FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND.
A certain Scottish minister in a remote part of the Highlands was recently in an address to his congation reading at length of the things around us that are shrouded in mystery, and of which we know so little. As he warmed to his subject ho became quite eloquent, and frequently repeated the oft-quoted expression of Goethe’s, “ More light ! oh, for more light ! ” His surprise may be imagined when after one of these utterances the old beadle, who had been quietly Josing since the commencement of the sermon, awoke with a start, then got up, tip-toed softly to the vestry, seized two additional candies, and ascending the pulpit steps, placed them beside the two already there, and in a loud whisper that could be heard all over the kirk remarked, “ You maun mak’ doe wi' thae, lor there’s nae mair.’;
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 17, Issue 7, 27 January 1903, Page 2
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145FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 17, Issue 7, 27 January 1903, Page 2
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