Tag: Clergy
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A Matter o’ Veeracity
A man of the cloth comes round for dinner and Barrowsgate’s son is on his best behaviour – for a time.
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Class Distinction
Barrowsgate compares the leadership qualities of church ministers and shepherds and concludes that neither can lead their flocks with their noses in the air.
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The Perils of Hypocrisy
Barrowsgate thinks that Kildronan’s Minister was a bit of a hypocrite. Whilst preaching temerance, Barrowsgate discovers that he nevertheless had two large containers of Glentakit delivered to the manse every year.
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Takin’s Turn
The minister’s son comes across a drunken Geordie Tamson lying in the road. He and a friend put Geordie in a barrow and wheel him home. When they stop for a rest, Geordie wakes up, jumps in the barrow and wheels himself home.
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The Last Ditch
Parsons McDrooth and Slockit had officiated at a wedding and walked home together, the worse for wear. McDrooth fell into a ditch and begged Tam Slockit for help. Tam was in no state to help so he just got into the ditch to keep McDrooth company.
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“Peter’s Wife’s Mither”
Strathbogie had to go to London on “cow business” and on Sunday morning went to the local church but the parson was ill and the young “stand-in” was hopeless. Disgusted, Strathbogie went to another church that evening and it was the same substitute preacher. On his train home to Scotland, guess who turned up in…
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“Fyles”
Sandy has had a bit too much to drink and meets the parson, who asks if he’s on his way home. Sandy replies “Fyles” (i.e. sometimes). Barrowsgate provided an English translation with notes for this one.