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“But Strachan, the monster of Shelby county, whom the angel a few months afterward smote with Herodian rottenness—Strachan, whose flesh literally fell from his living skeleton—Strachan, who has long been paying in the deepest, blackest, hottest hole in perdition the penalty of his forty-ply damnation-deserving crimes was provost marshal.”
This conviction led to an ungracious correspondence between the Colonial Office and Sir John Colborne, who, owing, as is to be presumed, to the advice of Chief Justice Robinson and Archdeacon Strachan, was very reluctant to make concessions as suggested. As this reluctance was made manifest in the course of the correspondence, the Colonial Secretary resolved upon His Excellency's recall.
A naval officer engaged in transport came up to Tom Strachan, who was in charge of half his company on fatigue duty, and said "Look here, do you see that steamer with a green funnel? Well, there are stores on board, for your regiment mostly. A whole lot of shells have to be landed this afternoon, and all my men are at work at that.
"It is just four o'clock," said Strachan, looking at his watch as he returned to his company; "and surely there must be a fair chance of carrying the wells before sunset, for I see a lot of the enemy on the hills beyond. Therefore I shall risk a drink," and he put his water- bottle to his lips accordingly. "Hurrah! So will I," said Green.
Much as the education of the province owed to John Strachan, he did infinite harm by involving the foundation of a great central school, Upper Canada College, and of the provincial university, in a bitter religious discussion.
Strachan clearly perceived that the road to worldly preferment ran through the Church of England, and, having a wife, and the expectation of a family, he recognised the expediency of obtaining orders as a descendant of the apostles. It was not long before he obtained permission to officiate as a minister of the Church of England, and he abandoned the birch for the surplice. Mr.
A few days after we sailed, with three other line of battle ships, under jury-masts, for old England. On our passage we spoke a frigate, who informed us that Sir Richard Strachan had taken the four sail of the line which had escaped from the French fleet. We were delighted as well as “Dicky Strong,” and gave three hearty cheers.
Her hands were now upon his head: "Angus Strachan, I ordain you to suffer and to wait. I ordain you to God's service in the name of love and sorrow and God and they're all the same name and I love you so and you are an elder now. Oh, dear Lord, take care of our love and make us true and patient. And bless our sorrow and make it sweet and keep us near the Man of Sorrows. Amen."
"And if the country is in insurrection, and barred against Egyptians and European travellers, your relative's pass may enable you to get at Master Cream Butter what's his name?" "Daireh." "Ah, yes; I knew it had something to do with a dairy to get at him, after all." "By Jove, what an enterprising chap you are, Forsyth!" cried Strachan. "You deserve to succeed, I am sure."
John Strachan, had more than fulfilled the sectarian and monopolist intentions of the legislators. Three schools of opinion formed themselves in the intervening years. First and foremost came the establishment men, mainly Anglican, but with a certain Presbyterian following, who claimed to monopolize the benefits, such as they were, of the Clergy Reserve funds.
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