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Macdonald listened to Campbell until
he was done and then said: "Oh, you devil! Yet you are
the son of a good man-a Christian he was. It is not
the loss of my money I care about, but that you will
propagate this shameful trick with all the additions
you can imagine, to keep me in perpetual derision as
long as I live, for I am sure the story will be home
ere ever I get there."
Mr. Campbell then brought out the bottle and by much
persuasion got Macdonald to drink a few glasses and
at last he made him drink not only to his own health
but likewise to the good price he would get for the
oars. Campbell then said that if Macdonald would tell
the story at the Church door in Scarista, he would give
him back his 0.00, if he would not, he would keep the
money forever; but Macdonald would rather be without
the money. Next day, when Macdonald was leaving Scalpay,
Campbell gave him back the 13.00 and told him that he
must not in the future boast so much of his cleverness,
for he might lose again, as his recent experience should
have taught him.
It is said that Macdonald himself was the first to tell
the story of the foregoing adventure.
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