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Show Strong on Grammar. A lad Just returned from boarding school upon being asked by "dad" how he stood In grammar at the end of the term came back with something like this, remarks an exchange: "Say. dad. take it from me. grammar was my long suit. Ou the start I was up against it hard. Couldu't get it through my noodle. Fell down every time I went to class. Finally I says to myself: 'Look here, old kid. it's up to you. You've got to cut out the fuuny ; business and take a brace or you'll see your finish, the surest thing you know.' Well. I studied, believe me. And. say, when It comes to the final exams, did I lose out? Not on your life. I was right there with bells on. There was certainly some class to the way I an swered those quizzes. A cold mark of 03 when It was all over. Not so worse' eh? Can you beat it? How I d:d it 1 don't know. You can search me. But anyhow, it's going some. eh. dadi None of "em's got anything on me when It comes to grammar, that's 8 dm h." The old gentleman managed to gasp "Cet the hook." |