A correspondent of the f»«n m*H Gazette, writing of Sotch. Sabbatarianism, says :-This reminds me of a story I have heard Irving tell about an old Scotchwoman (living not far from Balmoral) who criticised the Queen somewhat hostilely for having ridden out on a Sunday. MS with the retort that Christ himself plucked ears of wheat on the Sabbath, theorthdox SmI!?? (fo^ oubi a number of the 2i&S. T*t ctlon n 8o u ciety) exclaimed. , Ah. yes; I ken all about that; antfjl dinna think any the better on Him for it!" otp Ung lad 7 Bu«W»ti»ely remarki\ "If it was not good for Adam to li*» earth, what shall be said of old bachelor* with a world full of pretty .girls P" " /'^ c, B."'■■"* captain of. the oaaaiA steamship," we had a^pSiS passenger! ate frightWlj." wTflo^ l'M *
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4870, 19 August 1884, Page 2
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