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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Laird o' Coul's Ghost, by Anonymous This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Laird o' Coul's Ghost Author: Anonymous Other: Rev. Dr. Gordon Release Date: June 16, 2010 [EBook #32841] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAIRD O' COUL'S GHOST *** Produced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. The Laird o' Coul's Ghost. _AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CHAP-BOOK._ The Laird o' Coul's Ghost. FROM THE ORIGINAL MS. IN THE POSSESSION OF THE REV. DR. GORDON, ST. ANDREW'S, GLASGOW. LONDON: ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1892. INTROIT. The MS. of _Coul's Ghost_ was found among the Papers of Collector Hamilton, of Dalzell (pronounced _Deell_), who died in the summer of 1788, aged 91 years. This incident made him 25 years old when this Story was fledged, which was in 1722. In 1733 Lady Anne Spencer, Duchess of Hamilton, came to Hamilton Palace, and the Collector gave to Her Grace this Story to read. The Duke, to play a practical joke on the Collector, caused one of his servants to whisper to him while at supper, that there was a Gentleman calling, who desired to see him immediately. Being asked Who he was, the valet answered, "_The Laird o' Coul_." The Guests were all amused at the Collector's embarrassment, who sat still and allowed the "Gentleman" to await in the Hall! _The Laird o' Coul's Ghost_ first appeared in type in 1750, and was eagerly bought by all and sundry from the _Flying Stationers_ who hawked it about the country. Mrs. Ogilvie delivered it to Watkins, the King's Printer, which was Published from Newcastle. In 1788 a fanatical character, Mrs. Elizabeth Steuart, of Coltness, termed "Aunt Betty," became a convert to the Halcyon notions of Emmanuel Swedenborg, founder of "the New Jerusalem Sect." This personage was related to Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate for Scotland, and was enraptured with the Penny Chap-Book: so much so that she embodied it in her "Remarks and Illustrations of the World of Spirits," which she strictly enjoined her Nephew to print after her decea
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