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moors around Loch Leitter, Inverness, from Lord Seafield 

 — now and for years past rented by the Bradley Martins of 

 Balmaccan, where a very similar incident occurred. 



The celebrated Father Ignatius was one day preaching 

 there at the Episcopalian Church, Kilmartin, when a sheep- 

 dog ensconced itself among the congregation. This being no 

 uncommon thing in the Highlands, had it kept quiet 

 probably it would have been allowed to remain till the end 

 of the service ; but, doubtless aroused by the eloquence of 

 the preacher, the dog disturbed those present, including 

 the Rev. Father himself, who at last exclaimed — whilst 

 vigourously declaiming — " And the Lord said unto Moses — 

 that dog must be put out " ! 



Magee, Lord Bishop of Peterborough, and for a brief 

 space Archbishop of York, Mr. Costobadie held in the 

 highest estimation, and of him used to relate the following 

 good story. His lordship was paying a visit to a Rural 

 Dean who was a staunch teetotaller, and at luncheon, many 

 of the clergy being present, only water was to be seen on 

 the table, but aware that his lordship was partial to a glass 

 of port the host leaned over towards his right reverend 

 guest, and in a low voice said, " If your lordship would 

 prefer a glass of wine you will find it in your bedroom," 

 at which remark the Bishop pleasantly smiled. 



A short time thereafter the Bishop invited a number of 

 the clergy — the Rural Dean included — to the Palace, and 

 at lunchean took care to have the Rural Dean at his elbow. 

 When the port and sherry was passed round the Bishop 

 whispered to the Rural Dean, " If your reverence would 

 like a little water you will find it in your bedroom ! " 



Upon another occasion a hospitable Rural Dean was 

 presiding at luncheon when about sixty of the clergy were 

 present. For some reason or other the host asked for the 

 loan of a Prayer Book, but sad to relate not one of the sixty 

 clerics happened to have one ; soon afterwards, however, to 

 create a diversion the Rural Dean asked for a corkscrew, 



