hollow of His hand to London. In the meantime, I have only to add,
that, when the Session meets, I wish you would speak to the elders,
particularly to Mr. Craig, no to be overly hard on that poor donsie
thing, Meg Milliken, about her bairn; and tell Tam Glen, the father
o't, from me, that it would have been a sore heart to that pious
woman, his mother, had she been living, to have witnessed such a
thing; and therefore I hope and trust, he will yet confess a fault,
and own Meg for his wife, though she is but something of a tawpie.
However, you need not diminish her to Tam. I hope Mr. Snodgrass
will give as much satisfaction to the parish as can reasonably be
expected in my absence; and I remain, dear sir, your friend and
pastor,

ZACHARIAH PRINGLE.


Mr. Micklewham received the Doctor's letter about an hour before the
Session met on the case of Tam Glen and Meg Milliken, and took it
with him to the session-house, to read it to the elders before going
into the investigation. Such a long and particular letter from the
Doctor was, as they all justly remarked, kind and dutiful to his
people, and a great pleasure to them.

Mr. Daff observed, "Truly the Doctor's a vera funny man, and
wonderfu' jocose about the toddy-bowl." But Mr. Craig said, that
"sic a thing on the Lord's night gi'es me no pleasure; and I am for
setting my face against Waverley's History of the Rebellion, whilk I
hae heard spoken of among the ungodly, both at Kilwinning and Dalry;
and if it has no respect to Protestant principles, I doubt it's but
another dose o' the radical poison in a new guise." Mr. Icenor,