Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-10-03

in time and tho local pastor had to
take his place much against his will.
ms he had not prepared for such an
emergency, but he fen back on a
he called appronriate-Luthor trans.
lating the bible in Wnrhurg, and the
famous scene whore the GoVil NJ.
IpearCd to him In hts study and called
Martin by name. Get thee behind
me, Satin was the stern reply OF tho
great rctormcr, who then threw his
iulhoru ut the horned head of Aud
Clootio,' who took the hint that his
visit was unwcloome, but promised TO
return at some more convenient
season for his proposed vistim, Rev.
Roric, anxious TO pass the time til his
friend should appear, dilated at some
length on the discomfort OF Luther's
living In u state OF suspense, expecting
n second and perhaps more disagreed.
BILE visit when he should get behind
Satin con his back and be carried
away victim, Instead of being a vic.
tor as In the present case While he
was thus passing the time in some
what irrelevant language the door
opened to his great relief, and he wei
coined his friend with, Here's the gen.
| tleman himself" which caused the
congregation to litter, much TO the sur.
prise OF Rev, Donald Mcdonald
"Thc Laird Of CocRpcn'--the uir OF
! this song Is believed to belong 70 the
reign Of Charles II, and the Laird OF
! Cockpon' is said to have been the at.
tachod friend OF his sovereign, After
! the battle OF Worcester tho laird ac-
companicd this monarch TO L. )lIand,
and forming one OF the little court at
The Hague, amused his royal master
by his humor, aud especially by his
IskIll in Scottish music, In playing the
tune "Broso and Butter" he partlCu-
larly oxcelled. At the restoration
ICockpcn found that hIB estate had beo'
connsCatcd, and Notwithstanding hi
petitions to the King for the restora.
ton Of his inheritance he received no
audience to his Majesty, To accom-
plsh his design of obtaining an auna.
ence with the King he formed an a.-
quantance with the organist OF the
Chapel Royal, and obtained permission
to oncIate as his substitute when the
King came TO his service. He did So.
and played the usual tunes, till at Ia.
dismissal he struck up the Kings
old fayurite "Brose and Butter" He
: proceeded TO the organ gallery, where
he found Cockpen, whom he saluted IA.
miliarly, declaring that he had almost
made him dance. Il could dance too,
| said COckpen, II had my lands
again" Bro8s and butter was SUCCESS
full and Cockpen was restored TO his
possessions.
James Mas also under the impression
that he was a born humorist, and his
friends never succeeded in convincing
him 10 the contrary. But he has given
up trying to be funny now; he says his
humor was the means OF losing a girl
with lot Of money, and he has never
got over the blow. He explains Ii
this way: He was counting brokers'
daughter. one day he called upon
her. and she happened to be at home
he considered himself fortunate is she
had been out every time he had called
for week. and he determined TO
make the best Of his opportunity and
pop the question. He found her in a
room busily engaged with small bun.
dies Of dried grasses which she had
collected, What a quantity OF dried
grasses you have collected, Miss
Richie" he said. Then his humor
burst forth Nice room for a donkey
to get into'-"Make yourself at home,
Mr. James she said, sweetly, before
he could finish the joke. He went
home, and all the humor was crushed
out OF him forever.--Scottish Ameri.
can.