The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-30
SOME AMUSING BLUNDERS.

We do not know whether the recipient
Of the following letter felt amused or en-
ragged on reading it. 1t was written by Il
Buckinghamshire farmer to distinguish
ed scientific agriculturist. to whom he
ielt under obligation for Introducing 4
variety Of swine: Respected Sir:-I
found several pigs of your species. There
vas 3 great variety of beasts: and was
greatly a>tnnishCd at not seeing you
ahele." We must imagine this to have
leen written in an oti-hand manner, and
without much consideration; as also
mother. by III illitcrate farmer. wishing
{" enter some animals at an agricultural
.xhibition, when he wrote as follows to
the secretary OF the society: Enter me
,lso for 4 iackass, have no doubt what
ever al gaining a piiIe.
\ Very slight stretch OF Imagination is
r"unired t. depict the a,nazemcnt of that
,nquistive old gentleman of Il botanical
turn of mind, who inquired of the gar
dener in Gle of the public places of prom
made: . Pray. my good man, can you in
Dorm me il this particular plant belongs
- the AlbutuS tamill?' when he re-
'eived f"r reply: No sir; it don't; it be-
'n"S to the Corporation" This same re-
mark spplies to that ambitious young
'iuiy. who WAS talking very earnestly
scout her t.lyoritt authors when one OF
lie company inquired if she liked Lamb
With an indignant toss of the head, sh,
answered that she cared very littI,
,bnut what size ate. compared with
knowledge of it," Doubtless the part.
who put the question felt more amused
" the answer than the parish priest did
who. obsel wing an Irish gll at play ON :;
,unday, accuStcd her with: "Goud- morn
~, daughter of the Evil One" wheI
ne mcekly replied: "Good-mornina
d,l.er."
Many Eli amusing mistake has been
na,i.. by people hard Of hearing. We
ne told that Il certain Dean OF ELY Was
once at u dinner. when just as the cloth
Vas removed, the subject of discourse
,apreued TO be that of extraordinary
mortality among lawyers. We have
lost. said Il gentleman. = not less than
Ien eminent harristers in as many
Months. The Dean VIII" WAS very deaf
rose just at the conclusion of these re-
ua!kS. and gave the company grace:
- For this and every other mercy make
us deyoutly thankful On another oc-
casion, at 4 military dinner in Ireland.
the following was on the toast-lst: May
she man who has lost one eye ia the "lur
inuS service of his beloved country never
see distress with the ether" But the
persons whose duty it was to read the
tpAst accidentally omitted the important
word distress. which completely
hanged the sentiment. and caused no
NJ Of merriment by the blunder.
Another instance may be quoted i.
Jn!y to show how careful people should
oe in expressing themselves Oh public oc-
,asions. y church III South London had
,rcn erected. when II dinner was given,
1t the conclusion OF which the health oi
lie builder was proposed. when he rather
.nigmatically replied that he WAS more
.ttcd for the sclilold than for public
peaking.
On the other hand. some mistakes. al
nUugh amusing. are not altogether COM
,iimentarv. Few, for instance. would
are to indorsc an observation which fell
from the lips of a 9entleman, after gazing
me time at the skeleton OF donke,
an | admring and wondeIin. at the
structure OF that de>pised animal. All. ,
Iy made Equally as good was that OF
lr greenhnrm who at Il mena .erie wa>
y .lticularlv interested in ii baboon. Sew
c ii persons were present one of whom
C pressed the opinion that it was IA lower
rider Of the human species. This SO
nettled the cnuutryman, that he imme-
dat ly exclaimed: Pooh. pooh. hc's no
more human species than we Ge.
The late Lord Lansdnwnc used to relate
thlf when. after Turner the painter 5
dealt, lie went t, the artist house on Il
fog " morning, i'll the hope of getting a
of his reserved works thp aid
woman in charge, looking up through the
area ratings, took him for the cat meat
mau, and having up, told him he