The Archive · 1923

Dinner Table Stories

At the dinner given in Edinburgh to Prince George and other officers of H.M.S. Mackay, Mr. J. D. C. Mackay told how an old Highlander in kilt and glengarry went into a London, restaurant and sat down at; a table. Near by were four young men, and they began to chaff him by making such remarks as, "I am} proud I am an Englishman," "I; would not be anything else," and so on, until the visitor from across! the Border became thoroughly exasperated. Turning upon the young} men he said, The worst 0' you! Englishmen is that ye has nae! ambition."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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