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ANECDOTE.
Dougal Graham, author of a well known metrical history of the rebellion in 1745, being candidate for the place of town bellman in the city of Glasgow, was desired to call "Gude fresh herrings new come in ⟨at⟩ the Broomielaw," (it not being the season of herrings), Dougal added,
"But, indeed, my friends, it’s a’ a blaeflum,
"For the herrings no catch’d, an’ the boat’s no come,
which procured for Dougal the situation.
Dougal was a kind of Scotch Æsop, ⟨he⟩ had a large humph on one of his shoulders⟨,⟩ and like his prototype, had wit. Calling ⟨in⟩ the street of the Gallogate, opposite ⟨the⟩ Saracen’s Head Inn, where several ⟨officers⟩ of the gallant 42d regiment were dining at the close of the American war, some ⟨of⟩ whom knew Dougal before they went abroad⟨,⟩ opening the window, called out, "⟨What's⟩ that you’ve got on your back, Dougal?⟨"⟩ Knowing what the regiment suffered ⟨at⟩ Bunker’s Hill, Dougal replied, "⟨It's⟩ Bunker’s Hill, do you choose to mount?”
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