An Oswego paper describe!? a fire by saying that "the red flames danced in the heavens, and flung their fiery arms about like a funeral pall, until Sara Jones, Esq., the governor, got on the roof, and doused them out witha pail of water." One day the minister of a Scotch villas, who on Sundays was more indebted to his manuscript than his memory, called unceremoniously at a cottage whilst its occupant, a pious parishioner of the old school, was engaged in reading a chapter of one of tha prophets. "Weel, John," familiarly inquired the clerical visitant, " what is this you arc about''" "1 am prophesying," was the prompt reply. '' Prophesying!" exclaimed the astounded divine, " I doubt ye mean reading a prophecy." "Aweel," argued the rustic, "gif reading a preachin* be preachin"', isna reading a prophecy, prophesying?"
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Globe, Volume III, Issue 247, 25 March 1875, Page 3
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137Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Globe, Volume III, Issue 247, 25 March 1875, Page 3
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