"It's very auld, I see," said the Chieftain; "nobody is alive now that saw it built, and of course cannot tell its history; so we'll only hear a pack of lies about it, just as I heard auld Ferryboat tell of the woman that beglamoured him at Roslin Castle, when he was called into Edinburgh to testify before the Lords that my father was the son of his own. No, I wouldna give that spittle out of my mouth to see it."

By this speech the advocate was reminded of the predilections of the Highlanders, especially of those who inhabited Moidart and its neighbourhood, and began to pull in his horns as they approached George's gate, on their way to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. When they came in sight of the former, the Chief giving a snort, said

"Ay, and is that auld kirk, and the young one at its fut, what they cal Wastmunster Abbey; and what's to be seen in Wastmunster Abbey ?"

This was a flight beyond the imagination of the lawyer; it betrayed an ignorance of which he had no conception a Chieftain could be guilty, and he said, with ill-concealed mortification, that perhaps it would not be worth the seeing.

Considerably disconcerted at this declaration, the advocate hurried him across the street to the Houses of Parliament, and knowing that they were then up, felt a little more courageous, not having the fear of any of his companions before his eyes; but in the different houses and apartments Roderick took no interest, only he remarked in the House of Lords, looking at the throne

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Ay, ay, the King may make a Lord, but he canna make a Highland Chieftain,-curse take me if he can.'

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THE advocate was by this time becoming a little alarmed; he saw that the habits of the Chieftain were not calculated for the meridian of London; and, moreover, he began to think that the Clarendon Hotel was not exactly the sort of lair which so wild a beast should frequent; and, therefore, although his vanity was interested in keeping him there, his Scottish prudence made him anxious to get him out of it, while yet his game flavour, though high, was odoriferous. Thus he began, after their return, to insinuate to the Chief, that VOL. XXXIII. NO. CCVIII.

He then proposed to return and have a gill at the Clarendon, as it was a could day, and accordingly they walked back the road they had come; but on reaching Bond Street, the lawyer beheld every window open, filled with ladies, and a vast multitude in the street opposite the hotel, where Pharick was strutting up and down the pavement as proud as a provost, cracking the ears of the groundlings with a pibroch that his grandfather had played, to the inextinguishable horror of Prince Charles Edward, when he landed at Moidart.

it was now time to be thinking of his visit to Mr Stukely, and said, "M'Goul, how long do you propose to stay at Fenny Park; because I think it will be better not to visit the curiosities of London until you return; for while you are there, you may hear of something worth seeing, that in our haste we would neglect ?"

To this speech the Chieftain answered, "I have been thinking so too, for I see nothing at al in London ust now that I would give a chuckystane for a look; and really this town more is not just such a civilized 3 D

Mr M'Allister had learned by this time something of the story, and had guessed a little of the M'Goul's errand; not at all apprehending it rested on so slender a foundation, he said, with perfect sincerity, "How much do you expect?"

"That," said the Chieftain, "is all in ascurity; the minister, and he's a lang head, said it was worth a goot five thousand pound; but, Mr M'Allister, I am a moderate man, and I have been counting that I'll be very well paid with a three thousand, the which I will accept when he gives it. You see, Mr M'Allister, three thousand pounds would do very well, as I have been laying it out. First, you see, the castle, good Got, she is a leaky material, and stands goot for five hundred. I'll have six bees' scaps for a policy on a farm before the door; they will cost a power of money. Elspa tells me, that at Montrose, where she was, they cost more than three pound a-piece. But, Mr M'Allister, I will not make a parade to you of what I have laid out the three thousand pounds for, and expenses.

The advocate, pleased to be rid of the details, replied, "No doubt you will find a use for the money. M'Goul, you will want to be on your guard in bringing so large a sum to town."

"Ou aye," said the Chief, "I have been making my calculations on that, and if you, Mr M'Allister, would condescend to help me, I would be great ly obliged."

"Every thing that I can do to serve the M'Goul, he may count upon; and before Parliament meets, as I have a few days' spare time, I would advise you to make out your visit, and I will go with you."

"Ah, that's a goot creature! and if you'll pe such a turtle-dove, I'll go the morn's morning."

"Agreed," said M'Allister; "and as you are not up to the way of Londen, leave the arrangements all to me." Now," said the Chieftain, "that's what I cal hitting the nail on the head; take your own way."

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Accordingly the advocate ordered post-chaise and four to be at the door betimes in the morning, and directed the bill to be made out by the hour of departure. All was done as he directed, but next day when the bill was presented, he was petrified to see the charge made for the servants, who, in addition to salmon at half a guinea the pound, and game in those days at as much a brace, with roast beef and plum-pudding ordered by Donald, consisted of every delicacy the house could afford.

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My God," said he, "did you order the servants to be treated in this manner ?"

"Oh, ay, I just, poor lads, desired them to get a butt of salmon and grouse-just the things, ye know well, they are used to at home."

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Oh, very well, I have nothing to say to it; and as I am more au fait to the ways of the English, I shall be purse-bearer, and settle for the bill in the meantime."

"You are a very condescending man, Mr M'Allister. Ay, just puy the paper, and we'll make a count and reckoning py and py."

Mr M'Allister, who had volunteered his services as purse-bearer, settled the bill, and they embarked in the carriage, the Chief and Mr MAllister mounting inside; Pharick and Donald were already seated in their kilts on the bar outside. As soon as the Chieftain and the lawyer were seated, bang to went the door, smack went the whips, off went the chaise, and in starting, Pharick and Donald, by the laws of gravity, tumbled back, and the wind turned the skirts of their philabegs, as the chaise passed with increasing velocity up Bond Street, and along Oxford Street, to the amazement of the irreverent populace.

The Edinburgh lawyer was speechless, and did not know where to hide his face.

"Lads," said the Chieftain, "are

you a seven wonder of the world, making yourselfs Ben Nevis and Carry?" One of the post-boys, an old man, hearing his voice, looked behind and exclaimed to his neighbour coolly, "Look, Tom, I never seed an all in my eye and Betty Martin afore."

Matters were, however, soon put to rights. Pharick and Donald recovered their position, the lawyer's terrors were appeased, and the Chief observed sedately that he had heard of accidents in a post-chaises before.

When the party got out on the high-road, Mr M'Allister was so mucked of his change by the turnpikes, that he was under the necessity of applying to the M'Goul for a few shillings, but the Chief had none in his pocket. All this confirmed our far-forecasting friend in opinion that a Chief who carried no money in his pocket must have a long purse; and acting on this persuasion he continued his liberality anew, by changing his own last guinea; but as they were to get three thousand pounds, it gave him no anxiety, especially as at this time they entered the gates of Fenny Park, and Pharick began to put his drone in order, which when done, they approached the house, he playing like desperation his Chief and master's favourite air, which had not certainly been composed by Dr Arne or Handel. The unmelodious notes drew all the household and the other guests to the door; and as if by instinct, and the coming sound of the pipes, the quondam sheriff came forth and received our hero at the portal. Great demonstrations of honour and welcome were made, in so

much, without entering into the M'Goul's feeling, let it suffice to say that his companion, M'Allister, was infinitely delighted; and no wonder, for among the guests invited to meet the Chief, was an opulent biscuitbaker, retired from Wapping, who was to be, according to his lady, next week pricked for sheriff of the county; also a most warm slop-seller, who had bought the property of the old family of Oakes, a family that had been settled at Castle Grim, in the neighbourhood, since the Conquest at least. Besides them there was a sleeky tallow-chandler, who had made a sudden fortune by a speculation in Russia tallow. But it would be tedious to enumerate all the guests who came in their own carriages to meet the great Highland Chief, of whose coming Mr M'Allister had the preceding night thought it expedient to give Mr Stukely due notice, and was the cause, in consequence, of the distinguished reception which the M'Goul met with.

INTEGRITY is very inconvenient, notwithstanding the lawyers have endeavoured, by all the means in their power, to establish a morality in which it should have no place. However, this is not the proper time for discussing that point; but as we wish to say a few sound and sober things interesting to this great commercial country, we could not hit upon a more pregnant apophthegm, especially as our observations refer to the company assembled at Fenny Park. Far is it from us and ours to give in to the vulgar opinion that

After the greetings and introductions were over, the chaise away, Pharick like a turkey cock strutting in the sun before the mansion, regaled the guests with a tune on his pipes, which they declared was most beautiful. But they then began to retire within doors, where Mrs Cracklings, the tallow-chandler's wife, enquired at Mr M`Allister, as she took his arm in ascending to the drawing-room, what was the name of the poor hanimal that the servant tickled and tortured in such a comical manner.

opulence alone is a monstrous poor thing; nothing can be more condu cive to the glory of any people than the contrary sentiment. They indeed commit a solecism who maintain that those who have made their own fortunes are not as great among mankind as those of whom Providence has taken some pains in the making, or to whom old hereditary rank has been instrumental in giving refinement in manners, and accomplishments in education, in addition to all the advantages which make the others purse-proud. But in a coun

try like this, where the thrift of trade should be encouraged above all things, it is highly proper that successful drudging industry should be duly honoured, and raised to a level, at least, with talent and long descended riches.

The party at old Mr Stukely's, cidevant sheriff, was of this description, and almost peculiar to the happy realm of England. The gentlemen had, by their patience and perseverance, and some of them by a magnanimous observance of our opening aphorism, raised themselves from a base condition to rank in their expenditure with the nobles of the land, and to buy them out in their ancient patrimonial inheritances. Their ladies had all the graces that would have been conspicuous in a low estate; we need not therefore say that a party so select was agreeable to our hero.

ed Mr Cracklings, who sat near him, with a full, true, and particular account of the hospitable boards of Edinburgh.

When the dinner was withdrawn, and the dessert placed on the table, and Mr M'Allister had remarked that toast-drinking had gone quite out of fashion, or made some other equally pertinent and philosophical stricture, the conversation became more desultory; in the course of which, Mr Cracklings entertained our hero and the general company with a funny anecdote concerning a d—d exciseman that was poking his nose where an exciseman's nose should not be. What he said was exceedingly diverting,-the company laughed loud and long, and Mr M'Allister declared that his sides were sore.

During the recital the Chief sat silent and solemn, because he scarcely understood a word of what Mr Crackling was telling; but when that gentleman made an end, turning round to him, he said

"I daresay, Mr M'Goul, you have no excisemen in your part of the country?"

"Ou," replied he, without moving a muscle of his face, and with an air of the utmost indifference," they put one o' thae things till us, but we kilt it."

Mr M'Allister was at first highly pleased with the whole party. He ascertained that they had come all in their own carriages, which was a great thing in the eyes of an Edinburgh lawyer; and that the least for tune of the gentlemen might be estimated at a plum, while the colloquial language of the ladies had something in it very racy and peculiar.

The same things did not increase the admiration of the M'Goul, but he was delighted to be surrounded by persons among whom he understood the Duke would have been but an ordinary man. It was true, that neither Mr Cracker the biscuit-baker, nor Mr Cracklings the tallow-chandler, were chieftains; but he thought that this was more to be ascribed to Sassenach polity, than to any defect which he could perceive in their manners, their language, or their arrogance.

In due time dinner was served up; the ornamented table and "the costly piles of food," greatly exceeded any vision that had ever gratified the eyes of the M'Goul; and he remarked to the lady whose arm he had taken in descending to the dining-room, that it was 66 by Cot, a feast petter than a wedding in the Highlands." While knives and forks were busy, the conversation was general. The Chief maintained a becoming taciturnity, and Mr M'Allister entertain

The company were instantaneously struck dumb. Mr M'Allister remarked to Mrs Cracker, which she no doubt understood, that he never saw the sublime of contempt before.

Mr Cracklings immediately after said to the unconscious Chief"Served him right." “Umph!” said the M'Goul. Mr M'Allister then took up the strain, and told a story of an old woman who sold nappy ale at a roadside public-house, who, when a traveller said that it had an odd taste, "It may be so," quoth she, "but the worst thing that goes into my barrel is the gauger's rod." From this disquisition concerning exciseable articles Mr Cracker remarked on the state of the weather, some pattering of rain happening at that time to sound on the window, adding, that he pitied the poor who had such a comfortless prospect as the rising markets before them.

"I don't pity them at all," said another gentleman who was present; "haven't they the parish and the workhouse? Don't disturb yourself, my dear sir, on their account. In what country are the poor so well off as they are in England? Mr M'Goul," said he, addressing the Chief, "I've heard that you have no poor's rates in Scotland-is that true?"

"Umph!" said the Chieftain, "poor's rates! Are they shell-fish? We have no oysters."

Not exactly understanding what he said, the gentleman, as if to make himself more intelligible, added— "What becomes of the poor with you ?"

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die."

The ladies thought this a little too highly flavoured, and were moving to go away, but they were pressed to remain, both by Mr Cracker and Mr Cracklings.

Mr M'Allister, as an indemnification, then told them of the minister's prayer, which he had been bursting to relate, reminded of it by the remark of Mr Cracker occasioned by the shower on the window; and ac cordingly he began mimicking an old Celtic minister, who was supplicating for weather suitable to gather in and barn the fruits of the earth. "At this moment," said the storyteller, a squally shower came blattering on the windows of the church; the minister paused, and looked astonished; at last he sat down on the pulpit seat in despair, and cried out, Weel, weel, gude Lord, rain awa, and spoil all the poor folk's corn, and see what tou'll make by that.'

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But instead of the laugh which had gratified the advocate on former occasions, there was a solemn pause; and Mrs Cracker, his neighbour, said it was most pathetical, and she was sure, if rehearsed on the stage by Mr

Kean or Mr Macready, there would not be a dry eye in the theatre.

But Mr M'Allister, instead of receiving this compliment as any tribute of respect to his powers of story-telling, inwardly thought the whole party very tasteless, and said to himself that it would be some time before he would be found casting his pearls before swine.

The ladies then withdrew, and the gentlemen closing ranks, Mr MacAllister gave old Mr Stukely a hint that he must let the M'Goul have as much claret as he chose. The table was accordingly abundantly supplied, but by and by the other guests separately went away, leaving only the landlord, Mr M'Allister, and the M'Goul, to whom the wine was as well water, to ply the decanters. The consequence was, that Mr Stukely, not accustomed to such potations, tumbled off his chair mortal, and was carried off by the servants. Mr M'Allister at this endeavoured to clap his hands, but the one went soundless and ineffectual past the other, which the Chief observing, gave a shout of triumph, and, rising up, snapped his fingers victoriously, and taking hold of Mr M'Allister, dragged him, as it were, by the cuff of the neck to the drawing-room. But somehow the lawyer, peering and rosy as he was, escaped from his clutches, and with professional prudence sought his bed, while the MacGoul went to the ladies exulting, and walked up and down the drawingroom crying

NEXT morning the advocate, having recovered from the orgies of the preceding night, rose much in his usual; and when one of the servants brought the shaving-water into the room, he entered into conversation with him respecting the rank and consideration of the other guests.

"Py Cot! py Cot!"

Then he sat down by Mrs Cracklings, and said to her, "Goot Cot, they thought to fill me fou, but Heighland blood knows betters; though I had been all claret wine to the very pung, by Cot, he wasn't the M'Goul that would have been fou; curse take me if he would."

Thus he acquired a lever by which he knew that he could dislodge the Chief when he pleased; he had only to relate to him their professions, to make him feel how much they were beneath his consideration.

It accounted also to him, at least he thought so, for the silent manner