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Show THANKS OF THE BAILIE. Possibly More Truth in Speech Than He Intended. There was an excellent man who, af ter servlti,-: his follow citizens in Olas row as a councillor, at length was promoted to the dignity of bailie, or alderman, c- the rank Is called Ih Kugland Thniixh ho was none the worse on that account, It Is tho simple fact that h' education had been neR-lected. neR-lected. This he proceeded to prove himself haj-plly unconscious In his speech of thanks - "I canna but say, my friends, that I am proud of the honor of being mado a hallle of this great city; nnd I am even, I think, entitled to tho honor, for I have gone through a' tho various stages o' degradation thata balllo has to do to reach It!" This recalls the famous story of tho councillor who objected to n proposal to place a candelabra in tho council chnmher on tho ground that they would need to pay some ono to play It! |