Island of Coll

An Englishman staying in Oban, wished to visit the
island of Coll, and discovered, on enquiry at Macbrayne’s
office, that the S.S. Fingal left for that outer isle at
five in the morning. He accordingly gave serious instructions to the “boots” of his hotel to rap him up at 4.30 A.M., and to show him NO mercy.

At six o’clock, the tourist was awakened by a noise like that of a battering-ram at his door, arid a stentorian voice sternly enquiring: “Are you the gentleman that’s going with the early boat?” “Yes, yes, I am,” said the tourist, leaping to his feet. “ Well, she’s away,” said the boots. (This is a story that grows on you.)

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