Page:Tales of my landlord (Volume 1).djvu/55

 and generally respected in the country, a reputation which this young gentleman seemed likely to sustain, as he was well educated, and of excellent dispositions.—"Now, Earnscliff," exclaimed Hobbie, "I am glad to meet your honour ony gait, and company's blithe on a bare moor like this—it's an unco bogilly bit—Where hae ye been sporting?"

"Up the Carla Cleugh, Hobbie," answered Earnscliff, returning his greeting. "But will our dogs keep the peace, think you?"

"De'il. a fear o' mine," said Hobbie, they have scarce a leg to stand on.—Odd! the deer's fled the country, I think! I have been as far as Inger-fell-foot, and de'il a horn has Hobbie seen, excepting three red-wud raes, that never let me within shot of them, though I gaed a mile round to get up the wind to them, an' a'.—De'il o' me wad care mickle, only I wanted some venison to our auld gude-dame.—The carline, she sits in the neuk yonder,