Rather Tall.
A farmer friend of mine has amongst his staff of labburers ahard-working giant afflicted with a most phenomenal appetite. Mentioning this one day, the farmer engaged a wager that this man would eat a whole calf atone meal.'-. ," • ' The day arrived, and the eater was served with veal in- every shape and form. As the last 'dish, representing the remains of the ill-fated calf, was being served up, the labourer, acquainted by bis master of the feat' he had to perform, callecl him aside and whispered in his now • '•Look 'ere, Mister, them dishes do open a bloke's appetite,' but if they ain't agoing to bring that 'ere calf .in pretty soon, I'm bio wed if yer don't lose yer wager."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2056, 20 July 1893, Page 50
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123Rather Tall. Otago Witness, Issue 2056, 20 July 1893, Page 50
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