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Show FEW WORDS, BUT TO THE POINT. Elder Evidently Meant The 9 . Should Be No Misunderstanding. Last 6ummer the congregation of a little kirk in the Highlands of Scotland was greatly disturbed and mystified by the appearance in its midst of an English Eng-lish lady who made use of an ear trum. pet during the 6ermon Bitch an Instrument In-strument being entirely unknown In thoso simple parts. There waa much dlscusslcn of th matter, and It was finally decided that ono of the elders who had great local lo-cal reputation as a man of. parts should be deputed to settle the question. ques-tion. On tho next Sabbath l):- unconscious uncon-scious offender again made her appearance ap-pearance and again produced the trumpet trum-pet whereupon the chosen elder rose from his seat and marched down the aisle to where the old lady sat, and, entreating her with an upraised finger, said, sternly: "The first toot ye' re oot!" Harper's. |