What Was Troubling- Him.
An old bed-ridden fisherman at a fashionable watering place was frequently visited during bis last illness by a kind-hearted clergyman, who wore one of those close-fitting clerical vests which button behind. The clergyman saw the near approach of death one day in the old man's face, and asked if his mind was perfectly at ease. "Oo ay, I'm a' richt," came the feeble reply. " You are sure there is nothing troubling you ? Do not be afraid to tell me." The old m?.n seemed to hesitate, and at length, with a faint return of animition, said : "Weel, there's just ac thiDg that troubles me, but I dinna like to speak o'fc." •'Believe me, I am most anxious to comfort you," replied the clergyman. "Tell me what it is that troubles and perplexes you." " Weel, sir, it's just this," said the old man eagerly. " I canna for the life o' me mak' cot hoo ye manage tae get intae that westeoat."
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Otago Witness, 14 December 1893, Page 49
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163What Was Troubling- Him. Otago Witness, 14 December 1893, Page 49
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