. The laird of Logan, or, Anecdotes and tales illustrative of the wit and humour of Scotland. l get there? Ou, ay, I tliink theyll surelyfind a bit hole for the Doctor (Young) and me! The members of theDilettanti Society met on the following day, and resolved to purchase aburying place in that classical city of the dead, to be appropriated as thelast earthly lodging-pLaco of those members who had distinguishedthemselves in art, literature, and science; and it was fitting that one ofthe founders of tho Society should occupy the first floor in the silentmansion. Only two years had fully elapsed,
. The laird of Logan, or, Anecdotes and tales illustrative of the wit and humour of Scotland. l get there? Ou, ay, I tliink theyll surelyfind a bit hole for the Doctor (Young) and me! The members of theDilettanti Society met on the following day, and resolved to purchase aburying place in that classical city of the dead, to be appropriated as thelast earthly lodging-pLaco of those members who had distinguishedthemselves in art, literature, and science; and it was fitting that one ofthe founders of tho Society should occupy the first floor in the silentmansion. Only two years had fully elapsed, when the remains of were laid in the narrow brd, witli only a few inches of rocky par-tition, beside his old friend an<l social —two spirits, who werethe life of every party, and who vied witheacii other uhiohshould betho sun of tho evening. The used to say, in reference tothese contests in general, There can be but ao sun in tho lift at atime ; yo ken, too, that when twa ride on the same horse, ane maun ayobe neiet tbo crupper. LAIRD UF LOGAN. 337. ..Ti* • THREE MERRY —ANDERSONS TAVERN.* Parties—Andrew Henderson—Easel; iniliam Mutlierwell— Editor. Easel.—Ring tlie bell, Willie; I got payment for a pic-ture this rorenooii, and Im going to stand captain to-niglit. Editor.—No sucii tilings, Andrew ; let every man jiayfor his own potations. * A noted tavern iu the Tronguto of Glasgow, the resort of the litcnitiof Glasgow. Here The Tradb par eminence hold their social and bu-siness meetings. In those bien apartments have tnc spirits of the daymet, and sharpened their wit on each other, and the passing folliuisof tlie day—.Motlieiwcll, Henderson, Carricl;, and others who, lik«tlioni, sleep in the dust, with a few who yet survive, and in wluise re-collection these scenes, thnush passed away, are left deeply tracedon memorys tablet. Tlie skctcli here given of JLitherwell and Hen-derson, to whom a third party adjoins
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