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Ati Irishman in a mixed company was nettled by the remark that his countrymen seldom answered a question in a straightforward manner, and challenged proof. -The person who had made the statement offered to bet a couple of bottles of wine, for the benefit of the company, that the complainant Avould not give direct answers to three simple questions. The representative of Hibernia at once accepted the wager, and the test was applied forthwith. “ Were you respectably brought np ? ” . “ I was— this was said emphatically. “Did you ever attend school in your youth ? ” “ I did ” —this was said anxiously and expectantly. “ Can you spell ‘ cat ’ ?” “ Can 1 spell cat ? ” —this with all the contemptuous inflection that language could convey ; and the roar of laughter had lasted a full minute before the astonished Celt realised that his night’s expenditure had been increased by the cost of two bottles of wine.
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 35, 25 November 1893, Page 4
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151Humour Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 35, 25 November 1893, Page 4
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