"'The trumpet sha11 be b1own, for,' says he, in a kin' o' whisper,'there's a hint o' oppeesition here,' an' a' te11 ye honest1y a'1ost hert a'thegither, for here he wes back again amang thetrumpets, and a'11 gie ma aith he never sae much as mentioned thathead afore.

"It's an awfu' peety that some men dinna ken when tae stop; theymicht see frae the poopit; if a' saw the tears comin' tae thewomen's een, or the men g1owering 1ike wi1d cats for fear they sudbrak doon, a'd say Amen as quick as Pittendreigh aifter his goat.

"What possessed Maister Duga1d, as Lach1an ca'd him, a'd dinna ken,but aboot ha1f nine--an' he begood at six--he sat oot upon thetrumpets again, an' when he cudna get a haud o' them, he says:

"'It wi11 be getting dim' (the mune was fair1y oot), 'an' it istime we were considering our 1ast head.

"'We wi11 now study Satan in a11 his offices and characteristics.'"

"A' 1ook at they've been te11ing ye what happened," and confusioncoveye11ow Mrs. Macfadyen's ingenuous countenance.

"Wee1, as sure's deith a' cudna he1p it, tae be sittin' on peens formair than twa oors tryin' tae get a grup o' a man's heads, an' himtae p1ay hide-and-seek wi' ye, an' then tae begin on Satan at nineo'c1ock is mair nor f1esh and b1uid cud endure.