258 Four-in-Haiid in Britain. 



Well, the women of Scotland always were superior to 

 the men. If a workingman in Scotland does not get a 

 clever managing wife (they are helpmeets there), he 

 never amounts to much, and many a stupid man pulls 

 up well through the efforts of his wife. It is much the 

 same in France, or, indeed, in any country where the 

 struggle for existence is hard and expenditure has to be 

 kept down to the lowest point — so much depends upon 

 the woman in this department. 



The shyness of these children surprised our Ameri- 

 cans much. They could scarcely be induced to partake 

 of cakes and jelly, which must be rare delicacies with 

 them. I created a laugh by insisting that even after I 

 had been in America several years I was as shy as any 

 of these children. My friends were apparently indisposed 

 to accept such an assertion entirely, but an appeal to 

 Davie satisfied them of my modesty in early youth. 

 " Ah, then ! " said Miss M. But this was cruel. 



We left some rare morsels for these children. When 

 they had done cheering us at our departure, I warrant 

 they " were nae blate." The dear little innocent, happy 

 things ! I wish I could get among them again. What 

 would not one give to get a fresh start, to be put back 

 a child again, that he might make such a record as 

 seems possible when looking backward ! How many 

 things he would do that he did not do, how many things 

 he would not do that he did do ! I sympathize with 

 Faust, the offer was too tempting to be successfully 



