The Placer herald., 1863-10-10
A Hungry Delegation.

A late Frdzers WdgdziRe contains an arr
ticle about Scottish parsons of the writer's
reco Election. in which he tells the following
anec lo'e Of trick Judge Robertson PLAYED
upon thu Synod Of Cleishmaslaver on their
wav to the General Assembly to the Scottish
Kirk:
The brethern had started by coach at AZ
early hour. and had travelled some twenty
miles before they reached the inn where
breakfast was prepared for them. The keen
air of onr .rlhern hills sharpenS the appe-
tte, and when the brelhern drove up to the
i'm they were almost famished with hun
ger.
Now. gentlemen. just ten minutes for
breakfast, sal The Goa hmsn. he entere
the Ianh'ad>'s snny li''le parlor to have his
own. Ten minn'4>, The time was short
50 they must make the most of it. They
rushed into the room where the breakfast
was spread. and there. ba>king his ample
person h-f re the fire. stood porily gentle.
man dressed somewhat like u dgniiary Of
the Church of England Their appetite was
keen-r than their rurinsitv, so they scarcely
looked At The stranger. but concentrated all
their attention on ;hr viands.
Half way in the air, before the morse had
reached their lips, their hands WAS arrested
by sudden r'v Of Stop 1t was the sup,
posed dean or bishop.
'Good heavens. gentlemen" he exclaimed.
have YOU so far forgotten your sacred pro
f->sicn as to parlake of food without nvok
ing hlessng?
Tee hreh-rn locked like schoolhovs de-
tec,pd in some agrani fault. hn htf re they
l.. !
voice exclaimed in a tone which enforced
Obedience Let rs pray
They i's'nriively >prang 10 their feet and
assumed The attitude of ,,erornus dtvo'l"n
while the stranger offered up PRAYER
" lich they .h m.e,es admitted was superior
IN nn.lon and expression To those ut DIR.
Drawllou himself II- had only one fault:
he did not know when To stop. The minutes
rolled rapidly away. bni the stream :" irrvent
supplirar"n flowed on without a break
They had terrible s'ruggle-the brt'hern
had-as they closed one eve in d, voi"n
and ogI,d the sav"ry ,iaands with the other;
bu, Whenever hand aprr"a he'd ii drew
ba before the stern ulaure of The stranger
whi,h seemed TO comprehend th-m all. The
sutf-rnos of Tanralus were nothing to the
eutf-lirgs "f the 9, ,pn'a'ous from the S,nod
OF Clei>I macl; vp,; but all hing> mus' come
10 an end Time is up said The roachna",
opening he door and ~iring his mouth with
the air Of a man who lad enjoyed his break
fast.
The appearance Of the coarhman and The
sound # his familiar voice broke the SPELL
bu, there was no time to he lost: the horses
were sh' king their beads and paving the
ground in their mpari-nre TO start. So the
had in lake their seats and ,uin lr-ak fast
and dinner into unp Was that the Bl>hol
of C-?' said the coarhman contempt
unns,. why. that Was Lord p, the
ma,hlpst war in all the knod"m" The
brethren said nolhing. hnl rh-w- the rnd #
sweet but bitter iarry I'LL they reached the
next haIlng place where they GOT something
more substantial 10 chew. Somehow the
story ooz+d ont. and The nick pla,ed on
TIE members Of the Synod of Cl,i>llmacla
yer called forth many a laugh "A, the Loud
HIGH Commissioners Leve-s. and 'eiou>l,
affected the gravity of the Moderator him
self