A good story is told of an old farmer whose son had for a long time been ostensibly studying Latin in a popular academy. The old farmer, not being perfectly satisfied with the course arid conduct. of the young hopeful, recalled him from school, and, placing him by thje side of a cart one day, he thus addressejd him: • Wow, Joseph, here is a fork, arid there is a heap,of manure and a cart; what do you call them in Latin ?' • Forfc-' ibus. cartibus. et manuribus,' replied Joseph. ' Weli, now,' said the old farmer, 'if you don't take that forkibus pretty quickibus, and pitch that manuribus into that oartibua, I'll break your lazy backibua.' Joseph went to workibus forthwithibus. A correspondent writes to us to learn if a deaf boy can.become a book-keeper. Certainly. Is there not a maxim of *deaf as an adder?'
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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1635, 15 May 1875, Page 6 (Supplement)
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