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French and English: Fifth Paper

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Books, biscuits and executions

by James F. Burns I knocked on the door, holding a bouquet of bright yellow flowers for the minister’s daughter. Would she even remember me? The door swung open, and Miss Mathew said. “Come in, come in.” Yes, she remembered. Miss Mathew was 86 years old and had lived her whole life in this church manse in Scotland. My wife, three sons, and I had attended last Sunday’s worship service of the Free Presbyterian Church, known as the “Wee Frees” and successor to the Seceder Church that my Scottish Lowlander family had belonged to several centuries ago. But this is a story of biscuits and a book—very heavy biscuits and a very old book. Miss Mathew’s parents and siblings were long gone, and she took immense pride in showing me through the house, including the parlor with a grand piano, a white marble mantel over the fireplace, and exquisite vases balancing the pieces of heavy furniture. “I keep it just the way it was,” she said proudly.

A story of biscuits and a book - Times Gazette

A story of biscuits and a book - Times Gazette
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