ONE AGAINST THE BUTCHER.
■ — ♦—-_ -. ■ A servant girl was sent by her misr tress during the, warm weather' for a piece of. beef. The .butcher -forwarded it m due course, but, on retnoVing. a portion of the suet, the indications of life which presented themselves ' were not to. be mistaken, y Next day ; the -•same- girl went for a leg of lamb. "Are you sure it is sweet?" she inquired. "Positive," said the butcher. ' The. lamb was alive yesterday." "So was the beef you sold me yess terday," replied the unforgetful ban -, . - maid. ';'■ :-y
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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 1348, 8 December 1931, Page 3
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93ONE AGAINST THE BUTCHER. Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 1348, 8 December 1931, Page 3
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