[Chap. VII.]—Scottish Perseverance.—Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.—Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.—Scottish Students.—All the Students study.—A useful Library.—A Family of three.—Coming, Sir, coming!—Killed in Action.—Scotchmen at Oxford.—Balliol College.
[Chap. VIII.]—Good old Times.—A Trick.—Untying Cravats.—Bible and Whisky.—Evenings in Scotland.—The Dining-room.—Scots of the old School.—Departure of the Whisky and Arrival of the Bible.—The Nightcap in Scotland.—Five Hours' Rest.—The Gong and its Effects.—Fresh as Larks.—Iron Stomachs.
[Chap. IX.]—Religion and Churches in Scotland.—Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.—Companies for Insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.—Religious Lecture-Rooms.—No one can Serve two Masters.—How the Gospel Camel was able to pass through the Eye of a Needle.—Incense and Common Sense.—I understand, therefore I believe.—Conversions at Home.—Conversions in Open Air.—A modest Preacher.—A well-filled Week.—Touching Piety.—Donald recommends John Bull and Paddy to the Lord.
[Chap. X.]—Donald's Relations with the Divinity.—Prayers and Sermons.—Signification of the word "Receptivity."—Requests and Thanksgivings.—"Repose in Peace."—"Thou excelledst them all."—Explanation of Miracles.—Pulpit Advertisements.—Pictures of the Last Judgment.—One of the Elect belated.—An Urchin Preacher.—A Considerate Beggar.
[Chap. XI.]—The Scotch Sabbath.—The Saviour in the Cornfield.—A good Advertisement.—Difference between the Inside and the Outside of an Omnibus.—How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.—Sermon and Lesson on Balistics at Edinburgh.—If you do Evil on the Sabbath, do it well.
[Chap. XII.]—Scotch Bonhomie.—Humour and Quick-Wittedness.—Reminiscences of a Lecturer.—How the Author was once taken for an Englishman.
[Chap. XIII.]—Drollery of Scotch Phraseology.—A Scotchman who Lost his Head.—Two Severe Wounds.—Premature Death.—A Neat Comparison.—Cold Comfort.
[Chap. XIV.]—Family Life.—"Can I assist you?"—"No. I will assist myself, thank you."—Hospitality in good Society.—The Friends of Friends are Friends.—When the Visitors come to an End there are more to follow.—Good Society.—Women.—Men.—Conversation in Scotland.—A touching little Scene.
[Chap. XV.]—Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.—The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."—Painful Explanations.—As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.—A good Investment.—Killing two Birds with one Stone.—A young Man in a Hurry.
[Chap. XVI.]—Matrimonial Ceremonies.—Sweethearts.—"Un serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."—"Jack's kisses were nicer than that."—A Platonic Lover.—"Excuse me, I'm married."—A wicked Trick.