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In the ensuing year , the notion of my cordiality with him came to a great head , and brought about an event , that could not have been forethought by me as a thing within the compass of possibility to bring to pass . I WAS named in this year for the General Assembly , and Mrs. Balwhidder , by her continual thrift , having made our purse able to stand a shake against the wind , we resolved to go into Edinburgh in a creditable manner . Accordingly , in conjunct with Mrs. Dalrymple , the lady of a major of that name , we hired the Irville chaise , and we put up in Glasgow , at the Black Boy , where we stayed all night . Next morning , by seven o'clock , we got into a fly-coach for the capital of Scotland , which we reached after a heavy journey about the same hour in the evening , and put up at the public where it stopped till the next day ; for really both me and Mrs. Balwhidder were worn out with the undertaking , and found a cup of tea a vast refreshment . Betimes , in the morning , having taken our breakfast , we got a caddy to guide us and our wallise to Widow M`Vicar 's , at the head of the Covenanters ' Close . She was a relation to my first wife , Betty Lanshaw , my own full cousin that was , and we had advised her , by course of post , of our coming , and intendment to lodge with her as uncos and strangers . But Mrs. M`Vicar kept a cloth shop , and sold plaidings and flannels , besides Yorkshire superfines , and was used to the sudden incoming of strangers , especially visitants , both from the West and the North Highlands , and was withal a gawsy furthy woman , taking great pleasure in hospitality , and every sort of kindliness and discretion .