles, And superior salad ~ ? which will be sold at the lowest prices for Cash. sis E Pe’ WILLIAM BROWN.
Charlottetown, October 21, 1858. rs a
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!
Glasgow Houso, Queen Street, oe now replete with an entirely New Stock of Fali aud Winter # BRITISH and AMERICAN DRY GOODS, person.t!ly and carefully sel ceted, and now offered to Town and Country buyers on the low-priced cash system of
SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK SALES:
Staple Manufactures of all kinds
Ladies’ Dress Goods, in great variety
London Mantles and Shawls
Ribbons, Flowers, Embroideries, Laces, &c.
Ladies’ and Misses’ Felt Hats and Plumes
Coating and Trowserings, Cloakings, Flaunels
Blankets, Oil Clothes, and Furnishing Goods
Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes
Ready-made Clothing, &c. &e. &e.
SMALL WARES and HUSBANDRY.
—ALSO— Teas of the best quality, Sugars, Molasses Soaps, Candles, Jobaceo, London Starch
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Indigo Pipes, ac. &C.
6: 6, .YAUL. Ex.ln.
, P. E. L., November 8, 1858.
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GEORGE HOOPER & CO., BROKERS AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, NO. 6, BROAD QUAY, SWANSEA, S. W. EGS to inform the Merchants and Shipbuilders of P. E.
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For Sale,
\" HAT valuable Leasehold Property, situate in Grand fracadie, on Lot 35, containing one hundred and sixty-
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| nine acres, with a valuable Marsh, cutting about six tons of Hay, or thereabouts ; Lease for 999 years.
| Atso—Fifty acres of Commons, which cannot be taken from | the above during the term of the lease.
| ‘The whole fronting on the entrance of Tracadie Harbour, jand the rear bounded by the Winter River, which makes it
Wholesale dealers | Y@luable situation for business, vessels being able to load
both at front and rear. Sixty acres are now under tillage. | Bailding staff, longers and firewood in great abundance on the land. It is also contiguous to Cod, Herring, Salmon, or
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| Gasperaux fishing grounds. Also a Dwelling house 32 « 22, with good cellar and chimneys, and out-buildings clearings ‘being now in excellent order. Rent £10 2s. 6d. per annum. | Possession can be given at any time from this date. For | further particulars apply to Hon. Cuartes Youne, Charlotte- town, or Mr. Ronatp McDonatp on the premises.
March 29, 1858.
} _ Valuable Frechold Property for\Sale. HE subseriber offers for sale FOUR PASTURE LOTS, fronting on the Lower Road leading to York River Bridge, bounded on the north by a road leading to the Mal- peque Road, with a DWELLING HOUSE, BARN and | STABLE, a HAY HOUSE 40 feet long by 20 feet deep, and |a good Well of Water thereon. ‘Three of the Lots and a part | of the fourth are in a good state of cultivation. The Property | 38 situated about two miles from Town, and is very convenient | for mussel-mud and seaweed, which may be had in abundance at the foot of the place. | One-half the purchase money may be left on interest. Immediate possession will be given. For further particulars enquire of the subseriber, JOHN TRENAMAN. Charlottetown, Nor. 15, 1858. 3i
| JOHN & ROBERT SCOTT,
i KENT-STREET, CHARLOTTETOWN,
Carriage and Sleigh Wuwilders, &e. &c. &c. Carriages and Sleighs always on hand, and built to order,s
neatness and despatch.
Now on hand a variety of new and second-hand Carriages, for sale at reduced prices. ‘he public are requested to call and 'see them before purchasing elsewhere. ly May 3, 53.
potiilinnataaietalien rails . Final Notice.
LL amounts due the Subscriber either by Note of Hand or |L& Book Account, if not paid by the 25th DECEMBER, | will be sued for without any distinction of persons.
GEORGE F. C. LOWDEN.
| - _- ‘ |} Charlottetown, October 25, 1858. 3m
| Notice HEREAS, by Deed of Assignment, bearing date the 17th day of February, 1857, all Books, Debts, Notes and ‘other Securities, of the late firm of Tomas MeNu7r & Son, (of Princetown, Prince Edward Island, were daly transferred | to me—Notice is hereby given, that all persons indebted in any way to thesaid firm are required to make payments of | their respective amounts to the Subscriber, in Charlottetown, ler to Henry S. McNutt, Princetown, on or before the 20th 'day of October next. All sums unpaid after that date, will be immediately handed over for collection, without distinction of persons. H. HASZARD. Charlottetown, October 4, 1858.
i . Assignment of Debts. | T OTICE is hereby given that by Deed of this date, I have + J assigned to the Honorable Josrri Henstey, all Debts owing to me, in Trust for the payment of creditors ; ' and that all persons indebted to me will please, and they are [hereby required, to make payment only to the above named i Joseru Hensixy. Dated this dlst day of August, A. D. 1858. JOHN RIGG. hee accordance with the above notice, I hereby require all parties indebted to the above named Joun Rice to make immediate payment to me, at my offtce, in Charlotte- ‘town, of the amounts due from them respectively. JOSEPH HENSLEY. | Charlottetown, 31st August, 1858.
Assignment of Debts.
| TT OTICE is hereby given, that by Warrant of Attorney of ON this date, I have assigned to Mr. Jonn Lea all amounts due me by Note of Hand, Book Account or other- ‘wise, in trust for the payment of creditors; and that all persons indebted to me are hereby required to make payment ‘to the order of the above named Joun Lega.
Island that they are ready to receive consignments of! to Vessels ani Cargoes of Wood, which they have every hope, | from their connection in the Bristol Channel, of effeetig speedy sales; and, should the Vessel not sell to advantage, after hav- ‘ , sacle ing tried the whole scope of the Channel, she can take a cargo; FTN accordance with the above notice, [ here ; require : of Coal or Iron ronnd to the port she prefers, thereby saving) persons indebted to the above named ANDREW EID to ma e a vast deal of expense. ‘immediate payment to Mr. Jabez Hupson, of Tryon River,
October 7, 1858. ‘in whose hands the Accounts are placed for collection. ee ee Charlottetown, November 16, 1858. JOHN LEA.
ARRIVED | — JUST WHEN REQUIRED! AND RECEIVED AT KING SQUARE HOUSE 23 CASES ~4 4 74 BOOTS & SHOES! INCLUDING te sosasilt a a Ladiqs’ Rekhes 700208 aa | £0 BE DISPOSED OF BY PRIVATE SALE, ne omg allay ipa Reanee es a) emg NE OF THE MOST VALUABLE AND Child's, Boy s sod Youth . Lgather Boots, | beautifully situated properties in this city, having a Mens’ thick common Boots, . } gue front of 115 feet on Queen Square, and 154 feet on Gratt n Women’s Leather Boots and Buskins, &e., &e., aa Street, together with the residence of the Misses STEWART comprising an excellent assortment. ee JOHN BALL. BEER & SON. i
Dated at Charlottetown this 16th day of Novr., A.D., 1858. ANDREW REID.
O BE LET, for one, two or three years, or
longer term, as may be agreed upon, ‘‘ GLEN STEWART,” directly opposite Charlottetown, with about 50 acres of LAND, 24 of which are under /cultivation. Also, agood GARDEN. Application to be made (tolthe proprietor, W. STEWART, Esq., south side of Char- | lottetown Ferry, Lot 48 tf July 26, 1858
thereon. For particulars apply to Charlottetown, Sept. 2, 1858.
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FALL CONSIGNMENT FROM LIVERPOOL. Frangipanni. | ; i i HE subscriber has received a supply of the above most Tea, Soap, Gin, Brandy, Wines, Nails, &c. delightful and enduring PERFUME, together with the
TEXHE subscribers have just received, per Isabel from Liver- following, viz :— i pool, the following GUODS, which they offer at moderate Go) Gon Dew Drops, Upper Ten, Violet, Essence Bouquet, Alis-
prices, viz —
5() chests superior TEA, Clematis, Cowslip, Geranium, Hawthorn, Hodgosmia, 5) boxes Liverpool SOAP, Heliotrope, Honeysuckle, Jessamine, Jockey Club, Lilac, 1) hhds. Holland GIN, : | Magnolia, Mignionette, Millefleurs, Mousseline, Musk, : casks BRANDY, Nectar. New-mown Hay, Orange, Orange Flower, Pateh- Casks Port and Sherry WINES, only, Pink, Rose, Spring Flowers, Sweet Brier, Sweet
Bbls. Porter and Ale, boxes Starch, Mustard Pea, Sweet Clover, Tea Rose, Verbena, West End, White
Blue, Blacking, &c., ke. J..& T. MORRIE. Lavender, Aromatic and Crystalline Vinegar.
Lip Salve, Toilet Powder, Fragrant Shampoo Lotion, Am- ber, Lustral, Bandoline, Hair Dye, Philocome, Roland’s
Cochows, Court Plaster, Bureau Perfume, Fuming Pas-
Salt, Flour, Corn-meal & Groceries. eee ee tiles, Erasive Soap, Flayouring Extracts, India Rubber and for sale low for cash onl
Queen-sireet, Oct. 25, 1858. (Isl) = USHELS Liverpool SALT 2 500 200 Barrels omit Canada FLOUR 106 Bags do. i ‘ And a ghoice assortment of Family GROCERIES, jus received : ; ; , at and Shaving Brushes in great variety BELL’S PROVISION STORE, Market-square. 3 1858 Charlottetown, June 14, 1858. 5m Charlottetown, Noy. 1, 1858.
ma, Amber, Camelia, Caroline Bouquet, Citronella Rose, |
Maccassar Oil, Toilet Soap, Shaving Soaps and Creams, | t . , : Dental Soap and Paste, Pear Tooth Powder, Aromatic | or capturing twenty-six heavily armed jun
Miscellaneous.
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WATER MUSIC.
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| "Twas in summer—glorious summet— Far beyond the smoky town,
Weary with a long day’s ramble
Through the fern and blooming bramble,
Needing rest, | sat me down.
Beetling crags hung high above me,
Kyer looking grandly rude ;
Still there was some trace of mildness
In this scene so weird ; its wildness
Might be sought for solitude.
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Birds and flowers, song and beauty, Seem‘d this rugged realm to fill ; | That which was my soul’s entrancing Was the music and the glancing
Of a rock-born splashing rill. Lingering there, | was delighted,
Musing on the days gone by, Watching its bright spray pearls sprinkled, Every silvery tone that tinkled
Touch’d some chord of memory.
Twas as if sweet spirit voices Threw a spell around me there ; | Now, in lightest notes of gladness, Now, in deeper tones of sadness, Wafting whispers to my ear, Memory, hope, imagination, Seem’d to have usurp’d my will; | ;
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And my thoughts kept a-dreaming Till the bright stars were a-gleaming To the music of the rill.
What a world of strange reflections Came upon me then unsought ! Stringe that sounds should find responses— W here e’en mystery ensconces— in the corridors of thought ! | Then emotions were awaken’d, Making my heart wildly thrill, As | linger’d there and listen’d,
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| DESTRUCTION OF VIRATES IN THE CHINESE } SEAS.
A Despatch from Admiral Seymour describes important loperations against pirates. Capt. Wildman, of the steam- Pas a ° I a .
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ENGAGEMENT OFF TOAN PUNG, AND CAPTURE OF TWO JUNKS.
I have the honour to report the particulars of an engage- ment which took place off the island of Toan Pung, about fifty miles to the north of the port of Wauchon, between
-|her Majesty’s. ffun-boat under my command and three
piratical junks. ‘Lcleared for action, and stood (under steam) towards four junks, one fying an Knglish ensign, a second a Portuguese, the other two Chinese flags. When we had closed within 200 yards the Jargest junks opened a smart and effective fire on us, doing much damage aloft; and to prevent injuring my boats, as I determined to take them by boarding, I deemed it prudent to lower and tow them astern. [| then
| closing with them; but as our long gun bad been sent on (board her Majesty’s ship Fury by your Excellency’s orders, /to ease the gunboat coming down the China sea, during the typhoon season, our fire was comparatively feeble. I went ahead at fall speed on to the largest jank, giving orders to lash her alongside of us; but the instant we touched, such a shower of stinkpots and other combustible matter was throwa
on coard of us, it was impossible for any person to remain for-
t was at this moment, | deeply regret to state, that Edward George, A.B., who was actually engaged in lashing the junk alongside, having gallantly jumped on board her for that purpose, was cut to picces, and his remains thrown overboard. 'The strong breeze favouring the junk, and a heavy swell making it difficult to lash her, she sheered off, and the Chinese in the meantime, having cut our boats adrift, and being close te the rocks, I backed astern, and having picked them up, [I remounted the howitzers, which had been dis- mounted from the rapidity of my fire, and renewed the engagement, running alongside ene and boarding her, killing a great number of her crew, many of whom endeavoured to escape by jumping overboard, but only a small number reached the shore. Leaving this vessel in charge of Mr. Morice, the second master, aud a party of men, I gave chase to a second in my gig, and having come up with her, I boarded and took possession, making prisoners of the only two living men on board, many having been killed, and a ‘few escaping by jumping overboard. The third junk, in the ‘meanwhile, having got some distance away, and not having ‘more than five effective men left after the engagement, I ‘deemed it prudent not to follow her among the numerous ‘rocks and intricate passages she had taken, and being unable
to spare any officers and men for the captured junks, I gave ‘directions for them to be burnt, which was done. During the time Mr. Morice and the men whom | had Jeft with him to burn the first junk, were performing this duty, a number of Sanpans pulled alongside and endeavoured to capture her, firing her long gun below where our people were lighting a fire. Fortunately it did no harm to them, but caused an ‘explosion, which killed from twenty to thirty Chinese. The fourth vessel, having been a capture made by the pirates, I released, having previously obtained a written statement to that effect. From the quantity of Karopean knives, revolvers, cartridges and rifles, and the desperate resistance they made in keeping up a heavy fire, Nuropeaus must have been on board, the engagement having lasted five hours.
Leveson Witpmay, Lieutenant and Commander.
DESTRUCTION OF TWENTY SIX JUNKS AT SINGTING, AND ONE |
HUNDRED PIRATICAL VESSELS ELSEWAERE—THE TOWN OF COOLAN DESTROYED. | Information having reached me, on the evening of the
Lily, Prairie Flower, Cologne, Double Cologne, Amber, } 994 August, that a fleet of twenty pirate vessels had captured
‘a junk bound to Hong-Kong in the neighbourhood of this
Auso,—Preston Salts, Lemon Rouge, Amandine, Cold C08 Cd I despatched her Majesty’s steam gun-vessel, Sur-
prise, on the following worning, in search of them. She ‘returned the same evening, having succeeded in destroying ks, at the Island of Singting, mounting over 300 guns. f enclose Com- mander Craswell’s report of his proceedings, and beg to draw
Dressing, Dandraft and Side Combs, Hair, Tooth, Nail tnoi, Jordships’ favourable notice to the gallant manner in
Ds aeattod «sta es ‘which the commander, officers and crew of the, Surprise W. B. WATSON, City Deng, hore- ‘engaged and overcome so superior a force. It being reported
returned the fire with the Staunch’s two howitzers, still |
‘ward, or to see through the dense smoke they occasioned. |
| that the pirates destroyed by the Surprise formed a division ‘of a large fleet to the southward, which has harassed the | coasting trade for some time, I ordered the Magicienne, In- flexible, Plover, and Algerine, under the orders of Capt. Nicholas Vansittart, C.B., to scour the coast in that direction. | By that officer’s report their lordships will perceive that \the expedition was attended with the most complete success, no Jess than 100 piratical vessels having been destroyed, and /236 guns sunk in deep water, with heavy loss to those des- perate miscreants. The town of Coolan, the head-quarters of the pirates, was also destroyed, as well as a stockaded fort of fourteen guns. The conduct of the officers"and men of the squadron is deserving of the highest praise. On Capt. Vansittart’s return, | ordered him to cruise to the northward of Hong-Kong; but though he visited all the usual haunts of the pirates, the people stated that they had not been troubled for some time past. These important successes have afforded much satisfaction to the Chinese traders.
M. Seyrmovor, Rear Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
COMMANDER CRASWELL’S REPORT.
Shortly after opening out from Hong-Kong bay the pilot ‘pointed out three boats working to windward, and informed me that they were part of the piratical fleet. 1, fortunately, at this time, observed many masts in a small bay, in N. W. patt of the island of Ling Sing, and being informed it was the main body of the piratical foree, I proceeded towards them. When within about 1,700 yards they opened fire on me, which I did not return until within about 1,000, when we engaged them with one port broadside, firing shot and shell. I then directed the Cambrian’s boom boats to take up a position in shore of us, so as to be able to advance, taking them in the fiauk, as their guns came within range ; the enemy directed much of their fire to the boats, which was admirably replied to by Lieutenant J. W. Webb, as he steadily advanced with his boats. The enemy opened on us at 8a.m., keeping up a smart and well-directed fire with round shot and spear-headed rockets, and, as we closed, Withgrape and cannister, hulling the ship on several occasions, and had we not kept on a coutinua! move would doubtless have caused us material damage. After about thirty-five minutes their fire considerably slackened, and at about nine o’clock two of their largest lorchas blew up with a tremendous explosion, caused apparently by the bursting of one of our shells ; they appeared immediately paralyzed, and their firieg ‘ceased, Tuking advantage of this, I pushed on with my own ‘boats, and joining with the Cambrian’s boats, effected a land- |ing within a very short distance of the juuks, having observed the crews desert their vessels and take to the hills. On ad- vaneing to the top of a neighbouring ridge, some more pira- tical vessels were discovered in a snug creek on the opposite side, crowded with men, and evidently prepared for an attack |from seaward; our position completely commanded them, and by opening fire on them with our rifles, killing a great number, caused the others to run away, after a vain attempt to reach us with their gingalls, oar height being too great for any effective fire from the large guns, Not deeming it prudent to expose the men unnecessarily to the scorching heat of the sun, [ ordered their return to the boats in pre- | ference to advancing by land, and returning myself to the Sur- ‘prise, closed, and, taking the boats in tow, steamed round abreast of the creek, and fired a few shells. 1 then despatched the Cambrian’s and our own bouts under cover of our fire, to effect the capture of the junks. No resistance was offered,
beyond the occasional fire of gingalls from the neighbouring hills, the junks being deserted. Several of them beiag aground, apd many others much shattered from our fire, we only succeeded in bringing out seven, so [ ordered the re- mainder to be destroyed by fire. On boarding and landing to effect this, we found a number of dead Chinamen, and observed, for the first time, several guns mounted on shoro, commanding the creek, which were destroyed. The capture of the piratical fleet being comp!eted, nineteen having been set fire to, and several taken possession of, and observing the total destruction of the ones fired by the explosion of their several magazines, I proceeded on my return to Hong-Kong, taking four of the junks in tow, the three others being in charge of officers with orders to follow, and arrived at this port at 9,30 p.m., with the four junks, the others arriving during the night. Of the seven vessels in our possession, two are lorcha built, one mountin sz twenty-cight guns, the other twenty-four—from six to twenty-four pounders; tho remaining ones being junks of from seven to sixteen guns. Of those destrcyed, five were heavily armed lorchas, the remainder averaging the same armament as above. in all, mounting on board and on shore 527 guns, 103 of which are
lon board the vessels brought in.
CAPTAIN VANSITTAR?’S RRPORT.
| Krom Hong Kong we proceeded and examined carefully \the whole coast as far westward as Mamee, having up to the present date taken and destroyed :—Qne fortified stockake 'mouuting fourteen guns, twenty-six piratical fighting junks, |seventy-four fast row-boats, 236 guns, about 372 pirates killed, thirty-six pirates taken alive, six cargo vessels re- captured from pirates, fifty-four men and six women retaken from pirates ; with only a few wounded on our side.
Tue Curer Coppter.— Andrew ©. was very fond of long ‘diet hours, which were spent in Jounging about the square, or in his neighbours’ workshops, talking over the polities of ithe day, and often had Mrs, UC. to remind him of his duty i by sending his son for him. At the time of which we write, ' there was occasional sales of goods by auction, in the Mason's Hall, even as there is at present, and at these sales our friend Andrew was a regular attendant, to give his friends and eus- tomers the benefit of his knowledge in their purchases. We pretend not to dive into the opinion of Mrs, C. concerning her husband’s waste of some hours every evening which might have been more profitably employed ; but certain it is when other inducements failed to keep him at home, she made up her mind to send for him, iv due time to have his supper warm. In consequence of this benevolent intention, she one evening dispatched her son Johnny to the auction room for his father. According, therefore, to his mother's orders, in bounces Johnny into the auction room, looks round ‘and round the crowd until he spies his father, and then bawis | out, “ Come awa’ hame, fuither, to yer parriteh.” The color | of the man of awls and Jasts rose instantaneously ; his dignity | was immensely offended by having the humbie fare on which |be supped so publicly made known. Me therefore made a ‘rush throuch the crowd, siezed the offendiug urchin, belabored ‘him with his feet and bands, exclaiming at the same time, | Have ye nae better manners than to come an’ afront me ‘afore sae mony folk, roaring uboot parritch? Neist time
' la ‘your mither sends you for me, just say thore’s a gentlewan
wanting me.” We pase the amusement or amagement of the
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