The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-03


with much caudor a. tiuc specimen of rebuke
from sincere and simple mi L.
something Ike this j. rep Tie: - an emi
neut professor ot Ceo'f-y, ~i' visiting in the
/ Highlands, met an oil faIu on t'e hills or sun
day morning. The profess r. partly from the
effect # aabit and Tot adhc,iuc tO the very
stsict notions OF sabbath drsecrl,iou cuteriauet:
in kosshre, had lj> pocket hammer IN hand and
VAS th0ugnti, sis breaking rhe specimens of
minerals he picked Up py the wav. The old man
ioT some time eyed the geoiogi>t, ard going up
to hun. quietly said; 81, we're breaking some-
I thiug there 10 bye the St4ue,"
The same feeling, under more iaStidiOus
lorr,, was exhibited 10 traveller bv a Scottish
peasart. An English artist. travy:lin. proi,s
siOna.iy through Scotland, had occasion TO remain
over Sunday IN a small town in tie north. To
While away the tnr, he walked out a short way
in the cnvI ous. where the picturesque ruin Of a
castle met his eve. iIe asked a cougfrvu.an who
was passing t. De so good ~ TO tell him the
name OF the castle. The reply was somewhat
startling: Is no the day ~ be sy.eslg: sc
things.
A manifestation o@ even still g atrr strict
ness on the SUBJ e, Of Sabbath desccra,;on |
have received from relative of the family in
which il occurred. Ah h.U' i.iIy ,e4ss r.t. the
Hon. Ms Stewart lived u iIc.io, Eow, Uuo Eai
a cook, Jcauuio 10y rawe. who was y paragon of
excellence. On Sunday morning when hcr
daughter ,a;tcrward Lady Esroul we,J into the
kitchen, she surprised 10 Gud IIoR jtcl. ire.
Gently ordered, aad which ~ss constructed ou
the principle a going constantly without wind
iig up) wholly parayzad and useless Mis-
Stewart naturally inquired what acciuent hai
happened TO the new Jack, as !; bad stopped. -
, the mystery was sOor solved by Jennie udiE
nantly exclaimiHg that she Vas uae gaeing To
hae the fue thing cocairg and running and
rii ging about in h'r kitchen a tie blessed sab
bath day ,"
The zeal Tor the Sabbath, it nus; be confessed
I was rather out CT proportion 90 the importance
attached to other commands, aud eS, ecis!ly to
the virtue Of sobrie;y.
"The following dialogue between Nr NJ,
OF Glasgow, the celebrated artist, and an old
Highland acquaintance whom he had met with
unexpectedly, Will illustrate the contrast between
the severity of Judgment passed upon treating
the Sabbath with leNiJv and the lighter censu,e Z
attached 20 indulgence in whisky. Mr.. NJ
begius: Donald, what brought you here:' 'Ou
weel, sir, it vas a baAd place yon; they were
baad folk bur here they're God felin' set O.
folk y well. Donald said Mr. NJ. I'm GLAD
to hear it 'Ou ay, sir. deed are they; an III
gle We an instance OF. Last sabbath, Just a. the
lark was skailin, there vas a drover cheld irae
Dumfries comm along the road whu-lu, an
lo0kin' as hdppg as il it was IN muide o the
week; weel, -ir oor laads is a Gpd-feariu' set o
lasds, an they werv just comm oot o the kirk
an they yokt upon him, an Almost killed hIm :
| Mr. VI, TO whom their Zeal seemed sufficiently
well directed to merit his appreciation, then ask
ed Donald whether it had been Drunkenness that
Induced the deprayily Of his furm-r ue'-h5ors
'Wcel weel, sir sald Donald wi'a SOME. hr,i.a
ton, may be; Iii no slg bur il might De-
pend upon it, said 81. ii 'i''> a Jud ding
whisky Wed, wcel, si., reP,ia! Donai, IN
no say but it D'ap,' adding in very decided tom,
'speecialie 6Gad husky.
The use OF Scottish dialccj and It's Influence or
popular hamor form the suli Ct OF 81 entertain
ing chapter. OF the many anecdotes bearing or
this topic, We take on" Or two:
IAN amusing aaecdote OF a phy and jncula
reply, comprised IN one syllable i, accorded OF al
eccentric legal Scottish iuuctionaTy o! the la
ceItuTV. Al advocate 0i whose legal gu Il ica
tlons he nad formed Tagbcr q los -. innate, wa
complaining TO him OF being passed over in q
recent appointment "a the b-uch, AID exprcsse,
his SENSE oi the Injustice with which he ha,
been treated. He VAS very Indignant at hi
claims and merit being owe looked II their no
choosing him for the new judge, adding witI
much acrimony, And can tell you they Nigh
nave SOj Z Hd.g- . WHICH. as ID iLc!ctF Goa
ming over the compIainaut's language again. tn
answer grave WhdgEy = The merit &
the impcrtiuencc was, that It sounded as If it xer
merely repetition of his friends last words
waur and whaur. II was as i: echo aussere
'whaur?' A. have said the odlity and acute
ness Of the speaker arose from the manner @
! expression, 10; for the thing said. IL fact, th
, same thing in plain English would be mere com
monpace ! collect being much amused wit
. a dialogue between my brother aud his man, tb
, chief or OF ia.,.. which he had ust takcI
and suspect in good measure, manager {
, the tdJBser as well At ans rate ue cOuuujle
to this acuie oyeiseer all the practical details
and on the present occasion had sent him I
market to dispose of COW and pony, a sin
] pie enough transaction, and with simple eBCug
: result. The was brought back, the pon
was sold. Bat ;he mans description of il io,u
: the point. Well, John, have YOU sold the COW
5 Ma, Dat griypst d cbic for the powuy y Tb
'grippH' was mere most exprcss.v.. indece
this word has significance hardly expr,ssed<,
1 any English one, and used TO 5e very prevalent {
indicate keen and iorcrbie t-uac.tyut possession
thus character noted for avalire or sharp l0ot
iug 10 self interest was termed grippy.' In m.
: chanical couIrvance-, any yyhilc taking a clos
D adherence was called having guide GRIP. rs,
: Ullect III boylsh days, wien on Decide taklu
a wasp nests, an Oil man looking On w35 sbarpl
;; stung by one, and his description was, 'Aue
: theus grlppit me fine The following had Z
), indescribaOa pquency, which aro-e from 81
Y SEQ ttcisia Oi the terms and manners. Nan
years ago, when accompanying shooting part
= on the Grampians, not with a gun Ike tie res
Y but with u botanical box for collecting specimen
{ of mountain plants, the party lad cot very hO
t and very tired, aud very cross. Ol the "a
d home, While sitting down to rest, a gam -keePc
Ii sort Of attendant, and character Ia lis wa
said, i wish was in the dining room Of FaSq1.
J. An old laird Very testify replied. 'Ye'd soon 4
p kickit CUT o that;' 10 wa:ch the other rrpIie,
not at all dauAted, Wed, weel, tLan walna +
' far frae the kitcaeE' i Galiat aud char.cteri
:, tic reply recolec; from another farm s.iv4u
/ Ny elis st brother had Just been constructing
II piece of machinery, which was driven by a sirca
b OF water running through the home iarni yard =
i There was 4 thIeSaiag machine, WiLUo" IL
l. machine, and crcg,sr saw for splitting trees ia
> palng, and other coaIrIyaHCes of a J ke kiHG.-
e Observing an Old man. who had l3n- been abo
r, the place, looking v,Ty attrnuvoiv az al that W
9 going on. he said " ondcriuI things peo,l. c.
/, 30 now Ro5by: = AVE -ai Rpbby; 'iudee
o Sir Alexander. I'm thinkiug If solomon was allr
e moo ned be tAOcht Eaethiug a.! B4i, alter a
n it was among the old ladies' ;h4t the grea; abu
r dance OF choice Scottish expres,iol, such as "
< certainly do not meet with in these dsvs was
!, be sought. IL their position o: soci, II, educ
r ton either in England, or education conduct,
}. by English teachers. has so spread in Scott
o families, and Intercourse with TIE South has be.
increased, that ali these c0lloquial pecglariii
n are fast disappearing. Some OF the ladies' o. Il