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New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 896, 27 September 1866, Page 5

City Arabs at an Examination. —One lady teaching in London, and reading the Bible ahout " wheat and cfcafF," found that not one of her scholars had all idea of what wheat was ; but on. asking them what" chatf" might be, there was an immediate holding up of hands in signal of comprehension, and an unanimous reply of " Impidence, mft'am !" The dreadful punishment allorted to such, chafr seemed to follow quite unquestioned. Another lady asked her class, in the coulee of a lecture on gratltude what pleasuro in the course of the year they most thoroughly enjoyed. After a thoughtful pause tho last boy in'the class lpoked up and said, with simple candour, " Cock-fighting, ma'am." "Oh, no, 8.," said the lady, "I'm sure you cannot like that cruel sport?" " Yes, I do, ma'am though! there s a pit up by the Black Boy as is worth anj thing in B. MadewoißßLLß: . Racß-EB, when giving one of her readings before the Duke of Wellington, was informed that all her audience except the Duke were ignorant of the French language. She went on, however, : consoling herself with the idea that the Duke, at least, understood her- After it was over the Duke approached the great actress, and siid, "Mademoiselle, pur guests have ljad a great advantage overme . they have had the happiness of hearing you. lam Mdeaf aaapost."