An eccentric character named John So, a native of Inverkip, bequeathed his property to a friend, on the condition that he would get engraved on his tombstone the following epitaph written by himself:—
“Here lies John So,
So so did he so,
So did he live,
So did he die,
So so did he so,
So let him lie.”
This, to be seen on the south wall of Elgin Cathedral, is repeated in various churchyards throughout the country:—
“The world is a city full of streets,