From fir "Noati-Cuina Dary News."
OF DECEMBER 31, 1877
An English clergyman and a Lowland Scotsman visited a school in Aberdeen. They were strangers, the master received them civilly, and inquired. "Would you prefer that I should' speer these boys or that you should speer them yours em?" The English clergyman having ascertained that to "speer" meant to question, desired the master to proceed. He did So with great success and the boys answered satisfactorily numerous inter-Togations as to the exodus of the Israelites, from Egypt. The clergyman then said he would be glad in his turn to the boys, and at once began. There was a pi id interposed. "I think, ys are not accustomed to your English; let me try what I can make of them.^ And he inquired, in his broad Scotch: "Hoo did Phaw reali dee?"
Again there was a dead silence, upon which the master said. I think gentlemen. these boys; I'll show And he proceeded, Toah at his hinder answered promptly, In addition, a smart
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