Tales of the Scottish peasantry

Front matter

BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME FROM THE

SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND

THE GIFT OF

Preface

ing poetry and biography, which appeared in the periodical literature of the day. These contributions, however, the publisher does not consider as coming within the scope of the present volume.

Regarding the tales, they are not only good in themselves, but they assist in preserving and illustrating in a popular form the manners, habits, and local customs of the Scottish peasantry during the^ first quarter of the present century. And in addition, they possess to an unusually high degree the more excellent and nobler qualities of simplicity, and of being true to nature, with a distinct and ever present, but not obtrusive tendency to teach some high moral purpose, or to give expression to some healthy, soultouching sentiment, which the heart loves to' cherish

CONTENTS,

PAGE

PREFACE 5

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OP THE BROTHERS

BETHUNE 9

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE GHOST . . 80

8 CONTENTS.

PASS

THE DRUNK ABD . . ■ ^^^

JON A THAN MO UDIWOB T :

Chapter I. — Indications of Character — Small Be

giivnings 378

Chapter II. — Ways and means indispensable to rising

in the World 388

Chapter III. — Important discovery concerning the keeping of the Sabbath, and other matters, ending with a marriage Z98