| Show the lr W our minister waa learned and warmhearted but somewhat erratic and ab sent minded lie had a pony that had a areat aversion to donkeys and ib was with the greatest difficulty that it could be got to pass one of those animals on the road one day when riding to forfar he met near quickie an itinerant earthenware merchant whose lock in trade was drawn by a donkey the pony reared and backed and was only rot past after great struggle the minister at the turn of the road a little farther on and before his mind was quite composed met the provost of forfar A fine day pro 1 aid the minister yes fine dy mr allan replied the provost do you think provost im likely to meet ny more donkeys on this road tha used strong langu aca in reply though there wa no causo for it yankee blade |