Macleod，ofRasay，thathehadcommittedamistake，whichgavethatgentlemansomeuneasiness。Hewrotehimacourteousandkindletter，andinsertedinthenews-papersanadvertisement，correctingthemistake。
AstohisprejudiceagainsttheScotch，whichIalwaysascribedtothatnationalitywhichheobservedinTHEM，hesaidtothesamegentleman，’WhenIfindaScotchman，towhomanEnglishmanisasaScotchman，thatScotchmanshallbeasanEnglishmantome。’HisintimacywithmanygentlemenofScotland，andhisemployingsomanynativesofthatcountryashisamanuenses，provethathisprejudicewasnotvirulent；andIhavedepositedintheBritishMuseum，amongstotherpiecesofhiswriting，thefollowingnoteinanswertoonefromme，askingifhewouldmeetmeatdinnerattheMitre，thoughafriendofmine，aScotchman，wastobethere：——
’Mr。JohnsondoesnotseewhyMr。BoswellshouldsupposeaScotchmanlessacceptablethananyotherman。HewillbeattheMitre。’
Mymuch-valuedfriendDr。Barnard，nowBishopofKillaloc，havingonceexpressedtohimanapprehension，thatifheshouldvisitIrelandhemighttreatthepeopleofthatcountrymoreunfavourablythanhehaddonetheScotch，heanswered，withstrongpointeddouble-edgedwit，’Sir，youhavenoreasontobeafraidofme。TheIrisharenotinaconspiracytocheattheworldbyfalserepresentationsofthemeritsoftheircountrymen。No，Sir；theIrishareaFAIRPEOPLE；——theyneverspeakwellofoneanother。’
AllthemiserablecavillingsagainsthisJourney，innewspapers，magazines，andotherfugitivepublications，Icanspeakfromcertainknowledge，onlyfurnishedhimwithsport。Atlasttherecameoutascurrilousvolume，largerthanJohnson’sown，filledwithmalignantabuse，underaname，realorfictitious，ofsomelowmaninanobscurecornerofScotland，thoughsupposedtobetheworkofanotherScotchman，whohasfoundmeanstomakehimselfwellknownbothinScotlandandEngland。TheeffectwhichithaduponJohnsonwas，toproducethispleasantobservationtoMr。Seward，towhomhelentthebook：’Thisfellowmustbeablockhead。Theydon’tknowhowtogoabouttheirabuse。Whowillreadafive-