Show severe sever e retort lla llo kiv ika liv lff 5 a volume lately published in er great ea iw t brij rl ain aln on the life and 1 PC dr laws lawson glimpses of scotch character and humor humon aro given which are both instructive and amig amusing the following extract shows a dulc ness riess at repartee in which many Scotch naif men have excel ed cd which was certainly well used un the occasion referred 1 mr bir was a well known wag tho though u g h an excellent man and diligent pastor the tue L if was a sort of infidel n and scoffing character chara ctr wa the town where lie he lived commonly calle caile d jock hammon II ammon jok had whicena aruck atuck name me f rort fort mr hir which though profane had refer ence to the well known evangelical character of his ministry I 1 h res the grace of ero eto he would say cs ce he baw saw the good moan mann ats passing i trip by and he usually talked of him under i that designation b T I 1 jt t so happened that mr had ohrne occasion consented to take tile the chair at sini some bome public meeting the hour of meeting was past the place of meeting filled but no mr appeared symptoms oms of Imp impatience Alence were manifested manifee ed when a voice was heard from one corner of the hall I 1 my friends there will be no grace 0 V god godi here the 1 r just at this moment thedoor the ibe door opened and pd mr appeared casting as he entered cantere da a rather knowing look upon jock hammon a as s he be ejaculated these words i on oil taking g the chal chair r I 1 mr air apologized apologize for his being so late 1 I bad he be said eald to go into the country to preside in the examination of mr Is s school and really the I 1 young oung folks conducted themselves so well that J could scarce get away from them if you please I 1 will vill just give you a specimen of the th examination a atlon I 1 called up an intelligent 1 look 0 k girl and asked her it if she had bad ever beard heard of any one who had erected a gallows for another noth r arid and who had haa been hanged on it yes 1 replied the girl it was ila lia harnan hainan man 9 I 1 with that tip up started ano her little girl and she said etil edl minister no true hammons no hanged yet for I 1 saw him at the public house door d this forenoon and he be iva was swearing like a trooper upon this there was wab considerable tittering among the audience and eyes were mere ere directed to the corner where jock was sitting silting 11 you are both quite right 11 I 1 replied with a sort of glai kit look towards tle first girl your You rHaman harnan was really banged abbede as he deserved to be and turning toward the other your hamayon Ha ammon maion my nay lambie lamble is 13 not hanged yet by the grace 09 0 god 22 the thi effal of upon the hearers bearers ws wa electric and amid roars of laughter laug abter joc joe rushed out of the meeting gi and for a time a least he ceased to make the secession minia ter the object of his hla scurrilous jokes |