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inquisitor, with his finger in his mouth, and cautiously reconnoitres the personage before him. At last quoth the urchin, 'Can ye soom?' 'No, my little fellow," replied his grace, 'I canna soom.' 'Can ye flee?' 'No, I canna flee.' 'Weel, man, for as muckle's ye're, I wadna gie ane o' my father's dukes for ye, for they can baith soom an' flee.'

A BANE TO 'PIKE.

Some boys diverting themselves in one of the streets of Edinburgh, observed on a door, a brass plate with Al-x-nd-r Guthrie, W.S., engraved on it. In their diversion, they broke a pane of glass in one of the windows, upon which Mrs. Guthrie and the maid sallied forth and seized one of the delinquents. 'Ye young rascal, what's yer name?' says the lady. 'Saundy,' replied the boy. 'What's yer ither name?' 'Guthrie.' 'Wha's yer mither?' 'My mither sells bird's cages.' 'Whaur does she live?' 'I the Patter Raw.' 'Wha's yer father?' 'I dinna ken.' 'Do ye no ken yer faither?' 'Na! he ne'er comes but whan it's dark, an' naebody kens bit my mither. Upon hearing this, the lady in a passion let go her victim, and running into the room where her husband was sitsing, fell a-scolding him like a fury about