As he went round with the ladle, he reminded such members of the congregation as seemed backward in their duty, by giving them a poke with the "brod," and making, in an audible whisper, such remarks as these"Wife at the braid mailin, mind the puir;" "Lass wi' the braw plaid, mind the puir," etc., a mode of collecting which marks rather a bygone state of things.

Every nicht I'd auction off a copy to the highest bidderthe money tae gae tae the puir wounded laddies in Scotland.

But some folk went to him and asked him would he no do his bit to cheer up the puir laddies in a hospital?

"The Lord preserve my puir bairn!"

But how was it he had the chance to sway the puir ignorant bodies in Russia?