wadneverhelpmetomysillerforsendingoutnaigsagainsttheGovernment，why，conscience！sir，Ithoughtmybestchanceforpaymentwase’ento_gaeout_mysell；andyemayTo_goout，_or_tohavebeenout，_inScotland，wasaconventionalphrasesimilartothatoftheIrishrespectingamanhavingbeen_up，_bothhavingreferencetoanindividualwhohadbeenengagedininsurrection。Itwasaccountedill-breedinginScotland，aboutfortyyearssince，tousethephrase_rebellion_or_rebel，_whichmightbeinterpretedbysomeofthepartiespresentasapersonalinsult。ItwasalsoesteemedmorepoliteevenforstaunchWhigstodenominateCharlesEdwardtheChevalier，thantospeakofhimasthePretender；andthiskindofaccommodatingcourtesywasusuallyobservedinsocietywhereindividualsofeachpartymixedonfriendlyterms。
judge，sir，asIhaedealta’mylifeinhalters，Ithinknamickleo’puttingmycraiginperilofaSt。Johnstone’stippet。’’
_St。Johnstone’sTippet，_literallya_halter。_PerthwasformerlyknownasSt。John’sTown，fromthenameoftheTutelarySaint。InanoldpoembyH。Adamson，1638，thereoccurstheproverbialsaying-
Andincontempt，whenanyroguetheysee，Theysay，SaintJohnstone’sribbon’smeetforthee。’’
ThisProverb，saystheeditorofAdamsonin1774，iswellunderstoodinPerthandthroughtheshire。Itisappliedtopeoplewhodeservetobehanged。