The less ye tak abune what ye put in practice the better;
an' gien the thing said hae naething to du wi' practice, the less ye
heed it the better.--Gien ye hae dune yer brakfast, sir, we'll
gang--no 'at it's freely kirk-time yet, but the Sabbath 's 'maist
the only day I get a bit o' a walk, an' gien ye hae nae objection
til a turn aboot the Lord's muckle hoose afore we gang intil his
little ane--we ca' 't his, but I doobt it--I'll be ready in a
meenute."
Donal willingly agreed, and the cobbler, already clothed in part of
his Sunday best, a pair of corduroy trousers of a mouse colour,
having indued an ancient tail-coat of blue with gilt buttons, they
set out together; and for their conversation, it was just the same
as it would have been any other day: where every day is not the
Lord's, the Sunday is his least of all.
They left the town, and were soon walking in meadows through which
ran a clear river, shining and speedy in the morning sun. Its banks
were largely used for bleaching, and the long lines of white in the
lovely green of the natural grass were pleasant both to eye and
mind. All about, the rooks were feeding in peace, knowing their
freedom that day from the persecution to which, like all other doers
of good, they are in general exposed. Beyond the stream lay a level
plain stretching towards the sea, divided into numberless fields,
and dotted with farmhouses and hamlets.
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