The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-12-12

~ ken. The auld Jews wers. doubtles,
gran Christians, an wherelors no guild NH
osophers toof But Il vxs cruel O. yon
unkennel me this mt<lan' aIore six, en- Il u
sac lang At my studies the nicht afore.n
Al, Rob, Robln said John @studyin
IN Tam DaA's kirk. Yen be minisseI
. like a. the lavs.n
& "Mendin' iss., Jona," rejoined the poet
, Il was Ia your kirk on Sabbath last, hesrin
worthy Mr.. CUrkindale; whatever else b
a'sy hse TO fear, h='s 10 nae danger o. tAinl
sag MS ain houghts,' honest man.
"in oor kirk % said John; ssye're dune
then, wi psecentin' Ia yer ain- an troth m
wonder. What could hae possessed ve I.
gle up the puir chssld's name p the pfayer
an him sittin' at yer lug ~
was nnacqaalnted with the circumstance
g which ffe alluded, and requested an ex
pianation. "oh, ys see" said John, sRob
amang = the ither gifts that he lnisguides
nss the gift O. sweet voice an nasthins
else would SER some o. oor Professors thar
70 nae him for their precentor They mich
as weel hae thocht O an orgsn-it wad bs
just - desout bat the soun's everything
nov, isddie, ye ken, am the heart naelhing
Weels ksb, as We may think, was less than
pleased WI the job, an tanld them he coula
whistle better Khan sing; but wssna tina,
they wanted, and 90 it behoved him to tax
his seat 10 the box. An lest the folk should
no be pleased W. &c key to 10 tune, he gied
them, Tor the first tws or three days, q hale
bunch TO each an there was niver sic sing
ing In Sc. Andrews afore. WeeI, but for q
that il beloved him still to precent; thou "a
he has got rid % IL &C last-fof what did be
DO iva sa66aths agone, but put up drucken
Tam Aoffafs name in the prayer-tle very
chield that was sittin' At his elbow, though
the minister couldna see him. An when
the puir stibbler was prayin' for the repro
bate as weels he could, ae half O. the KIRK
was needcessitated to come cot, tha. they
micht Keep decent, an the ither half TO swal-
low their pocket napkins. But what think
ye"-
Shoot, John, now, leave oot the moral"
sal the poet. Heres a the lads
Hall . dozen young students entered as
he spoke and, after hearty greeting, and
when he had introduced me to them one by
one, as choice fellow Of immense reading.
the door was barred, and we sat down to
half dozen Of home brewed, ami a huge
platter Of dried fish. There was much mirsh
and no little humor. Ferguson sat It the
head OF the table, and old John Hor I The
foot. | thought vf Eastcheap. and n revsls
Of Prince Henry but our Falstaff was an
old Seceder, and our Prince q gifted Young
fellow, who owed all ais influence over bis
fellows to the force Of lis genius alone.
"Pfithee, HAL" | said, -''iet as drink to
Sir Iohn.'
"Why, YES" said the poet, "with an my
heart Not quite so ine fellow, though,
batting his Scotch honesty. Half Sir JONAS
genius would have servel for an epic poet
half his courage for a hero"
"HIs courage T. exclaimed one Of the lads
"fes, Willie. bis courage, mar. Do you
think coward could have ran away with
half the coolness With tlths OF the cour-
age necessary for such q retreat. a man
would have stood and fought till he died.
Sir John must have been a fne fellow in bis
youth"
Ia mony droll way may a man "a on
the drap drInk," remarked John; "aa' mel
kie Ill, dootless, does it DO M takir' aft the
cdge o the speent-the mair " the edge be
I line Fazor edge, an no the edge o wnil
tie. mind about atty years sgs, when
VS. slip o a Gallant, -
',J.osh, John!' exclaimed one OF the lads,
s'hae ye been fschtin WI the catsf sic
scrapit face r.
"Whcesht," said Ferguson; I'VE owe the
illustration % that, bu, dinna interrupt the
story"
Fifty years ago, when was slip O.
Gallant" continued John, "unco curious, an
iond o kennin very.hiDg, as callants will
be,r-
SHOOT, john" aid one Of the students,
interrupting him, scan ye no cut short,
man Rob promised iast Saturday to gle
u, 'FIe, let as a. to the bridal an' We see
the ale am the NIGHTS bath wearin' dune"
Tine song, RSb, the songr' exclaimed
hall dozen voices at once and Johns
story was lost in the clamor.
NAY, new" said the gnod.natured poet,
that's less than kind the auId mans
stories are aye worth the hearing, an be can
relish the suld-warld flsher-sang WI the best
y ye. But we maun hae the story yet"
lie struck up the old Scotch ditty, "Fie
let US a. to the bridal" which he sung with
great power and brilliancy for bis voice
was richly modulated one, and there vas q
funess OF meaning impaired to the words
which wonderfully heightsncd the effect
How strange II is" be remarked to me
when he had finished, that our English
neighbors deny Us humorl The songs OF
NO country equal our Scotch ones in that
quality. Are you acquainted with The
Gudwife Of Auehtermuchty p"
"WelI," | replied "but 80 are not the
English. it strikes me that, with the exeep-
ton OF Smollct's novels, all our Scotch hu-
mor is locked up in our native tongue. No
man can employ in works Of humor any Ian.
guage Of whicnhe - not thorough master ;
and few Of our Scotch writers, with all their
elegance, have attained the necessary com
nand of that coIloquial Eaglish which Addi-
son and Swift employed when they were
merry"
"a Draw redd delivery" said John. nd.
dressing me. "Are We gaun to be a minister
tae ~
..Not quite sure yet" replied.
"Ah,r rei0ined the old man, "'twas bet
ter for the Kirk when The minister Just made
hialseI ready for il, an then waited ill be
kent whether It wanted him. There's young
Rsb Ferguson beside yeu,"-
"SettIng DOT for the KIRK, = said the young
poet, intsrrupting him, tan yet nrinkia' ale
On Saturday cen wi old John Hcgg."
.Weel, wee' Iaddie. it's easier for the best
o Us to find fault W. ithers than to mend
oorsels. Ye have the head, onyhow; hu,
jamie Brown tells me it's doctor ye'rs
gaun to be, after a.
Nonsense, John Hogg II wonder how
man y your slanding"---
''Nonsense, grant you,n sai,i one Of thu
students ssbut true enough for A. that. Bsh
Ye see, John, Bob en- ! were At the King,
Muiss last Saturday, an ca'ed nj the psaaicie
lln the passing, for cup . whey when On,
guidw,ls telll Us there wss sns o. the cal
Iants, who bad broxen int the mill. .hous
iva NIGHTS afore, yin' IN % surfeit. dan
gerous case, said Bob but let me see him
A have studied % small purpose IL knos
nothing o medicine, my good woman.
Wevi. the woman was iast glad enough u
bring him 20 the bedside an NJ wonder
ye asvsr saw Wiser phiz l. -our lives
Or. Dampie's was nssthirg tilift; an, afte
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