Show ary ia afy ECLECTIC frayer PRAYER there is a mi minis er down gast east east who detests written sermons and ard who correctly thinks that prayers should be the extemporaneous outpouring of an overflowing heart i on this occasion gehad le had an unusually lare large cop congregation gre gation among whom was a cute one who knowing the pseudo remigious of the ilir priest lest iest determined to take lake some of the si starch arch out of him the prayer commenced father of all ail in very every age by saint and abd sa savage adored fofe pope fope 1 l said a alow low but clear cleal voice tha the minister after castorg an indignant look in the thie direction of the he voice con continued tin aed whose throne on the adaman lire hill of paradise self abin again interrupted the voice the ministers lips quivered for a moment but re covering cov cox himself he be began we thank thee mos gracious father that we are permitted to aseem ble once more in hy thy name wiil e others equally meritorious but less favored have been carried carrie labond that bourne from whence no traveler re tums turns 11 responded the voice this was too much put that impudent rascal out shouted the min inister iGister lster ister giorl original 91 gr 91 nal nai ejaculated cited tho the voice in the same calm but provoking in iti annor ancor THE ane THISTLE the use of the fhi hi tie tle ns no the scottish itaf na ional lonal emblem origin originated aled as follows follow when the danes from england invaded scotland they availed them themselves seles soles of the pitch dankness dai kness oi of night to attack the scottish forces unaware unawares qa approaching the scottish camp unobserved and marching barefooted to prevent their tra tramp being heard one of the danes trod with ills ins F dak nak ak d foot upon a large prickly thistle and the sharp cry of p pain ain aln wh which ch te re instinctively uttered suddenly deni dent 7 apprised the e scots of their heir danger who immediately meda tely ran to their as aims alms ins and defeated tie tle foe toe oe with a great slaughter the thistle was thenceforward adopted as the national insignia of scotland MASSACRE or bartholomew the sate sale Bl slaughter aughter called inas massacre sacre of took place in france in the year 1572 coman cing at lit paris on the ibe night of the festival fesl lesl ival of st bartholomew august by secret order ft cf charles the ninth the number of prote Prole protestants stants called huguenots Huguen throughout throughput fiance who thur thua lost heir their lives amounted t |