HOW TO READ A SIGN-BOARD.
A Highland Drover passing through a certain town, noticed a Sign-board above an entry, with the following inscription:
Green Teas, Raw Sugars, Marmalades, Jellies, Capped Biscuits, and all sorts of Confectionary Goods, sold down this entry.
read it as follows:—
Green Trees, Raw Sodgers, Mermaids, Jades, Scabbed Bitches, and all sorts of Confusionary Goods, sold down this entry.