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Rh are neither distinguished by titles nor riches, like the English bishops. This community includes about sixty congregations, and the same number of clergy of every description. The eminently pious Archbishop Leighton, and the celebrated Bishop Burnet, were members of the Episcopal church of Scotland.

A Good Pennyworth.—An old highlandman, some years ago, called at the shep of Mr Black, merchant in Biggar, for the important purpose of getting his spleuchen replenished with tobacco. Mr B. was a bit of a wag, and liked well to sport a joke with his customers, but on this occasion he was fairly outwitted. The highlandman enquired how much of the precious weed he could get for a penny? Mr Black replied, that he would get as much as would reach from lug to lug.—"Got's bliss," exclaimed the eager purchaser, "her nainsell will now get plentys of tombach, for her ae lug be bere, and its neighbour she be at ta' Shirra Muir!"

Ludicrous Case of Robbery.—A few days ago a robbery was committed which caused a great laugh against the tradesman who was plundered. A well-dressed "victimizer," whose general apparel a pair of very indifferent shoes disgraced, walked into a bootmaker's shop in the city, and asked for a particular neat pair of Wellingtons. He was rather a fastidious customer, but the master of the shop at last fitted him with great exactness. "What's the price?" said he, stamping with his right foot to fasten himself immoveably in the new purchase. Before an answer could be given, in darted a stranger to the shop, struck the booted customer a violent blow in the face, knocked him flat, and then ran off. The insulted person leaped up, with the blood streaming from his nose, and crying out, "where is the villain who assaulted me!" ran out at full speed to catch the aggressor. "I wonder," said the owner of the shop, "will the gentleman catch that 'ere rascal wot hit him so sharp. I am afraid the boots will cramp him; I thought they was too tight, and it's a pity if the fellow escapes."—"Catch him!" said the shopman, looking at the old pair of mudplungers which the "victimizer" left behind." [sic]—"What!" said the master, do you mean to say that the gentleman with the bloody nose won't come back."—"To be sure I do," answered the shopman. "What would he come back for? Has'nt he got a good pair of boots for his bloody nose?"

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