Auld Drainie And Brownie: a Reminiscence of 60 Years Ago
Auld Drainie And Brownie: a Reminiscence of 60 Years Ago
William Gairdner
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Maclaren to inspect certain improve- ments which he wished us to see; and I was much struck with the ingenious contrivances they showed, and the very satisfactory results which they were producing. Indeed, the whole farm seemed to be in the best possible order, with promising increase in productive- ness. Digitized by Google AND BROWNIE 31 ^ If/' Mr. Maclaren remarked, ^ fanners would only put their brains to their work and stick to it, there would be fewer complaints of too high rents and of a...gri- culture not now paying/' After we had spent some time look- ing over the fields while Andrew rested comfortably with his pike staff beside him on tihe remains of a feal dyke — almost the last relic of the old order which was gradually giving place to the new, doomed also soon to disappear — Mrs. Maclaren came out and invited us to tea before leaving. We gladly accepted this second offer of hospitality, and in addition to tea we had the privilege of hearing the daughter of the house sing two beautiful old Scotch songs in a clear, natural voice, with true, unaffected feeling, after which we bade our kind friends good- bye.
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