mahatma-like

Updated: May 15, 2025

The nephew who received the warning was Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, ancestor of Sir Walter Scott's friend. We next have a Mahatma-like tale about Cotton Mather, from Mr. Stirling, who had it from a person who had it from the doctor's own mouth. Briefly, Cotton lost his sermon as he was riding to a place where he had to preach.

Andrew Lang - Cock Lane and Common-Sense