Thistledown
- Subtitle
- A Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk-lore, Story & Anecdote
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I THE SCOTTISH TONGUE—ITS GRAPHIC FORCE AND POWERS OF PATHOS AND HUMOUR4. CHAPTER II CHARACTERISTICS OF SCOTCH HUMOUR5. CHAPTER III HUMOUR OF OLD SCOTCH DIVINES6. CHAPTER IV THE PULPIT AND THE PEW7. CHAPTER V THE OLD SCOTTISH BEADLE—HIS CHARACTER AND HUMOUR8. CHAPTER VI HUMOUR OF SCOTCH PRECENTORS9. CHAPTER VII HUMOURS OF DRAM-DRINKING IN SCOTLAND10. CHAPTER VIII THE THISTLE AND THE ROSE11. CHAPTER IX SCREEDS O’ TARTAN—A CHAPTER OF HIGHLAND HUMOUR12. CHAPTER X HUMOUR OF SCOTTISH POETS13. CHAPTER XI ’TWEEN BENCH AND BAR—A CHAPTER OF LEGAL FACETIÆ14. CHAPTER XII HUMOURS OF SCOTTISH RURAL LIFE15. CHAPTER XIII HUMOURS OF SCOTTISH SUPERSTITION16. CHAPTER XIV HUMOUR OF SCOTCH NATURALS17. CHAPTER XV JAMIE FLEEMAN, THE LAIRD OF UDNY’S FOOL18. CHAPTER XVI “HAWKIE”—A GLASGOW STREET CHARACTER19. CHAPTER XVII THE LAIRD O’ MACNAB20. CHAPTER XVIII KIRKYARD HUMOUR21. INDEX