Show wms BOTH NATIVES OF OLD SCOTIA russian marshal and turkish vizier hailed from kirkcaldy in the year 1793 the russians and turks weary of war commissioned two plenipotentiaries on the russian side marshal gen keith on the side of the turks the grand vizier 0 the sultan to make peace the two diplomatists met and carried on pro negotiations through interpreters when all was satisfactorily set tied the plenipotentiaries rose to take formal leave of each other the mar making hla bow with his hat in his hand and the grand bliler bis sa laam with his turban on his head these ceremonies of leave taking over the grand vizier suddenly straightened himself and to the mar ahal s utter amazement marched up to him gripped him affectionately by the hand and in the very broadest scotch cried danna be surprised man im frae the same country as yourself weel I 1 mind seeing you and our brither when boys passing by to the school at kirkcaldy why who who are youa gasped the marshal staggering back in his bewilderment I 1 am grand vizier of the sultan of turkey but my father was bellman 0 kirkcaldy |