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What had led me to approach 'the Meenister' and confide my apprehension to him, as I have shown above, was the mute, appealing look in poor 'Brownie's' eyes. But as 'Brownie' looked much brighter and happier during the next few weeks I regained my own equanimity, and grew somewhat shamed of my first nervous fears.
But mind, wumman, if ye coom heer to pray ye must pray with as mooch fervor for the healin' o' Mark Carter as ye do fer the meenister! He's beloved of the Lord too, an' the meenister nigh give his life for him." And Mrs. Harricutt put up her apron to her eyes and entered the little haircloth parlor, while Tom, with a wry face went after the elder.
Allen is far and awa' the best man to have charge o' the boat. But as there is a meenister here, surely he will now offer up a prayer to the Almighty for those in peril on the sea, and especially implore Him to consider a sma' boat, deep to the gunwales." He looked at the clergyman, who at first made no reply, but stood with downcast eyes.
"Ay, Robin," she replied, "that's true; but for it a', you maun admit that the schoolmaister an' the meenister hae the best o' it." But she felt that her counter was not very effective. "My faither says meenisters are nae guid to the world, but schoolmaisters are," said the boy, with a grudging admission for the teaching profession. "But I dinna care. I'd raither gang to work.
Of 'Brownie' I could not see a sign. I turned away on the instant. Now was the time to go fetch 'the Meenister.
His head and face and eyes made one think of a little Scotch terrier. "Ye're the meenister?" he said briefly. "Yes," replied Shock, greatly surprised at his visitor, but warming to the Scotch voice. "Aye. Ye're wanted." "Wanted? By whom?" "The man that lives in this hoose. He's deein', I'm thinkin'." "Dying!" said Shock, starting up and seizing his hat. "What! Ike?" "Aye, Ike. He's verra ill."
This being so I thought it only right that I should visit 'Meenister Geddes' once more and report to him my belief in the groundless nature of my vague imaginations. I had found him at home, and stayed 'cracking' on with him till past ten of the clock.
I had a chat with him on eclipses. How the talk got that way I canna think; but he had out a reflector lantern and a globe, and made it all clear in a minute. He lent me a book; but I don't mind saying that it was a bit above my head, though I had a good Aberdeen upbringing. He'd have made a grand meenister with his thin face and gray hair and solemn-like way of talking.
I am thankful to this day to those men whom fools and bigots call savages. They taught me to pray again. "Man Captain," said the one who had English, as we walked away in a body, "ye wad mak' a gran' meenister." I could not withhold a smile, but before I could reply there was a scattered rattle of shots from the dip.
"He's not a native," put in Macfarlane; "he's frae Yorkshire. He's only been a matter of three months here, filling the place o' the settled meenister who's awa' for a change of air." "He's a precious specimen of a humbug, anyhow," sighed Lorimer drearily. "However, I'll be civil to him as long as he doesn't ask me to hear him preach. At that suggestion I'll fight him.
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