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BOSWELLIANA. 303
replied with an ironical complaisance, ' Yours, sir.' As he was
rising the fellow observed his sword, was much confused, and
asked ten thousand pardons. ' From this,' says Stewart, ' we see
the value of a sword. Had I wanted it I might have been taken
for a real footman." " Mr. G. Goldie.
" A comical fellow was telling that Eaploch sat upon turkey-
eggs and brought out birds, which made the company laugh
extremely. ' Stay, stay, gentlemen ! ' says Harry Barclay ; *
* you don't know that these turkeys are all my cousins german,
for Eaploch is my uncle.' " Lady KAMES.f
" A gentleman was one night talking of the Nile. An ignorant
boobie who was present asked him with great eagerness, ' Pray,
what fellow was that ? ' ' Why, troth, sir,' says he, ' it was a
fellow that took a conceit to hide his head so that it could not
be found again.' " Mes. Heeon.
"A dog one day jumped upon Miss Brucej of Kinross's lap
at a tea-table. ' I wonder,' says she, ' if dogs can see anything
particularly agreeable about me ? ' ' Indeed, madam,' replied a
gentleman, ' he would be a very sad dog that did not.' "
Mes. G. Goldie.
" Mr. Heron § was one day reproving a servant at table for
negligence. ' What have you been thinking of, Peter, that you
* Harry Barclay, of Collairnie, Fifeshire.
f In 1741, Henry Home, Lord Kames, married Miss Agatha Drum-
mond, only daughter of the proprietor of Blair-Drummond, Perthshire,
who, on the death of her brother in 1766. succeeded to the paternal
estate. Her proper designation was Mrs. Home Drummond, of Blair-
Drummond.
J Anne, only surviving daughter of Sir "William Bruce, Bart., of
Kinross, and heiress of his estates. She married, first, Sir Thomas
Hope, Bart., of CraighaU ; and secondly, Sir John Carstairs, of
Kilconquhar, and had issue by both marriages.
§ Patrick Heron, Esq., M.P.