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THE SCOTCH SABBATH.

When Queen Victoria was in residence at Balmoial, it was her custom to take tea on Sundays with an old pensioned servant, who was established in a pictui escjue cabin on the shore of Loch Caiatw. lv order to reach the cottage, she had 10 be rowed across the loch by a couple of boatmen. One day a vioitor to the castle dropped in at the old woman's cottage, and the conversation turned on the Queen's visits." I'm bure, granny," he said,." you must be proud to think the great Queen pays you such a compliment On, ay," replied the old lady, "bet I uinua like Her Meejestie a-rowiug' ower the loch o' the Sabbaih!" Oh, come," exclaimed the visitor, surely there's no great harm in that Kerneniber, our lord lowed on the bea of .Galilee on tho Sabbath." Ou, ay —certes our Lord ded, bet foreby i never thoct the better o' Rim for deeii-' it!"

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