. The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1909 . cr fsr f>sr i?ir i^v an hour the visitorhad noticed the oldfarmer fishing. Notonce had the fisher-man drawn his hookfrom the water. Andthe more the visitorlooked the more hewondered, as theshallow streamseemed as likely toyield fish as a bucketof water. Are there any fish in there ? thevisitor at length asked. Fish ! No ; notlikely, replied the old man, with a contemp-tuous sniff. My object is to show my wifethat Ive got no time to hoe potatoes. Some of his boys were taking but little ui-terest in the lesson, and the teacher grewdesperate. Wilham S
. The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1909 . cr fsr f>sr i?ir i^v an hour the visitorhad noticed the oldfarmer fishing. Notonce had the fisher-man drawn his hookfrom the water. Andthe more the visitorlooked the more hewondered, as theshallow streamseemed as likely toyield fish as a bucketof water. Are there any fish in there ? thevisitor at length asked. Fish ! No ; notlikely, replied the old man, with a contemp-tuous sniff. My object is to show my wifethat Ive got no time to hoe potatoes. Some of his boys were taking but little ui-terest in the lesson, and the teacher grewdesperate. Wilham Smith, he suddenlydemanded, are you listening ? Yes,sir ! Then perhaps you can tell me whereNelson was killed ? Trafalgar Square ! was the reply. Indeed! sarcasticallyejaculated the teacher, when he had recoveredhis breath. Then I suppose Wellington waskilled at Waterloo Station ? No, sir,responded William; that was Napoleon ! ^iiiluiiii:iiiiiu«lllliilllll111111ifllllli|lllllliHllllll!lllilllillllinillllllllllllliiiiiiniininuuiui!iNiiin {.
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