[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " BPECTAT014"] SIR,—Whether the following
story comes under the head of absent-mindedness, or is a belated instance of the kind of translation generally ascribed to school examinations, is perhaps too curious an inquiry. Anyhow, let me tell it for what it is worth. It seems that a " meenister " of one of the Scotch churches was being entertained at dinner by his laird, and that one of the features of the dinner was a menu couched in the purest Parisian ever seen in Scotland. As a. savoury some roe-liver had been devilled, and this was described in the menu as " Foie au diable." The " meenister" read through the list of dishes with much care and some ap- preciation; then turning to the hostess he remarked,—" A'm prood to see ye have provided in ma honour a desh with a theological name, and one which suggests to the releegious mind an article of oor creed,—belief in the devil."—I am, Sir,
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