TONGUE-TWISTERS

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3030, 24 January 1899, Page 6

TONGUE-TWISTERS

As a contribution to curious literature and as calisthenics for thick tongues, the following gems of linguistics are worth quoting from the " Argonaut," which lias collected them. Speed in their delivery is, of course, demanded. Read the following aloud, repeating the shorter ones quickly half a dozen times in succession: Six thick thistle sticks. Flesh of freshly fried flying fish. The sea 'jeaseth, and it sufheeth us. High roller, low roller, lewer roller. A box of mixed biscuits, a mixed bißcuit box. j Stiict strong Stephen Stringer snared slickly six sickly snakes. Swan swam over the sea; swim, swan, swam; swan swam back again, well ewum swan. It is a shame Sam ; these are the Baine, Sam. 'Tis all a sham, and a shame it is to sham so, Sam. A glowing gleam growing green. The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossom. Susan shincth slmes and socks; socks and shoes shine Susan. She craseth shining shoes and socks, for tshoes and socks shock Susan. Oliriir Ogluthorp ogled an owl and oyster. PidOliverOglelhorp ogle an owl and oyster? If Oliver Ogielhorp ogled an owl and oyster, where are the owl and oyster Oliver Oglethorp ogled ? Hobbs meets Snobs and Nobbs; Hobbs bobs to Snobs and robs Nobbs' fob " That is," says Nobbs. " the worse for Hobbs' jobs," and Snobbs sobs. Sammy Shoesmith sawashriekingßongster. Did Sammy Shoesmith see a shrieking songster? if Sammy Shoesmith saw a shrieking Bong3ter, where's the shrieking songster Sammy Shoesmith Ba w? I went into the garden to gather some blades, and there I saw two sweet pretty babes. " Ah, babes, is that you babes, braiding of blades, babes? If you braid any blades at aU, babes, braid broad blades, oi braid no blades at all, babes."