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lady was a Jacobite, that is a person who was attached to the interest of the house of Stewarts, and at same time added, you will be kindly dealt with, if you behave yourself. John took the hint, and though there was not a more loyal subject in the kingdom, he resolved for once to be a J cobite, or at least nearly allied to them. After delivering the letter, the lady kindly invited him to take dinner and a glass, in the course of which, a conversation ensued, & she observed he did not speak the dialect of that part of the country; she therefore asked him, what place he came from? to which John replied, Madam I came from Perthshire: Aye lad Perthshire, did ye ken the duke of Perth? yes Madam, and the Prince too. Is your parents alive? Madam, my mother is alive, but my father died on the ever memorable 16th April, one thousand, seven hundred, & forty fix, in a glorious cause, but ah Madam! aye lad! you need not say any more, there's half,a crown to yon, at the same time clapping a half-crown piece into John's hand, which was a necessary supply at the time, as John's stock was then low, and this enabled him to get home, without letting any one know he was in want.
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