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Show Puzzling Hircourt. A story Is told of a certain provost In Scotland who Is evidently not. a purist In the use of language, lit- had been laughed at for pronouncing "antipodes" "an-tipodes" as If It rhymed with "modes," snd resolf'-d In future to be on his guard. Sir William llarcnurt, accompanied by Mr I,. V. llarcnurt. was honoring honor-ing the burg with his presence, and the provost had to discuss with his guests the lamentably Insanitary state of !'iie (dace. "And ib you know, sir." snld he. "you know how much people nowadays think of mac ro-bes!" Again and again did h dwell on the mystic name, until Mr. Ilarcourt as moved to ask : "About these macro bes. .Mr. Fro-vost. Fro-vost. Are they a local clan?" |