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the John Bull. “What can you expect of a
man who eats frogs? You say a sheep has
not got a tail. I tell you, mounseer, a sheep
has got a tail.”

“ Pardon, monsieur,” said the other, with
a polite bow, yet with a very sneering ex-
pression; “ you say de sheap has von tail: I
say de sheap has no tail, not von bit.”
By thistime
the parties
were greatly
excited, and
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not one of —S=S—
the passengers asked the Frenchman’ what
he meant by a “ sheap?”

“Vat I mean by sheap? vy I means von
big larsh ting, with sails and rudder, that go
upon de sea.” . ’
«Oh ho!” Said the Englishman, “ you
mean a ship.”

“Qui, monsieur,” was the teply; “I

   

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