Pawky, shrewd. Pice, an Indian coin. Plack, a small copper coin = 1/3_d._ Pock, a poke, a bag. Poney, L25. Pootry, poultry. Pow, the head. Pownie, a pony. Prieve, proof, legal probation. Puir, poor. Pyot, a magpie. Quaigh, a whisky measure. Raff, a worthless fellow, a nobody. Rattan, a cane or walking-stick. Rax, to stretch. Redd, to tidy. "An ill-red-up house," an untidy house. Reekie, smoky. Reise-sac, a travelling-bag. Rin, run. Rouleau, a roll of coined money. Row, roll. Sae, so. Sair, sore. "Salam alicum!" The usual Mohammedan greeting, meaning, Peace be with you! Sall, shall. Sasine, a mode of investiture in lands, according to ancient Scottish law. Saumon, salmon. Sax, six. Scart, scratch. Scate-rumple, skate-tail. "Scauff and raff," tag-rag and bobtail. Sclate, slate. Scouthered, slightly toasted or singed. Seeven, seven. Shave, a slice. Shool, a shovel. Shouther, the shoulder. Sib, related by blood. Sic, such. Siller, money. Skeely, skilful. Skylarked, tricked. Slaister, a mess. Sloan, a rebuff. Smoor, to smother. Snap, a small biscuit. Sneck-drawing, crafty. Snooded, bound up with a snood or fillet for the hair. Sorn, to spunge, to live upon. Sort, to arrange, to manage. Sough, a sigh. "To keep a calm sough," to keep a quiet tongue. Speer, to inquire. Steer, stir. Steered, disturbed. Streekit, stretched (applied to a corpse). Suld, should. Syllabub, a curd made of wins or cider with milk or cream. Synd, to rinse. Syne, since, ago. Tailzie, a bond of entail. Tane, the one. Tappet-hen, a large measure of claret holding three magnums or Scots pints. Tauld, told. Taupie, tawpie, an awkward girl, a tomboy. Thae, these, those. Thrawn, thwarted or twisted. Threepit, averred, persisted. Till't, to it. Tither, the other. Toom, empty. Topping, excellent. Trankums, flimsy ornaments, laces, &c. Trewed, believed. Twa, two. Twal, twelve. Unco, very, particular, uncommon. Vilipend, to slight, to undervalue. Wad, would. Wadna, would not. Wae, woful, sad. Walth, wealth. Wame-fou, bellyful. "Wan to," reached. Warld, world. Waur, worse. Weel, well. Weird, destiny. Wha, who. "What for no?" why not? Wheen, a few. Whiles, sometimes. Whilk, which. Whully-whaing, flattery. Wi', with. Winna, will not. Wud, mad. "Ance wud and aye waur," increasing in insanity--applied to one who, being in a passion, still waxes more furious. Wull, will. Wuss, wish. Yanking, smart, active. Yont, beyond. ST. RONAN'S WELL. A merry place, 'tis said, in days of yore; But something ails it now,--the place is cursed. WORDSWORTH. ST. RONAN'S WELL. CHAPTER I. THEATRICALS. ----The play's the thing. _Hamlet._