Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-20
THE TRANSCRIPT
OFFICIAL PAPER Of TIE COUNTY,

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OFFICIAL PAPER Of TIE COUNTY.
"a, Scotch lad camo 10 his clergy.
MAN Tor examination previous 70. his
receiving his 6rst communion. The
pastor knowing that his young friend
was not very profound in his theology,
and not Wishing 70 discourage him,
took the Old Testament, and asked
him, in reference to tho Mosaic Law,
how many commandments thefe were.
After little thought, he put his M
swer in the modest form Of supposi.
zion, and replied, cautiously, 'Aiblins
u hummer. -" Tho clergyman was vexed, ).
and told him such ignorance was in
.olerable, that he could not proceed in
examination, and that the youth must
wait ard learn more 80 he went away.
On returning home, be met = friend on
his way to The manse, and on learning
that he too was going to the Minister
for examination, shrewdly asked him..
Weel, what vii 20 say moo il the min :.
lister spcers hoo mony commandments
there are?' Say! why, I shall say
ten to be SURE TO which the other
rjoined, With great triumph, Ten !!
Try ye him wi ten {! l tried him wi q
hummer, and he wasna sati. fed.
"a lato Duke Of Athole had invited
well known character, q writer OF
Perth, to como up and meet him. at
Dunkeld for tho transaction Of some
business. The Duke mentioned the
day and hour when no should receive
Tho man Of law, who accordingly came
punctually at the appointed time and
ltaco. But the Duke had forgotten
the appointment, and gone to tho hill,
from which he could not return for
some hours. A Highlander present
described tho Perth writer's indign,-
ton, aud his mode Of showing it by a
most elaborate course Of swearing. But
whom did hc swear ut ? was the inquiry
made of the narrator, who replied, oh,
he did'nn swoer at onything particular,
but JUST stude in ia middle Of ia road
an swoor at large ~
"a late wcll-known member Of the
Scottish bar, when youth, was some
what Of dandy, and, suppose, soue-
what short aud sharp in his temper.
lie was going to pay visit in tho
country, and was making great fuss
about his preparing and putting up his
haLiliments. His old aunt was much
annoyed at all the hustle, and stopped
him by the somewhat contemptuous
question, 'Whar's this you're gaun,
ltoobby. that yc mak sic a grand wurk
about yer clacs 2 The young man lost
temper, aud pettishly replied, I'm 90
ing to the devil Deed, Robby, them
was the quiet answer, 'ye medina be
FAC nice, he'll just tax ye US ye arc
1T seems that a certain country
girl in Scotland thought it quite posi-
bic that there might be IN excess in
scrupulous regard to appearances. On
her nmrriage-day, the youth to whom
she WAS about to be united said to
her, in q triumphant tono, *Wecl, Jen
ny, haven't l beer unco cecvil,' allud-
in. to the fact that during their whole
c"urtship he had never even given her
kiss. Her quiet reply was. 'Ou, az,
man senselessly cccvil.'
"There was a certain Draft Will
Speir,' who was privileged haunter
Of Eg]ineton Castle and grounds. HI
was discovered by the Earl one day
taking a near cut, and crossing a fence
in the demisnc. The Earl called out,
Come back, sir that's not the road.
DO you KEN said Will, 'whaur I'n'
gaun ? No. replied his lordship.
'Wcel hoo the dell do yc ken wether
this be the road or no ,"
The Pensioners Of a clergyman in
Scotland, in expressing to HIM their
aversion to the use Of manuscript SER
m.ns urged: What CARS 20 tax up
your bit papers to tho pulpit? He re-
Piled that it was best. for really he
could not remember his sermon, and
must have his paper. "Weel, wccl,
minister, then dinna expect that rc can
remember them"
One Of Disraeli's admirers, in speak
ing about him to John Bright, said
You ought to give him credit tor
what he has accomplished, as he is q
seIf-made man" II know he is" re.
torted Mr.. Bright, land he adores bis
maker.
The busybody-They learn to BE-
idle, wandering about from house to
house; and not only lille, but tattler.
also, and busybodies, speaking things
which they ought not.-Bible.
The churlishness of tho undertaken
in demanding pay in advance delayed
the funeral four days.
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