John Fraser, writing on the chapbooks in the mid-19th century, claimed the superstitious to be a class "of great interest and even historical importance, and he cites The Laird of Cool's Ghost as one of the best known works which fall under the category.

    The Laird of Cool's Ghost concerns a young traveler named Ogil who during a walk one night is interuppted by the ghost of Laird of Cool. The ghost had sought him out because during a sabbath the young man had silently denounced the actions of the pastor. During their various encounters together, the ghost tells him not to be afraid, to which he answers:

I was not in the least afraid,
in the name of G O D and Christ my Saviour,
that he would do me the least harm; for I knew
that he in whom I trusted, was stronger than all
they put together.

    The importance placed on faith here is obvious, and the chapbook serves as a further example of the Scots' attitudes towards superstition.