FOR AND AGAINST
A certain canny Scotsman had carried on a courtship of long duration without definitely committing himself. Then, one morning, the tardy lover, thumbing a small notebook, said; “Maggie, I ha’e been weighing up your guid poii ts, and 1 ha’e already got ten. IVhen I get a dozen, I've goin’ tae ask ye the fatal question.” “Weel. I wish ye luck. Jock,” answered the maiden. “I ha’e also gotten a wee book, and I’ve been puttitn dooii your bad points. There are nineteen in it already, and when it reiu'lies the score I’m goin' tae accept the blacksmith!”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 162, 28 June 1930, Page 14
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