doctor remarked, "Jenny, you're in luck to-day with your horse-shoe." "Weel, weel," replied she, "see what learning does. I've been wonderin' a' morning whether it was a horse or a mear's, an' I ne'er wad hae fand it oot mysel'."

Dr. David Johnston, minister of North Leith, in the course of visiting his parish, entered the house of a Secession elder. I cannot receive you," said the householder, "for I abhor the State religion, and assert the great voluntary principle." Mildly replied Dr. Johnston; "Jerusalem has twelve gates, and all lead to the temple; I hope we'll meet there." "There's my hand, sir," said the objector, "and God bless you."

The Rev. Mr. B while a student in the arts classes appeared in his usual place one morning quite unprepared, having been "on pleasure bent " the night before.

He was a young, clever, scholarly, and shrewd fellow, and as he had made good appearances previously, he was unwilling to say non paratus, and thereby lose all chance of a prize. He was by no means daunted, however. He knew that Professor R— invariably looked down on his book after calling the name of a student, and took his measures accordingly. He always had with him a little blackthorn stick, and no sooner did the professor call his name and look down, than Mr. B flourished the stick around his head, shilelah fashion, the class simultaneously bursting into laughter.

The professor, supposing that it was something in the student's appearance that had provoked the mirth, looked up, glared in wrath and astonishment, and gave the young men a ten minutes lecture on their rudeness and want of courtesy. He then quietly said, "Go on, Mr. B—," when the same pantomime was performed, and the same merriment followed.

The professor then renewed his angry remonstrances, and in closing, addressed Mr. B—, no doubt to that gentleman's intense relief-"In view of these interruptions I will not ask you to proceed. I dismiss the class."

About fifty years ago an elderly man in Kirkintilloch was hearing a novel read by one of his family. The heroine of the story was killed by a catastrophe in the usual manner, and the old listener became so deeply affected as to shed tears. One of his sons said to him that he need not take the matter so deeply to heart as it was only a novel. "Novel or no novel," replied the father, "the lady lost her life."

A man whose wife had died, employed a friend to write to some of her relations announcing her death. There was some difficulty about the way in which his feelings were to be described. The bereaved man assured him that it must be something very lamentable, and asked what he would suggest. "He is like a dove mourning for its mate;" but that was not considered strong enough. "Like a sparrow on the housetop alone," was next suggested: that was better, but not quite the thing. "Like a bear bereft of her whelps," was next proposed. it's the very thing."

"Ay, put that down,

Appendix.

ALTHOUGH unconnected with the present work, we have no apology to offer in presenting to our readers one of the noblest letters ever penned.

It was sent to the Pope by the Barons of Scotland in 1320, or six years after the battle of Bannockburn. The English did not accept defeat at the hands of the Scotsfar less propose peace-and the Scots had the prospect of interminable war with a foe against whom they must encounter fearful odds.

In this extremity, the Barons addressed the Pope as the common spiritual father of both nations, beseeching him to intervene in the quarrel :--

"To our most holy Father in Christ, and our Lord, John, by the Divine Providence, chief Bishop of the most holy Roman and Universal Church-Your humble and devoted Sons; Duncan, Earle of Fyfe; Thomas Randolph, Earle of Moray, Lord of Man, and Annandale ; Patrick of Dumbar, Earle of March; Malise, Earle of Strathern; Malcolm, Earle of Lennox; William, Earle of Ross; Magnus, Earle of Caithness and Orkney; William, Earle of Sutherland; Walter, Steward of Scotland; James, Lord of Douglas; Roger de Mowbray ; David, Lord of Brechyn; David de Graham; Ingeram de Umfraville; John de Menetethe, Warder of the Earldom of Menetethe; Alexander Frazer; Gilbert de Hay, Constable of Scotland; Robert de Keith, Mareschal of Scotland; Henry de Saint Clair; John de Graham; David de Lyndsay; William Oliphant; Patrick de Graham; John de Fenton; William de Abernethy; David de Wemys; William de Montealto; Allan de Moravia; Donald Cambell; John Cambrun; Reginald le Chene; Alexander de Setoun; Andrew de Lescelyn; and Alexander de Stratoun, and the rest of the barons and free tenants, and

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the whole community of the Kingdom of Scotland-Send all manner of filial reverence, with devout kisses of your blessed feet.

Most holy Father and Lord, we know and gather from the chronicles and books of the ancients, that in every famous nation, this of Scotland hath been celebrat with many praises. This nation having come from Sythia the greater, through the Tuscan Sea, and by Hercules Pillars, and having for many ages taken its residence in Spain, in the midst of a most fierce people, could never be brought in subjection by any people, how barbarous soever. And having removed from these parts, above twelve hundred years after the coming of the Israelites out of Egypt, did by many victories, and much toile obtain these parts in the West, which they still possess, having expelled the Britons, and intirely rooted out the Picts, notwithstanding of the frequent assaults and invasions they mett with from the Norvegians, Danes, and English. And these parts and possessions they have always retained free from all manner of servitude and subjection, as ancient histories do witness.

This Kingdom hath been governed by an uninterrupted succession of one hundred and thirteen Kings, all of our own native and Royal stock, without the intervening of any stranger.

The true nobility and merits of those Princes and people are very remarkable, from this one consideration, (tho' there were no other evidence for it)—That the King of Kings, the Lord Jesus Christ, after his Passion and Resurrection, honoured them as it were the first, (tho' living in the utmost ends of the earth,) with a call to his most holy Faith. Neither would our Saviour have them confirmed in the Christian Faith, by any other Instrument than his own first Apostle, (tho' in order the second or third) St. Andrew the most worthy brother of the blessed Peter, whom he would always have to be over us, as our patron or protector.

Upon the weighty consideration of these things, our most holy Fathers your predecessors, did with many great and singular favours and privileges, fence, and secure this Kingdom and people, as being their peculiar charge and care of the brother of St. Peter; so that our Nation hath hitherto lived in freedom and quietness under their protection till the Magnificent King Edward, Father to the present King of England, did under the colour of friendship, and allyance, or confederacie with innumerable oppressions infest us, who minded no fraud or deceit, at a time when we were without a King or Head, and when the people were unacquainted with warres and invasions. It is

impossible for any whose own experience hath not informed him to describe, or fully to understand, the injuries, blood, and violence, the depredations and fire, the imprisonments of Prelates, the burning slaughter and robberie committed upon holy persons and Religious Houses, and a vast multitude of other barbarities, which that King execute on this People, without sparing of any sex or age, Religion, or order of men whatsoever.

But at length it pleased God, who only can heal after wounds, to restore us to Libertie, from these innumerable calamities, by our most Serene Prince, King, and Lord, Robert, who for the delivering of his People, and his own Rightful Inheritance from the enemies hand, did, like another Josua, or Maccabeus most cheerfully undergo all manner of toyle, fatigue, hardship, and hazard. The Divine Providence, the right of Succession by the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom (which we will defend till death), and the due and lawfull Consent and Assent of all the People, made him our King and Prince. To him we are oblidged, and resolved to adhere in all things, both upon the account of his right, and his own merit, as being the person who hath restored the peoples safety, in defence of their Liberties. But after all, if this Prince shall leave these principles he hath so nobly pursued, and consent that we or our Kingdom be subjected to the King or people of England, we will immediately endeavour to expell him as our enemy and as the Subverter, both of his own and our rights, and will make another, King, who will defend our Liberties. For, so long as there shall but one hundred of us remain alive, we will never give consent to subject ourselves to the Dominion of the English. For it is not Glory, it is not Riches, neither is it Honour, but it is LIBERTY alone that we fight and contend for, which no good man will lose but with his life.

For these reasons, most Reverend Father and Lord, We do with most earnest prayers, from our bended Knees and Hearts, beg and entreat your Holiness, that you may be pleased with a sincere, and cordial piety, to consider, that with Him, whose Vicar on Earth you are, there is no respect nor distinction of Jew, nor Greek, Scots, nor English, and that with a tender and Fatherly eye, you may look upon the calamities, and straits, brought upon us, and the Church of God by the English; and that you may admonish, and exhort the King of England (who may well rest satisfied with his own possessions, since that Kingdom of old used to be sufficient for seven or more Kings,) to suffer us to live at peace in that narrow spot of Scotland, beyond which