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 of Kih, ent ont to eek my father's aes, and o I have found three of them. Which anwer fully convinced the bihops that they had mitaken their man.

9. A poor Scotman dined one day at a public houe in London upon eggs, and not having money to pay, got credit till he hould return. The man being lucky in trade, acquired vat riches; and after ome years happening to pas that way, called at the houe where he was owing the dinner of eggs. Having called for the innkeeper, he asked him what he had to pay for the dinner of eggs he got from him uch a time? The landlord eeing him now rich, gave him a bill of everal pounds; telling him, as his reaon for so extravagant a charge, that thee eggs, had they been hatched, would have been chickens; and thee laying more eggs, would have been more chickens; and o on, multiplying the eggs and their product, till uch time as their value amounted to the um charged. The man refuing to comply with his demand, was charged before a judge. He then made his cae known to George, his countryman, who promied to appear in the hour of caue; which he accordingly did, all in a weat with a great basket of boil'd peae! which appearance urpried the judges who asked him what he meant by thee boil'd peae? ays he, I am going to ow them. When will they grow? ays the judge. They will grow, aid George, when odden eggs grow chickens. Which anwer convinced the judge of the extravagance