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Ta, in consequence of the exhortations of Mr Micklewham,

and the earnest entreaties of Mr Daff, backed by the pious

ani, confessed a fault, and

acknowledged an irregularMilliken, their child was

ades But before the day of baptisiven but sullen symptoms of penitence, said, to put

hiuiled us

of the infare, we ; so I'll speak to

Mr Snodgrass to bid the Doctor's friens and acquaintance to the ploy,

that weus as will pay for the bairn's baptis, as present, and who never lost an opportunity of

testifying, as he said, his "discountenance of the crying iniquity,"

remonstrated with Mr Daff on the unchristian nature of the proposal,

stig of carnality

in his day and generation" Mr Micklewhaht and concernrass on the fitness of the thing For if

the thing itself is not fit and proper, it cannot expect his countenance;

and, on that account, before we reckon on his compliance hat Mr

Daff has propounded, we should first learn whether he approves of it at

all" Whereupon the two elders and the session-clerk adjourned to the