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A necessary digression—Introduced by story containing moral—One of the charms of this book—The Journal that did not command success—Its boast: “Instruction combined with Amusement”—Problem: say what should be considered instructive and what amusing—A popular game—Expert opinion on English law—Another of the charms of this book—A hackneyed tune—Yet a third charm of this book—The sort of wood it was where the maiden1 lived—Description of the Black Forest.
A story is told of a Scotchman who, loving a lassie, desired her for his wife. But he possessed2 the prudence3 of his race. He had noticed in his circle many an otherwise promising4 union result in disappointment and dismay, purely5 in consequence of the false estimate formed by bride or bridegroom concerning the imagined perfectability of the other. He determined6 that in his own case no collapsed7 ideal should be possible. Therefore, it was that his proposal took the following form:
“I’m but a puir lad, Jennie; I hae nae siller to offer ye, and nae land.”
“Ah, but ye hae yoursel’, Davie!”
“Na, na; there’s mony a lad mair ill-looking than yoursel’, Davie.”
“I hae na seen him, lass, and I’m just a-thinkin’ I shouldna’ care to.”
“Better a plain man, Davie, that ye can depend a’ than ane that would be a speirin’ at the lassies, a-bringin’ trouble into the hame wi’ his
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inborn
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forerunner
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journalism
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conclusively
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authoritative
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judgment
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landlady
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mighty
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dwellers
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dungeon
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moor
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billiards
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apparently
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embarrassment
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inventory
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