LORD KELVIN AS A BOY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 6

LORD KELVIN AS A BOY.

Some interesting glimpses of-Lord Kelvin, : the great scientist,, as'a. boy,: are given,in a book, just published; "Lord Kelvin's Early Home, being Recollectioac of His s Sister , (Macmillan). He appears to .have always had a lively sense.of, humour. Reference to: this oc-' ours.- frequently, throughout 'his' sister's reminiscences,. and- once,' when, ho was ten or eleven years'old, it-seems to-have got him-.into disgrace with a very earnest evangelical divine in the: Isle of "Arran. The.incident is told.as follows:— "It', happened one; Sunday' that there was'a revival, service,'and' the. congregation grew, much excited,' uttering: loud exclamations'.and groans;- and at last some :of 'the old ' women: began. "to' give vent to. their feelings by tossing . their Bibles in the air. 'yTh'is tickled Willie's. sense".of.-humour, ' and' he 'shook with smothered laughter,, which., started , all' the'other; boys, laughing, too'.- Our pew' was close .under 'the..pulpit;, in full' view of '.the preacher,; who; looking down', administered a'grays rebuke. The' smothered Jaughter then exploded, and. tho minister, pointing his finger at the ringleader,: exclaimed;' 'Ye'U ho lach when ye're in, Hell!'. -This' was .too much, and Willie rolled, clean over' on to the'floor';"