Montana oil and mining journal., 1935-01-26

, ting the most pleasing man on the
other side Of her 20 make I'D for me.
They are 50 weIl-meaning that Il would
have vexed them TO know noticed
this, and Of course never let on, but
there are few things that escape my
observation.
On the Sabbath there were always
some Of them IN the kirk, where they
we're very kindly 10 the plate but lazy
at turning up the chapters. When they
had new arrivals these were always
brought TO see the shepherds dogs IN
the pews; IN fact, have decided that
the one thing the English know for
certain about Scottish religion is that
there are shepherds dogs IN the pews
The English, how quick they are
compared 70 a cautious Scot like my
self He may be far deeper In the fun
damentals when there Is time to take
soundings, but they are so ready. That
time dined with them the talk might
be on subjects / was better versed In
than any OF them, but they would away
TO another topic before could steady
myself ana give utterance.
4uG ulAN Ou AtfE 0tAACl c4QC " NAAl
lady was in charge Of made q nat
tering remark TO her about her look
ing very pretty tonight Cthey stick at
nothing), and said 10 me across her
did I not agree with him. It may just
have been q niceness IN him to bring
me into the talk, a melting quality
they have, but TO be approached in such
a direct manner about lady's looks
before her face threw me off my bal
ance, and all I could reply was that
I had not given the subject sufficient
consideration to be able to make q
definite statement about IT, She stop
ped quickly at that, like one looking
for her feet, but on consideration I had
q suspicion she was anxious not 70 let
me see her making a mouth, at which
they are great adopts. and she wiz new
er know now that I can say q neat
thing myself II they viii give me time.
The thoughtlessness Of them is some
thing grievous. but their manners make
me wac for my own. When they said
good-by to me at the Five Houses their
departure was like a flight Of birds.
AS the poet says, they seemed TO take
away the sun In their pockets. At the
manse I had shown them my study,
this room I am now sitting in with the
wind still on the rampage) and espec-
tally drew their attention TO the finest
plenishing thereof, which is two presses
containing theological and classical
tones Of great girth, somewhat warped
In the binding.
They cried out at this being all the
reading I had TO carry me through the
time when the glen may be locked, and
the ladies said that what I needed to
distract me pleasantly was not q diary
but q wife. They we're at the Five
Houses by this time, getting into their
machines, and I countered them With,
sWho would have me?" All the ladies
cried out, II WILL" and made pre-
tense to want to leap from their car
riages. Such are this strange race, the
English, In their Neutrality-suspicious.,
which on occasions. as IN this extraor-
dinary scene, rises to pitch called py
the French abandon.
I daresay they had forgotten all
about me before they were out OF the
glen, and viii never have another
thought Of the diary; indeed, now as
look at my shelves Of massive volumes,
which were not Of my collecting, I wish
/ had not agreed to call 1t diary, for
that Is word Of III omen In this
manse.
CTo Be Continued