A Quandary.—Young mamma (to her; brother-in-law, who is also :the family ; doctor): "By the bye, Alexander, I'm so glad you've come/ r wished to talk to; you about baby. I can't understand why he doesn't speak yet.' Surely .he ought to by this timo." Alexander: '"Well, yo see, Ann, ye just talk the vara highest o' Englishman' my brither John, again, ho just talks the vara braidest b' Scotch; an' the puir bairn, ye sec, it hasna just made up its mind which side o' the house it'll till."—Punch.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2014, 18 June 1875, Page 2
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