HOW IT HAPPENED.
Children's ignorance is sometimes more interesting than grown people’s knowledge. It was after a reading lesson, says an exchange, and the teacher asked :
• Now, Harry, can yon tell me why it was that Ben Adhem’s name led all the rest?’ ‘ I don’t know, ma’am,’ answered Harry, 1 but I suppose the names were arranged alphabetically.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 50, 12 December 1891, Page 685
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58HOW IT HAPPENED. New Zealand Graphic, Volume VIII, Issue 50, 12 December 1891, Page 685
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