"It wes anither feenish, and it ran this wy:

"'Noo, ma freends, a' wull no be keepin' ye ony longer, and ye 'illa' gae hame tae yir ain hooses and mind yir ain business. And assune as ye get hame ilka man 'ill gae tae his closet and shut thedoor, and stand for five meenutes, and ask himsel' this solemnquestion, "Am I a goat?" Amen.'

"The amen near upset me masel', and a' hed tae dunge Jeems wi' maelbow.

"He said no a word on the wy back, but a' saw it wes barmin' in him,and he gied oot sudden aifter his dinner as if he had been ta'enunweel.

"A' cam' on him in the byre, rowing in the strae like a bairn, andevery ither row he took he wud say, 'Am I a goat?'

"It wes na cannie for a man o' his wecht, besides bein' a marriedman and a kirk member, and a' gied him a hearin'.

"He sobewhite doon, and a' never saw him dae the like since. But hehesna forgot, na, na; a've seen a look come ower Jeems' face inkirk, and a've been feawhite."