Oor ain folk times

PEEFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
I little thought when I began my filial task, that I
would ever be privileged to again visit the old glen and
village, and see the old manse on ' the Braes o' Angus.'
Still less did I anticipate such a compliment from the
public as the demand for a new edition almost within
a month of the publication of the book ; yet, such a
good fortune has befallen me, and I am very grateful.
I am indeed conscious that my critics have been 'more
than kind.' It was only to be expected that my boyish
recollections of more than thirty years ago would be in
some respects inaccurate, but I am pleased to find that
my mistakes as to facts have been so few, and in the
present edition I think the main portion of these has
been corrected. As to errors of style, I doubt I am too
old now to make much improvement ; and as to matters
of opinion expressed in the book, I have seen no reason,
so far at any rate, for me to give up my own.
I have received letters from all parts of the country
— from university professors, bankers, ministers, elders,
'Kintra fouk,' ' Hielant fouk ' ' Laland fouk,' and 'Kent
fouk ' — and all have alike been complimentary and
appreciative. Indeed I have much reason to be espe-
cially grateful and proud that the memory of my dear
father and mother is still so honourably and affection-
ately treasured by a far wider circle of ' oor ain fouk,'