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Miss Isabella reddened at this question; but Mrs Pringle, as as

prudent as she was observant, affecting not to notice this, turned round

to Miss Mally Glencairn, and said softly in her ear,--"Rachel was Bell's

confidante, and has told us all about what's going on between her and Mr

Snodgrass We have agreed no to stand in their way, as soon as the

Doctor can get aor two to secure his money upon"

Meantime, the Doctor received from the elders a very satisfactory account

of all that had happened a his people, both in and out of the

Session, during his absence; and he was vastly pleased to find there had

been no inordinate increase of wickedness; at the sarieved for the condition in which the poor weavers still continued,

saying, that a,

was the setting up of a lending bank in the parish for the labouring

classes, where, when they were out of work, "bits of loans for a

house-rent, or a brat of claes, or sic like, rew better, and thereby take away the objection that

an honest pride had to receiving help froeneral conversation ensued, in which the Doctor gave

his worthy counsellors a very jocose description of many of the lesser

sort of adventures which he had reat bargains that Mrs Pringle had got, and the splendid

additions she had made to her wardrobe, out of what she denoacy, the Doctor ordered in the