Old George had just finished planting potatoes for the squire. Last year he had spoiled the crop by planting them too closely. ‘ ‘ How have you put them; farther apart this time?” asked the squire., “Aye, zur!” answered George. “ They bo fur ’nuf apart. Some be in' your garden an’ t’ others in my allotment.” " Sambo, you are very late this morning. Any reason?” “Well, sah, it waq. like dis. When ah looked into de glass dis morning I couldn’t see tnaself there, so ah thought ah must had gone to work. It was two hours after dat ah discovered de glass had dropped out of de frame,.’ 1
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Evening Star, Issue 22632, 26 April 1937, Page 10
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