these domestics, upper and under, show yourself as nice, as circumspect,

as quick at the conception, and as slow of speech as any. As for the

laird--remember he's the laird; I say no more: honour to whom honour.

It's a pleasure to obey a laird; or should be, to the young."

"Well, sir," said I, "it may be; and I'll promise you I'll try to make

it so."

"Why, very well said," replied Mr. Campbell, heartily. "And now to come

to the material, or (to make a quibble) to the immaterial. I have here

a little packet which contains four things." He tugged it, as he spoke,

and with some great difficulty, from the skirt pocket of his coat. "Of

these four things, the first is your legal due: the little pickle money

for your father's books and plenishing, which I have bought (as I have

explained from the first) in the design of re-selling at a profit to

the incoming dominie. The other three are gifties that Mrs. Campbell and

myself would be blithe of your acceptance. The first, which is round,

will likely please ye best at the first off-go; but, O Davie, laddie,

it's but a drop of water in the sea; it'll help you but a step, and

vanish like the morning. The second, which is flat and square and

written upon, will stand by you through life, like a good staff for the

road, and a good pillow to your head in sickness. And as for the last,

which is cubical, that'll see you, it's my prayerful wish, into a better

land."

With that he got upon his feet, took off his hat, and prayed a little

while aloud, and in affecting terms, for a young man setting out into

the world; then suddenly took me in his arms and embraced me very hard;

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