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 in danger, and shewed you how easily it might be repaired?"

"It is a' true," said the farmer, moving his bonnet; "but I thought it would do weel eneugh. I spoke to Jamie Forster and John Tamson about it; but they said they wad na fash themselves to mend a brig that was to serve a' the folk in the Glen."

"But you must now mend it for your own sake," said Mr Stewart, "even though a' the folk in the Glen should be the better for it."

"Aye, sir," said one of the men, "that's spoken like yoursel'! would every body follow your example, there would be nothing in the world, but peace and good neighbourhood. Only tell us what we are to do, and I'll work at your bidding, till it be pit mirk."

"Well," said Mr Stewart, "bring down the planks that I saw lying in the barnyard, and which, though you have been obliged to step over them every day since