| Show not a nourishing blot an old scotch servant attached to the household of the famous british logician locian sir william hamilton amilton FI was ns proud of his bis mu masters steria fame as g if it had berm been his own and having picked up a few of sir williams technical words and phrases brought them into play on every possible occasion one day a gentleman who was fond of drawing out old john for the amusement of the company said to him with an engaging air 61 6 1 I 1 suppose john now that youve lived i ed so long with such a great reasoner as sir william yon are quite able to conduct an argument yourself weel I 1 winna say sae as aa that replied the old scotchman with the modesty of true genius genins but if I 1 fanna canna conduct an im think in I 1 could draw att an inference 11 could you let us see then theres an E eastern astern proverb you yon know about the wild ass snuffing up the east wind win d now what inference would you draw from that for a moment old john looked non plus sed as well he might and then a gleam of sly humor twinkled in the corner of his dark gray eye and he answered with a grim chuckle Sl the inference that I 1 wad draw from that wa wad d be that ho he might snuff a lang time before he grew fati david ker in harpers |
