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13 with the utmost rigour of law. And, immediately after, by way of sedative to the natives, exclaimed -'Ye needna mind a' this, lads; it's only a haver o' the grieve's!

A simple Highland girl; on her way home for the north, called, as she passed by Crieff, upon an old master with whom she had formerly served. Being kindly invited by him to share in the family dinner, and the usual ceremony of asking a blessing having been gone through, the poor girl, anxious to compliment; as she conceived, her ancient host, exclaimed, 'Ah, master, ye maun hae a grand memory, for that's the grace ye had when I was wi' you seven years ago.'

A Last CENFURT ANECDOTE. ---Mr. Ross, Pit- calnie, an ingenious humourist, who spent his lat- ter years chiefly in Edinburgh, was one night (about the year 1780) reeling home in a state of intoxication through St. Andrew-Square, when his fancy suggested to him the following amusing hoax upon Sir Lawrence Dundas. It occurred to his remembrance, on seeing Sir Lawrence's fine house (now the office of the Royal Bank of Scot- land), that that gentleman was ther known to be engaged in the laudable business of prevailing upon the members of the town council of Edinburgh to elect him their representative in parliament, and that he had already secured the approbation of so many of these worthy trustees of the public in- terest that, but for one recusant deacon, he was certain of his election. It was known that Sir Lawrence had tried every possible means to bring over this dissentient voice, but hitherto without success; and there was some reason to apprehend that, after all the pains he had 'expended upon the