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 was exceedingly incenced at their rapacity, roared and cried, and even had the hardihood to invoke divine vengeance upon their heads. “Ye villians!” she cried, “ye’ll ha’e to account for this yet!”—“And when will we pebe [sic] account for’t?” asked one of the Highlanders.—“At the last day, ye black-guards!” exclaimed the woman. “Ta last tay!” replied the Highlander: “Tat pebe [sic] cood long credit—---we’ll e’en pebe [sic] tak a waist coat too!” at the same time cutting off a few additional yards of the cloth.

A Highlander who sold brooms, went in to a barber’s shop in Glasgow, a few days since to get shaved. The barber bought one of his brooms, and after having shaved him, asked the price of it; “Twopence,” said the highlander; “No, no,” said the barber, “I’ll give you a penny, if that does not satisfy you, take your broom again.” The Highlander took it, and asked what he had got to pay? “A penny,” said Strap. “I’ll gi’e ye a baubee,” said Duncan, “an if that dinna satisfy ye, put on my beard again.”

A Slater being employed by a gentleman