Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-07-29

the Scottish Bar, 1t is supJec0 WHICH, I
Al NOT nretend to illustrate It would require
volume for itself. One anecdote, record
81 striking example Of the class OF Scottish
hnmor which, with our dialect, has lost It's
distinctive characteristics Joho Clerk, at
forwards a Judge by the title of Lord Eldln,
was arguing Scotch appeal case before the
House Of Lords. His client claimed the use
Of mill stream by prescrlptlve right. MI:
Clerk smoke broad Scotch, and argued that
''the waiter had rim that way for forty years.
Indeed, naebody kenned how lang, and why
should his client now be deprived of the wat
ter &c? The Chancellor, much amused at the
pronunciation Of the Scottish advocate, IN
rather bantering tone, asked him. MT. Cler62
do you spell water IN Scotland with TWO { )
Clerk little netted at this mt at MS na1loha5
tongue, answered, Ma, my lord, we dlnna spell
raffer (making the word as short as he could)
WI tVa IS, but we spell manners (makilng the
word as long as he could Wi twa rs.
"About the beginning Of the present cen
tnrv the then Campbell, OF Comble, on Aoch
Aweside, in Argyleshire, was man OF extra
ordinary character and Of great physical
srrono,h and such sWiftness of foot that 1t Is
said he could catch the best tup on the hill.
lie also looked upon himself as pretty. man,
though in this he was singular; also 1t was
more than whispered that the laird was not
remarkable for his principles OF honesty
There also lived in the same district MISS
MacNabb, lady who, before she had passed
the zenith Of life, had never been remarkaoe
for beauty--the contrary even had passed lhIo
a nroverb while she was IN her teens; put, 20
counterbalance this detect IN external QuallCles'
nature had endowed her with great beneVolennce,
while she was renowned tor her problty: One
day the Laird Of Combie, who plQued hlmseh
on his bon mots, was, as frequently nappehed'
guest Of Miss MacNabb, and after dlnner'
several toasts had gone round as usual, Cohole
addressed his hostess and requested an es sI,
ial bumper, insisting on all the guests to III! to
the hrim, He then rose and said, addressing
himself to Miss MacNabb, / propose the OLD
Scottish toast of honest men and bonnie lasses,
and bowling to the hostess he resumed his
seat, The LADY, returned his bow with her
usual a,niable smile, and, taking up her glass,
renlied. Weel, 'Comble, am sure We may
drink that, for it will neither apply to you nor
me.
One anecdote more and then we must stop !:
Gone dav the Laird Of Peersie's servant
sent uD a roast goose for dinner which he or
some one had despoiled of leg before it came
20 table; on which his master summoned MIN
from the kitchen to inquire who had taken the
leg off the goose John replied that all the
geese here had but ae leg. In corroboratlon
Of his assertion he pointed to whole flock be-
fore the window, who we're, happily, sitting
asleep on one leg, with sentinel on the watch
The laird Capped his hands and cried whey,
on which they get upon both legs and few off.
But John, no way discomftted, told his mas
ter if he had cried whew to the one on the ia,
be it would most likely have done the same +