* It appears that the poet Bnrnß at one time came to see the works but was refused admission. On returning to the Inn at Carron, he scratched the following lines on the glass of the window : — " We cam na here to view your warks In hopes to he mair wise ; But only, lest we gang to hell, It may be nae surprise. But when we titled at your door, Your porter dought na hear us ; Sac may, should we to hell yetta «ome, Your billy Satan sair us !"
When Bothschild was asked by a lady, anxious to procure a profitable employment for her son, which was the best paying business, the great financier replied, " Matches, ma'am ; selling matches is as good a trade as any, if you have enough of it." " Well, soldier," said the Irish barrister O'Connell to an officer who was being cross-examined. "You are a soldier ; I am an officer," was the indignant interruption of the irate Britoii.H^ell," said O'Connell, ' ' well .officer you are no •oldier— - * w I --"y,
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Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 896, 10 April 1877, Page 3
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172Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 896, 10 April 1877, Page 3
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