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ht!ilselt diligently, but gently, in his voca. 'oins there Is abundance of proof; against ihe regular smuggler his looks were stern and hIs hands were heavy. while to the pocl country dealer he was mild and lenient.--

 | ne poet and . brother exciseman one day suddenly entered widow woman's shop al bunscore, and made seizure of smuggled tobaeeo. ..ienny,n said the poet, :. eA- rieeted this would be the upshot; here, Le- wars, take note of the number of rolls as l count them. Now, Jock, did ye ever hear an aud wife numbering her threads be- lore check reels were invented Thou's ane, and thou's no ane, and lhou's ane n out--listen." As he handed out the rolls. he went on with his humorous enumeration. but dropping every other roll inie ,Ianet's lap. Lewars took the desired note with much gravity, and saw as if he saw not the mereliul conduct of his companion. An- other information had been lodged against a widow who kept small public house in hornhiil; t was a fair-day-her house was crowded-Burns came suddenly to the back door, and said, ssKate, are ye mad! the su- Perylsor and me will be in on ye in half an hou!o This merciful hint-out of which a very serious charge might be made--savcd the poor woraan from ruin. < 0ne clear moonlight morning, on being awaken ed by the clang of horses at a gallop, he started up, looked out at the window, and e i.;s h.. asile who asked eagerly what 1t was, he whispered, "It is smugglers, Jean" ."- '.aobert, then fear yell be to follow them,' she said. ssAnd so l would,n he answer ed, "were it Will Gunnion or Edgar Wright; but it's poor Brandyburn, who has wife and three weans and IS no doing owre weel in his farm. What can I do!'' She pull- ed him from the window. Many anecdotes of this kind might be told.- Csuniagham's Liis ot Burns.