" Christen the Young- Beggars After Me"
j Down at the Durdans, near Epsom, Lord | Roi^obeiy plays the part ox the bucolic agrij eulturist to i>erfection. He is a maiiy- ! sided man, and a knowledge of pigs, poultry, ' pruning, and potatoes comes as naturally to him as a vet Parliamentary peroration. One of the farmers on his estate ventured to draw bis attention to a litter of very fino Berkj shire piglets-. Lord Rosebery declared that ' they were crossbred, and offered to back hits assertion with a bet of a sovereign. The farmer lost, aad went up to "the house" to dis-
charge his liability. Lord Rosebery, accep- j ted the money, and then said: j "Look here, I knew I was right and you were -wrong ; but I don't want you to lose over the transaction, so I have ordered a J litter of really purebred Berkshires to be , sent to you, and you. can christen the young beggara after me if you like." I
" Christen the Young-Beggars After Me"
Otago Witness, Issue 2433, 31 October 1900, Page 69
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