He came here last night at sunset , with a horse and sleigh not his own , or lately gotten , and he asked Nan in the stable yard to marry him . Did a man ask ME to marry him at the cow 's side with a milking pail in my hand , it 's a cold answer he 'd get for his pains . But Nan thought differently , and they sat late together last night , and 't was a bonny story Nan wakened me to hear when she came to bed -- the story of a braw lover who let his secret out when the whisky was above the wit , and then fell asleep while his rival was away to woo and win his lass . Did you ever hear a like story , Mr. Campbell ? ' '' ` Oh , yes , ' said Neil fiercely . ` It is laughing at me over the country side and telling that story that Donald Fraser will be doing , is it ? But when I meet him it is not laughing he will be doing . Oh , no . There will be another story to tell ! ' '' ` Now , do n't meddle with the man , ' cried Betty . ` What a state to be in because one good-looking lass likes sandy hair and gray eyes better than Highland black and blue ! You have not the spirit of a wren , Neil Campbell . Were I you , I would show Donald Fraser that I could woo and win a lass as speedily as any Lowlander of them all ; that I would ! There 's many a girl would gladly say ` yes ' for your asking . And here stands one ! Why not marry ME , Neil Campbell ? Folks say I 'm as bonny as Nan -- and I could love you as well as Nan loves her Donald -- ay , and ten times better ! ' `` What do you suppose the Campbell did ? Why , just the thing he ought to have done . He took Betty at her word on the spot ; and there was a double wedding soon after .
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