Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-24
The King and his Scotch Cook.
BY GRANT TH0RBuRN.
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The witty Earl of Rochester being in compa
ny with King Charles H., his queen, the chap
lain, and some mioistega saesils...v had
exclaimed: Lets
the cares of state, a5c
of wne that cheereth. as'the Scripture saith,
God and man. The queen hearing this, mod
est'y said she thought there could be no such
text in the Scriptures and thar it was little else
than basohemy. The king piled that he was
not prepared to turn to the chapter and verse
but was sure he had mat with it in Scripture
reading. Rochester, snspecting the king to be
right, slipped out Of the room to inquire for a
Bible IA pretty king by the grace of God and
defender oil the faith, and pretty chaplain to n
king, that could not muster Bible beween
them,) among the servants None of them could
read but David the Scotch cook, and hs they
said, was well acquainted with the Scriptures.-
David was called. and being asked The question
produced his Bible and read the text. 1t was
from the parable of the trees of the woods going
forth to appoint king over them. Judges, 9th
chapter and l3 verse. "And the vine said
unto them. should leave my wine, which cheer
eth God and man, and to be promoted over the
trees" The king smiled the queen asked par
dun, the chaplain b!ushed. r ,chester then ask
ed this doctor of divinity if he could interpret
the text now it was produced. The chaplain
was mute. The Earl therefore applied to David
for the exposition. The cook Immediately lc-
p'ied;" How much wine cheereth man-looking
Rochester in the eyes your lordshp knoweth !;
mo doubt David had seen him )ou a dozen .imes.) J
and that it cheercth God, | beg leave to say that
under the Old Testament dispensation, there
we're meat offerings and drink offerings the
latter consisting of wine, which was typical of
'E,'lH Hood OF the Mediator, which, by meta phor,
was said to cheer God, as he was well pleased
in the way of salvation, that he had appointed,
whereby his justice was sa isfied his law fulfill
ed his mercy reigned, his grace triumphed, all
his perfection harnonlzed, the sinner was saved,
and God in Christ gcrlfied."
z-sIhe- -si1,ss laakss a6i,nI,;u = be rlsss
tears. Rochester ai'esssr I.l .s".s MY Fe1SeS
tions on the chaplain, gravely moved TINT his
majesty would be pleased to send the chaplain
into the kitchen to turn cook and that he would
make this cook his chaplain. N Nv, by way of
conclusion to this historical fact, will only re-
mark that this same cook is Il true specimen of
wnat the Scotch peasanry are, at this present
day. Few OF them learn more at school than to
read the Bible and write their own name, but the
beautiful and sublime language in which the
narrative is conveyed, the true and concise de-
scrptions OF men and matter, &C., make those
whose Bbls was their school book, and who
made it their companion by way, to be wiser
among the shepherds, aud in the lowlands among
the pIowmen Of Scotland, you will find thousands
deeply read in almost every science and Ian.
guage. They are the most profound engineers,
th4 most sclentlli; gardeners and botanlsts, the
most learned physicians, surgeons, and anato =
mlsts, learned Independent and conscientious s
preachers Of righteousness and by them the
gospel Is preached to the poor.
| Now, Mr. Printer, chaIlen re all the Popes,
from the daysot Mss Pop Joan the FIRST down
to the present incu nbent to produce as many
Bibles in any country under the sun, Of The same
dimensions, as are to be found IN Scotland. 1t
is therefore fair Inference that the Bible alone
makes them to differ from the restless French
man. the ferocious Spanlard, the German serf,
the Russian boor, and other white slaves in Eu-
rope. The goddess of liberty, when mt from
above, was nourlshed and cherished in the Bible
shops of America.
| The present policy of the crowned heads in
Europe, popes, priests, and cardinals, is to blot
the name of Republic from the earth. No Bi
Bile. no Republic, is their watchword. Hence,
when they see Bible in the hand Of white
slave. they lrembe on their thrones. The church
of Rome, always the rk r,nd Aseht of tyrants,
is now in the full tide of successful experiment
to drive the Bible from our schools, colleges an ID
tiresdes; tnis accomplished, the Republic dies
January LIST, 1853.