A SINGULAR DIALOGUE.
The following conversation is recorded by Dean Ramsey, as having taken place in his hearing between two Scotchmen. There is a remarkable peculiarity, in the whole dialogue there ia not a consonant, A.— Oo? 8.-—Aye 00. A.— A' oo ? B. — Aye a' 00. A. — A' ae 00. B. — Aye a' ae 00. — The conversation was between a draper and his customer, and the interpretation is as follows : — A.— Wool. B. — Yes, wool. A. — All wool ? B. — Yes, it is all wool, A. — All one kind of wool ? B. — Yes, all one kind of wool.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 117, 18 May 1874, Page 2
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97A SINGULAR DIALOGUE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 117, 18 May 1874, Page 2
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