# Scotty — While the Billy Boils character guide

> Scotty in While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Scotty, young Scotty

**First appearance:** 0028-the-shearing-of-the-cook-s-dog

## Who they are

A Scottish bushman.

## In the story

### [The Man Who Forgot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/the-man-who-forgot)

A rouseabout whose bunk is next to The Oracle's; he panics when theft is suspected.

### [The Shearing of the Cook’s Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/while_the_billy_boils_se/chapters/the-shearing-of-the-cook-s-dog)

The wool-roller who expresses disgust at the tabled fleece from the dog.

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