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Show Lord and Minister. The Scottish Leader says that the former Lord Elphinstone's parish rain, ister was a very scatter-brained theologian, theo-logian, and in his sermons often knew not the end from the beginning. One Sunday his Lordship, in his customary sleeping, gave vent to an unmistakable unmistak-able snore. This was too much for the minister, who stopped and cried: "Waken, my Lord Elphlnstone," A grunt followed, and then his lordship answered: "I'm no sleepin', minister." "But ye are sleepin'. I wager ye dln-na dln-na ken what I said last," exclaimed the pastor. "Ou, ay," returned the peer. "Ye said, 'Waken, my Lord Elphlnstone. Elphln-stone. Ay, ay," said the. minister. "But I wagor ye dliina ken what I said last afore that." "Tuts." replied the nobleman, promptly. "I'll wag ye dlnna ken yciself," |