TAKING NO RISKS.
On on American liner going down the l-'irih of Clyde the other day -was a rustic, whoso appearance and tongue advertised the fact, that he came .from lhc Highlands. He seemed slighth u.-rv..us as he took his .place at table I .i- dinner. »ay.s the -Glasgow News." and glanced apprehensively at all the cutlery; but he managed to'get through Ihe "first round - ' with a fair amount of credit. As the steward came along tr take his soup-plate from him, visions ot land-sharks, of whom ihe had no doubt often been warned, flashed on 'him. an;: he made a clutch at his plate, which h< . ; er firmly in front of him -again, ex claiming, "Haud on a wee, man; I wanl .-omc meat, tae."
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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 8
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126TAKING NO RISKS. Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 8
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