A native of Aberdeen, bashful but-des-perately m love, finding that no notice was taken of his frequent visits to tlie house of liis sweetheart, summoned 'up courage to address th© girl thus : "Jean, I was here on Monday nicht." "Ay, ye were that," acknowledged the girl. "An' I wis here on Tuesday nicht." "So ye were." "An' I wis here on Wednesday." "An' yd were on Thunsday nicht." "An' I wis here last nicht again." "Weel," said she, "what if ye were!" "An' I am here the nicht- again." "An* what aboot it even if ye cam every nicht?" . "What aboot it.' did you say, Jean? Did you no begin to smell a rat?"
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11126, 27 July 1907, Page 4 (Supplement)
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