TIME TO STOP.
Among Ihe lest stories recorded by a well-known angler is one about a Scottish laird who was one day relating to his friends at the dinner table the story of a fine lish he bad caught. "Donald," said he to the servant behind his chair, an old man but a new servant, "how heavy was the fish 1 look the other day ?" " W'eel," replied Drnald, "it was twal' pund at breakfast, it had golton to achtccn at dinner time, and it was aax-aml-twcnty when yc sat doon to supper wi' the Captain." Then, after a pause, he added, " I've been tellin' lees a' my life to please the shooters, but I'l'l be blowed if I'm going to lell lees noo, .in my old age to please the fushers! "
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North Otago Times, Volume XXV, Issue 979, 21 June 1902, Page 3 (Supplement)
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131TIME TO STOP. North Otago Times, Volume XXV, Issue 979, 21 June 1902, Page 3 (Supplement)
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