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24 in giving vent to his indignation. With his sky- blue top coat flying behind him, and his rough shod heels striking fire from the pavement, he pur- sued his ravished cart, shouting as loud as his ex- hausted lungs would permit, "O, ye unhanged blackguards! -ye villans! mye deil's buckies? I'll ha'e the law o'ye, gin there be law in Em- brugh, ye vagabonds !-- I'll get ye a better house than your father ever biggit, for ye, ye rascals !-- I'll get ye claped up as sure as ye're leevin', ye rampaging Embragh hallanshankers'!" As soon as he arrived at the Hotel, the Marquis delivered the reins into his hand; but blue-bonnet vowed he would not quit him, till he had asecrtained his name, and that of his companion. Mr.-- put his hand into his pocket, and drew out a piece of pa per, which he said contained the required addres- ses; and while the old man unfolded it, our young heroes took the opportunity to escape. The bit of paper turned out to be a ten pound note, 'Ah, stop, my bonny lads, cries the appeased milk-man, "I've something to say t'ye. Will ye need mair milk the morn P'

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