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LAUGuABLE ANEcDorE.-Mathews once
accompanied Sir Walter Scott, and John
Scott, Of Gala House, over KeniIworth. sAs
we were sauntering down the avenue to the
castle cut between the rocks" says John
Scott, in his Journal, ssMathews all Of a sud-
den turned up one of the skirts Of his coat
over his right shoulder, clapped his hat with
the side in front well over his eyes, and push
ing out his under jaw, shuffled about, an ex-
act image of some cross and jealous Don
Lopez, with light-headed spouse and an so5-
stinate daughter aud who was the plague of
his life. After hearty laugh, Scott said,
'You put in my mind story which l remetn-
ber to have heard from old Lord NJ When
the women in Scotland go to church, they
have practice of turning up their gown over
their head to keep their bonnets dry, and their
finery from being spoiled by the rain, of which
we have SO lavish a supply in the north. Lord
M. met one of his acquaintances of this class
one hill-showery Sunday, with her gown as
usual in this fashion, aud saithto her, sWhy
Jenny, woman, by killing up your clothes in
that way over your head, you expose almost
your whole body; its just likelsebbing Peter
to pay Paul. Il dare say it may, my lord,' re-
piled Jenny 'but then ye see, Peters not
coid.'''