288 MEDICAL STUDENTS. CHAP. xvui. 



Upon his back a bag o' stones, 

 His pouches fa' o' fossil bones ; 

 An' tangles lang as pipers' drones 

 Hang ower his shoulders rarely. 



O welcome Charlie, etc. 



When Charlie spak, the great were dumb. 

 They felt they micht nae fash their thumb : 

 For Charlie's logic was a drum 

 That did its business rarely. 



welcome Charlie, etc. 



When Charlie sat in committee 

 The darkest doubts began to flee ; 

 A touch ! a word ! at once they see ! 

 For wha can match wi' Charlie ? 



O welcome Charlie, etc. 



Among those who regularly called upon Dick at his 

 bakehouse, were the medical students of the town and 

 neighbourhood. These were always made heartily wel- 

 come. When Dick had done his day's work, he went 

 out with them and pointed out the plants in their native 

 habitat. Dr. Shearer informs us that there was hardly 

 a medical student belonging to Caithness, who did not 

 at one time or other make Mr. Dick's acquaintance. 

 Amongst these were Dr. Meiklejohn, afterwards of her 

 Majesty's ships "Illustrious," "Harrier," and "Asia;" 

 Dr. Brown, a well-known botanist, afterwards author of 

 A Manual of Botany, Anatomical and Physiological ; 

 and Dr. Shearer himself. 



Dr. Meiklejohn has told us of his first introduction 

 to Dick. Being a native of Caithness, he had long 

 hear<f of his devotion to natural science, and of the 



