The Entail; or, The Lairds of Grippy
Ye ken Jacob was alloo't to get the blessing and the birthright o' his elder brother Esau.'  Mr. Kilfuddy, notwithstanding a spice of worldly-mindedness in his constitution, was, nevertheless, an honest and pious Presbyterian pastor; and the quickness of his temper at the moment stirred him to rebuke the cold-hearted speculations of this sordid father.