The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-02-01

Ting the most pleasing man on the
other side Of her to make up for me.
They are SO well-meaning that 1t would
have vexed them to- know L noticed
this, and Of course I never; let on, but
there are few things that escape my
observation. 80:
On the Sabbath there were always
some Of them in the kirk, where they
were very kindly to the plate but lazy
at turning up the chapters. When they
a new arrivals these were always
brought to see the shepherds dogs in
n pews; in fact, have decided that
the n 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 to a cautious Scot like my
sell! He may be far deeper in the fun
damentals when there is time to take
soundings, but they are so ready. That
time I dined with them the talk might
be on subjects I was better versed in
than any of them, but they would away
to another topic before I could steady
myself and give utterance.
The nan on the other side Of the
lady I was in charge of made a flat
tering remark to her about her look
ing very pretty tonight (they stick at
nothing), and said to me across her
did I not agree with him. 1t may just
have been a niceness in him to bring
me into the talk, a melting quality
they have, but to be approached in such
a direct manner about a 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 a
definite statement about it. She stop
ped quickly at that, like one looking
for her feet, but on consideration I had
a suspicion she was anxious not to let
me see her making a mouth, at which
they are great adopts, and she will new
er know now that I can say a neat
thing myself if they will 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 I 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, anc
the ladies said that what I needed tx
distract me pleasantly was not a diary
but a wife. They were at the Five
Houses by this time, getting into Their
machines, and I countered them with
"Who 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, th'
English, in their light-heartedness
which on occasions, as in this extraor
binary scene, rises to a pitch called b!
the French abandon.
I daresay they had forgotten al
about me before they were out of tn
glen, and will have anothe.
thought of the diary; indeed, now as
look at my shelves of massive volumes
which were not Of my collecting, I wish
I had not agreed to call it a diary, To-
that is a word of i'll omen in thi
manse.
(To Be Continued
--- W.