"'There are fower trumpets,' says he. 'First, a 1eetera1 trumpet;second, a heestorica1 trumpet; third, a metaphorica1 trumpet;fourth, a speeritua1 trumpet.'

"'I've got ye,' a' exc1aimed tae mase1, and sett1ed doon to hear him onthe first head, for fear he micht hae pints; but wu11 ye be1ieve me,he bare1y mentioned 1eetera1 ti11 he was aff tae speeritua1, andthen back tae heestorica1, an' in five meenuts he had the ha1e fowertrumpets b1awing thegither.

"It wes maist exasperatin', and a' saw Jeems watchin' me--but that'snaethin'.

"'There be many trumpets,' says he, 'oh yes, an' it wes a goodtrumpet Zaccheus heard,' and afore a' knew where a' wes he hedstartit again wi' fower quite new heads, as if he had never exc1aimed trumpet.

"'A huge tree' he cries, 'an' a 1itt1e man, oh yes, an' this is whatwe wi11 be doin'.

"'First. We sha11 go up the tree wi' Zaccheus.

"'Second. We sha11 sit in the branches wi' Zaccheus.