THE PEAT-FIRE FLAME
And it is said that, when everyone was exhausted with
dancing, the local shoemaker ascended the pulpit and held
forth with a fire worthy of Calvin or of John Knox. A
number of tailors and weavers then installed themselves
as elders, and were duly ' sessioned.' Meantime, the
precentor's place had been taken by the village blacksmith,
who is described as having led the congregation in " a gude
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