Their profession was forgotten in their electorship.
Politics had engulfed the narrower economy of grave-digging.

'Na, na,' said the one, 'ye're a' wrang.' 'The English and Irish Churches,' answered the other, in a tone as if he had made the remark before, and it had been called in question--'The English and Irish Churches have _impoverished_ the country.' 'Such are the results of education,' thought I as I passed beside them and came fairly among the tombs.

Here, at least, there were no commonplace politics, no diluted this-morning's leader, to distract or offend me.

The old shabby church showed, as usual, its quaint extent of roofage and the relievo skeleton on one gable, still blackened with the fire of thirty years ago.

A chill dank mist lay over all.