Christie Johnstone

tist, was going to usher in a new state of things, true ar

were to be in the foremost files of

posture of affairs, the prospects of art, the face of

e many, were viewed with huge dissatisfaction by Charles Gatty, Esq. This personage,

iting two hours for an infantine pose as common

, for the sun was obscured, and to

ght, it is better to plow away upon canvas blindfold, as our grandfathers-no, grandmo

tones. "I didna like to express my warm approbation of

y be

Aweel, between oursels, I look upon ye as a young gentleman of amazing talent and moed

lgrim on the road, where stronger sp

brisk and bonny lad. Ah, sirr, in my juvenile day

ike nature and truth

ontinued Groove, with delicious solemnity and mystery, "ye see before ye, sir, a man wha is in maist dismal want-o' ten shellen!" (A pause.

of humbling me with undeserved praise. There." Groove held out his hand, b

d Gatty, "th

er, with sour inadvertence. "How ca

y. They had never done me any wrong, poor things; they suffered unjustly. You take them to a shop, swear they are a

e sure

for ten shillings you are not fit to live in this world

y days; sir, your words are inspeeritin

ected and

st not ask ten shillings; you must

at for will I se

you ten shillings for it will offer you ele

"For a'," said he, "I begin to obsairve it is a work of great merit. I'll

outine painter did

with it like a machine incapable of fatigue. So

ighter; Mr. Gatty's reflections t

us," thought he, "

all die of despair or paint cobwebs in Bedlam; and I am faint, weary of a hopeless struggle; and one man's brush is t

bly from him as his head we

f snow falls on the water. It was Christie Joh

ang wi' ye

e to the Devil,

be long ahint him; d

le brute just to do s

e; there's but ae brute here, an' it's

tepped to

t on the floor, whipped out a paper of sugar-plums and said to him she had christened "Jamie." "Heb! Here's

o," said Gatty,

rrested on the way to immortality

-he canna be aye was

satire that ever lies re

ye'll be for taking him to the colleg

," said the woman. "I'm

e dispute by carrying off

t," said Gatty, hurl

ore griefs. What she had heard had not accounte

ck, laddy?

ick, but quite, quit

d him thir

ye till yo

for

ep, li

ink i

e it was

ay it was

cake, that I've

e ate it rapidly, and l

k me in the face? Ye hae na dined

ut ye'll get a cup tea. Doon i' the mooth,

tea-tray, and ran into

heard, and she returned lau

ea till hersel'," said

beauty seated by his side-

her a pie

am no f

then,"

eat, I

tting a bit to h

countenance that said nothing should induce

referring to the Chinese infusi

t," said he, approac

by way of smile, and co

e; "they've been the de

that mean in Eng

ers-(a fu

approve-(a

fatal-(a

any f

on her English, which sh

, and was ostentatious in putting h

e table, and ins

wers, opened one, a

limbs interchangeably intertwined, waistco

aned it against the tea-table, pointed silently into it,

nt," said the unblushing

vens! hae ye often siccan a

y! Speak

u do? that's Enng

full. Christie was now folding u

ver, ever b

I could paint the

yon lad, Chairle

the prettiest, cleverest girl in Sc

to his bedroom t

lish hae flattering tongues, as sure a