Part 117 (1/2)

”Ay, ay, Ta aboot; I canna do 't”

”It's a sma' affair to refuse me, laird”

”Weel, ye see, Taet the siller frae the bank, and when the time came round, ye wadna be ready, and I wad hae to pay't; sae then you and me wad quarrel; sae we 's the siller's in ma pouch”

1617

In all thy quarrels leave open the door of reconciliation

1618

To quarrel with one person to please another, is to meet e merit,--the displeasure of both

--_Crete_

1619

He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face

1620

If you wish a wise answer you must put a rational question

R

1621

WHEN IT RAINS

THE PESSIMIST

The rain is co down in sheets; It makes me sad to think about The s washed out

THE OPTIMIST

This rain ash the dirt away, And leave the pavements nice and clean; I needn't use the hose to-day To keep the front yard looking green

1622

My high birth suffocates me If thou love h rank; it is those only who have no peculiar good in their own nature who are constantly speaking of their noble birth