286 PRAIRIE AND FOREST. 
Tll just charge you -five pund sterling for. I’m thinking 
you'll na deem that ower muckle; but if I didna like your 
cut, twenty pund, let alone five, wouldna hae let you aboard. 
And I suppose it’s a’ right; and gin you'll jist wait till I 
get scraped, I can gie you a glass of real Islay that nare 
was gauged by exciseman.” Soon the scraping operation 
was performed to his satisfaction, and a black bottle was 
produced, the contents of which fully reached the proper 
standard of excellence, if strength is considered to consti- 
tute it. In the mean time the captain had: got: ready to 
go on shore, and Jock was summoned for final instructions; 
but the deck-hands stated that he was not on board, but fish- 
ing off the end of the dock. A stentorian shout summoned 
the truant. With line in hand, and a string of flounders, 
he made his appearance. “How dar’st you gang ashore 
wiout my permission? You’re mair bother than the whole 
ship’s company, you de’il’s buckey, you! Yinst we get hame, 
your mither maun keep you to hersel’; for though she be 
my ain sister, I’ll no be langer fashed wi’ the likes 0’ you. 
Now listen to me: hae dinner sharp at two; see that the 
cook dinna boil the haggis ower muckle; and set twa 
plates. You'll tak your dinner wi’ me, sir; I hae got a 
real Scotch haggis, and the likes. you maybe nare tasted 
afore. Ill tak no refusal, mon, unless you’re promised to 
a friend.” With pleasure I accepted the invitation, and, 
much pleased with both captain and schooner, returned to 
the hotel to pack my traps and make final arrangements 
before sailing. Sharp at two I was again on board, and the 
agreeable odor which pervaded the craft, if it rose from the 
haggis, was a guarantee of future excellence. The captain 
welcomed me with great warmth, and expressed. hopes that 
we should have a rapid and pleasant passage, but at the 
same time informed me that there was no more kittlish 
. navigation in the world, excepting it be on his own native 
