Polish Versus Moss

The speakers were two brawny Scots who evidently had not met for a long while. Sandy asked Tonald about business, bnt the reply was either evasive or unsatisfactory, for the rough, uncouth Sandy, perhaps suspicious that his friend had fallen into his old tricks, suddenly broke forth loudly and vehemently. "Hech, mon, " he said, "bnt ye'll ha'e tae settle doon, mon Tonald. Ye ken 'a rollin stane gethers nae moss. ' ' ' "Wha's wantinmoss, ye auldfoggie," was the quick retort. "An here's wan thing a rollin stane gethers that ye'll ne'er git, an that's polish, yepuirgowl"