CLEVER.
The following dialogue recently, occurred between a mistress of one of our public schools and a scholar—
"James, if you take three from five how many will remain ?" " I don't know," replied the urchin, bit> ing his thumb nail. " Don't know ? If five birds were sinking on one tree, and a naughty boy should fire a gun and kill three, how many would be left?"
" None," was the prompt reply. " Why, yes, there would be some left." " No, there wouldn't, please mann, 'cause the rest would fly away."'
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Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7368, 6 December 1892, Page 1
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89CLEVER. Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7368, 6 December 1892, Page 1
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