# Mr. Ebenezer Cruickshanks — Waverley character guide

> Mr. Ebenezer Cruickshanks in Waverley by Walter Scott.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Cruickshanks, Ebenezer, old Ebenezer

**First appearance:** 0035-part-ii-i-shows-that-the-loss-of-a-horse-s-show-may-be-a-serious-inconvenience

## Who they are

Innkeeper at Cairnvreckan who shelters Waverley.

## In the story

### [Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxix-waverley-s-reception-in-the-lowlands-after-his-highland-tour)

The puritanical landlord of the Golden Candlestick who serves as Waverley's guide to Perth, riding a broken-down horse.

### [Shows That the Loss of a Horse's Shoe May Be a Serious Inconvenience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-i-shows-that-the-loss-of-a-horse-s-show-may-be-a-serious-inconvenience)

Waverley's guide; announces his horse has lost a shoe; later withdraws the horses and refuses to return them, citing breach of contract.

### [An Examination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-an-examination)

The innkeeper who testifies against Waverley, claiming the horse belongs to Vich Ian Vohr and accusing Callum Beg of evasions.

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