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BITS FROM BLINKBONNY.
The Artists Bit.
BITS FROM BLINKBONNY
OR
BY
JOHN STRATHESK
TORONTO
WILLIAM BRIGGS, 78 & 80 KING ST. EAST
July 1882.
CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I.
THE MANSE.
PAGE
CHAPTER II.
A QUIET EVENING AT THE MANSE.
Bell’s Sliding Scale—Her Pattens—The Hospitality of the
Manse—Be judeecious—James and his Skates—
Mrs. Barrie’s Experiences—Mr. Barrie’s Illness—The
Good Samaritan—A Startling Proposal, 22
CHAPTER III.
THE MARRIAGE AND THE HOME-COMING.
“The Books”—P.P.C.—Marriage Presents—“The
Confession of Faith”—Toasts—“The Frostit
Corn”—“The Country Rockin’”—Auntie Mattie—“The
Farmer’s Ingle”—Peggy Ritchie on the Churchyard—
A Lamb Leg and a Berry Tart—Mathieson’s Heid, 41
CHAPTER IV.
THE TWO SIDES OF THE CHURCH QUESTION.
Coming Events—Bell and the Seed Potatoes—Her Idea 58
of the Government—Knowe Park—Spunks—The
Town-Clerk of Ephesus—Bell’s summing up—Daisy
—The Eve of Battle—Sir John McLelland’s Opinions
on the “Evangelicals”—Patronage—Preaching
Competitions—Little Gab—Non-Intrusion and Voting,
CHAPTER V.
BLINKBONNY AND THE DISRUPTION.
Bell’s Opinion of Knowe Park—Mr. Barrie’s Return—The
Deputation’s Visit to the Manse—Mr. Barrie’s
Statement—Mr. Taylor’s Views—George Brown on
the Crisis—His Covenanting Relics, 85
CHAPTER VI.
THE DISRUPTION AND BLINKBONNY.
The Meeting in Beltane Hall—The End of the Ten Years’
Conflict—George Brown’s Exercises—The Bellman’s
Difficulty—Sabbath Services at the Annie Green
—“Thae Cath’lics”—The Secession Church—Mr.
Barrie’s Successor—Bell and Smoking—“Hillend” on
Doctors and Ministers—A Man amang Sheep, 99
CHAPTER VII.
OUT OF THE OLD HOME AND INTO THE NEW.
Leaving the Manse—Dr. Guthrie and the Children—
Nellie’s Tibby—Well settled—Bell’s Experiment with
the Hens—Dan Corbett—Braid Nebs—Babbie’s Mill, 126
CHAPTER VIII.
BLINKBONNY FREE CHURCH.
The Disruption of 1843—Hardships—Scotch Villages and
Church Matters—The New Church—The Session
and Deacons—The Beadle, Walter Dalgleish—The
Precentorship—Psalms and Hymns—Mr. Barrie’s
New Life—Foreign Missions—The Assembly’s
Decision—The Living Child—Saxpence—“Gude Siller
gaun oot o’ the Country”—Reminiscences of Dr. Duff, 154
CHAPTER IX.
BELL AT HOME IN KNOWE PARK.
The Three Ministers of Blinkbonny—Mr. Walker—The Ten
Virgins—The finest o’ the Wheat—Bell’s Fee—Alloa
Yarn—Bell’s Cooking—Sheep’s-head—Mr. Kirkwood
and the Potato-Soup—Dan in the Kitchen—Mr.
Gordon o’ the Granaries and the Smugglers—Dan at
Nellie’s Grave—Mr. Barrie’s Visit to Dan, 177
CHAPTER X.
INCIDENTS IN BLINKBONNY.
Miss Park on Dan—The Sweep’s dead—Mrs. Gray’s
Elegy on her Husband—The Coffin for naething—The
New School-master—The Roast Beef in the Lobby—
The Examination Committee—“Hoo’ to get there”—
George Brown’s Death—Scripture References—Mrs.
Barrie and Mr. Corbett—Dan and the Pictures—Dan’s
Bath—His Dream—Dan at Church—His Visit to
Babbie’s Mill—Colonel Gordon’s First Visit—Sir John
McLelland at the Soiree—“The Angel’s Whisper”
(Samuel Lover), 205
CHAPTER XI.
CHANGES AT KNOWE PARK.
The Dorcas Society—The Morisonian Controversy—
Colonel Gordon’s Second Visit—A Real Scotch
Dinner—Champagne—Dan an’ the Duke o’ Gordon—
The Smuggler’s Log-book—Colonel Gordon’s Will—
Dan’s Bank—The Call to Edinburgh—No-Popery
Agitation—David Tait o’ Blackbrae—The Sow and the
Corinthians—Bell woo’d—Mrs. Barrie breaks the Ice
—Bell won—Found out and congratulated, 230
CHAPTER XII.
ANOTHER MARRIAGE AND HOME-COMING.
The Forms of Procedure—Reception of the News of Bell’s 259
Marriage by Mr. Taylor, and by Sir John McLelland
—“Her Weight in Gold”—Bell’s Presents—“Hook ma
Back”—Mr. Walker’s Violin—Bell’s Marriage and
Home-coming—The Infar Cake—Creeling—Dan,
“Burke,” and the Noisy Convoy—The Vexing Pig—
The “Kirkin’,”
CHAPTER XIII.
CONCLUSION.
The Packing at Knowe Park—The Bachelor Umbrella—
Nellie’s Box—Dan and Rosie—Dan on Evangelical
Effort—On “The Angel’s Whisper”—Bell in Edinburgh
—Home to Blackbrae—Andrew Taylor’s Criticisms, 284
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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