General Anstruther

General Anstruther, who represented the East of Fife Burghs at the time of the Porteous mob, gained unpopularity by voting for the bill against the city of
Edinburgh. Having to go south, he deemed it imprudent to cross the Firth of Forth by the usual ferry, and pass to Edinburgh direct; so he got a couple of stout fishermen and a boat at Elie, and crossed to East Lothian.

On the passage, he fell into conversation with the
two men.

“Well, I suppose you fellows are all great smugglers ?“

“Oh, yes,” said one of them dryly, “but I don't think we ever smuggled a general before !“

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