human
When was that wheat sown?
gpt
O, I dinna ken,
human
But isn't it strange that such a fine crop should be reared on such bad land?
gpt
O, na--nae at a'--devil thank it; a gravesteen wad gie guid bree gin ye geed it plenty o' butter.
human
Minister's Man
gpt
was a functionary now less often to be met with. He was the minister's own servant and _factotum_. Amongst this class there was generally much Scottish humor and original character. They were (like the betheral, or beadle) great critics of sermons, and often severe upon strangers, sometimes with a sly hit at their own ministers. One of these, David, a well-known character, complimenting a young minister who had preached, told him,
human
Your introduction, sir, is aye grand; it's worth a' the rest o' the sermon,--could ye no' mak' it a' introduction?