12 fung without a tongue, and its note are underftood by people of all nations A. It is a fart, which eyery body knows to be but wind. Q. What is the reafon that young people are vain, giddy-headed and ai- ry, and not fo humble as in former times ? A. Becaufe they are brought up and educated after a more haughty ftrain, by reading fables, plays and roman- ces, gofpel books, fuch as the pfalm book, proverbs and catechifms are like old almanacks: Nothing is now in vogue, but fiddle, flute, Tory and Eabylonifh tunes,; our plain Englifh fpeech corrupted with beauifh cants, don’t, won’t, nen, and ken, a jargon worfe than the Yorkfhire dialect. Q. Why is fwearing become o common amongft the Scots people ? A. Becaufe fo many lofty teachers come from the fouth among its, where fwearing is practifed in its true gram- matical perfection, hot (illegible text), new ftruck off, with as bright a luftre as a new quarter guinea. Q How will you know the banes
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