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 comes the juvenile inquisitor, with his finger in his mouth, and cautiously reconnitres 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 yeʻre I wadna gie ane o' my faher's dukes for ye, for they can baith soom an' flee."

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 siezed one of the delinquents. "Ye young rascal, what's ye'er name?" says the lady, "Saundy," replied the boy. What's ye're ither name?"-- Guthrie."-Wha's ye're mither?"--"My mither sells burd's cages."-"Whar does she live?"-I' the Patter Raw.".-"Wha's ye're father?"-"I dinna ken."-"Do ye no ken ye're father?"-" Na! he ne'er comes but 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 sitting, fell a-scolding him like a