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the grief of the loved and loving watchers round his
bed.
'On Wednesday afternoon, 19th January 1876, he
sank into a quiet sleep, and about five o'clock he passed
peacefully away to "the rest that rernaineth." '
My brother's notes conclude —
' He died in the 73 rd year of his age and the 39th
of his (ordained) ministry. "Mark the perfect man,
and behold the upright : for the end of that man is
peace." '
Note on Teetotum, p. 97.
Since writing the above a kind correspondent has sent me the
following most interesting information regarding the teetotum,
indicating the great antiquity of the toy. He says it was really a
Roman implement of gambling, and the letters meant <as follows.
A. Accipe unum, D. Donato alium, N. Nihil, T. Totum.
THE END

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Oor ain folk times
DescriptionBeing memories of manse life in the Mearns and a crack aboot auld times, by James Inglis, 'Maori'. Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1894.
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