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 whom he does not love, he shutes away with his foot, and lies down with whom he pleases.

Q. How will you know the bairns of our town by others in the kingdom?

A. By their ill breeding and bad manners

Q. What is their behaviour?

A. If you ask them a question in civility, if were but the road to the next town, they will tell you to follow your nose, and if go wrong curse the guide.

Q. Are young and old of them no better?

A, All the odds lies in the difference, for if you ask a child to whom he belongs, or who is his father, he will tell you to kiss his father's a—e.

Q. What kind of creatures are kindliest when they meet?

A None can exceed the kindness of dogs when they meet in a market.

Q. And what is colleys conduct there?

A. First they kiss others mouths and noses, smell about, and at last of all, they are so kind as to kiss other below the tail.