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MACHINE FOR INCORRIGIBLES.
“ Very good, Saunders, ingenious ! We should
have one of your thrashing mills at every fireside;
larger ones in every school; enormous ones in all
our reformatories and jails. Capital idea,
Saunders ! Take out a patent instanter. I am
alarmed at the prospect of your application of
science to the punishment of malefactors. Good
night, Saunders.”
“ Mercy on you, Sir. Keep oot o’ the reach o’
my thrashin’-mill. Guid nicht.”
“ Very good, Saunders, ingenious ! We should
have one of your thrashing mills at every fireside;
larger ones in every school; enormous ones in all
our reformatories and jails. Capital idea,
Saunders ! Take out a patent instanter. I am
alarmed at the prospect of your application of
science to the punishment of malefactors. Good
night, Saunders.”
“ Mercy on you, Sir. Keep oot o’ the reach o’
my thrashin’-mill. Guid nicht.”
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Licht frae the smiddy o' Saunders Dinwuddie > (46) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/131703252 |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.87.197 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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