GOOD STORIES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 4 August 1891, Page 4

GOOD STORIES.

A oispute arose between two jnenibers I -ipf/thfe dlap^lSanJilbeU McLean upon " ! 'tlle v '+.cve^-eridlng'subject of their ancestors., McLean jivould no| allow .that the Campbells Jjacl any i-fpht'to rVnk with tlie^McLeahs in jiiiliquil^, who, he insisted, were in existence;. liVa'craiiifrom the beginning of the world. Campbell had, a, little, inoref bibHcal. Ipre , ' --th&h'yjiis! antagpriist,. and asked him if the ■ cirui Mclteair wjis bcfdre : iheflo6d? " Flood ! what flobd ?" said McLean. "The flood j •<l«(t;-y.Ciu l^now.i drowned all,:, the world but; Kcali and his family and his flocks," said Campbell. " Pooh ! you and your flood, ' said Mefleari; ••'my clan was afore ta flood." . " J.have hot read in my Bible," said Camp- I hell, "oi the. ,nanje. of. McLean going into. North's ark. 1 / •'.' Js'oah'si ark!" retorted McXean.iin^cC'nfcmpt;" who ever 1 heard of H a McLean that had not a bp:it of his own!" fioon. after. ! ; 13r. J^hnsoh l^ return from f[?.f'oj|;;i;u; lo London, a Scottish lady;, at ulicj:e lil'iiKe he was, as a compliment ''. . 3rtS£«i(T some-hotch-potcii for"his r dittber.' •\ i fertile Doctor had tasted it she asked Viim rr it, H\'Ks 'good. 1 to' : which he replied, ' " Y<^ry riocd fov hogs!" "Then pray," ' i'lrtfil ! tfse tady, " aljpw ir.e to help you.to sl. ; iittjeimore ot u7" ■ r $ '-I Xi;., .J^ilhi Egerton. pft^ coming to the See . -of lJi«O.ifini. employed one Due as his agent ; - *w *r.Vi ; (i*-ml the tnje values pfib'a. estates held., by Mkaf.a>.ur.d(sr liitrii and, in conse^ : (jlKiiku or l>ue's reports, greatly ;r'aised'both^ 'iihft&hc* hntl reserved rents of his tenants. - <vcount ithß;€QHo\ving;.toast-.;\ l iras.i ' otien ili'i-nlc in and srftCT^DuVhato'i-^'Ttfay viW\Ju\ tril.« the Bishop, aud devil . O^VfWs pui-.! 11 ' : Wiser. :h'vcnnni>;! lUenpted high'w^ymah',' .v.i.s.rJ'trn inthe south of Ireland^, curiosity ■'iirev? j.uir.wcis to the gaol .to seetheman^, ' l^tWl-vjin Irons who h'ad'lbhjt been a' ; 'Ur-'Tor dvthc. country.'- rAmphg!';bthers' was' 1 ;i l.niiktT 'v/iin assured the prisoner that he vjjss vc^y. f.iail tq ,Kpe.-hii>i there i at -, last. ; T -,i.'.{«;iui;i:i , Icukinji" up,- replifed." " 'AIiT sir. I ' • tiviw-i expect that iiV\\\.you;JMecd, t,did rot; (or -you well know-'haV When nlfiho i-MU-iry refused j'.'i.lr nvivsi 1 t»vi, 1 ihemi"