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brother of the owner. Willie is the model 

 boatman of Corrie ; so much of a model that 

 sometimes we can't help laughing at his obvious, 

 and yet unintentional, resemblance to the Jack- 

 tar of the stage. He is splendidly built, muscu- 



WILLIE M'NIVEN 



lar, and lithe ; his head is thickly set with black 

 curling hair, and his face is both handsome in 

 form and open in expression. It would not be 

 much of an exaggeration to say that he wears 

 a perennial smile; the difficulty, indeed, is to 



