A NEW KIND OF HAGGIS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 820, 27 June 1879, Page 2

A NEW KIND OF HAGGIS.

A practical joker at Awahttri las pwMid a grim joke toon asumbor vi his neiflabon- t A conieinjd&mry says that he, that is the jokjsfc/ called upon a number of brother Scots and informed them that he had just arrived from Hawora, and that he had brought with him a treat for his countrymen m tho shape of a genuine Scotch haggis, dilating upon the superior skill of the particular artist by whtfm tho di.*~liiSa"b^eTr«Bm«fa6-'' tured, until his hearers' teoth watered, and their souls thirsted for an onslaught. Punctual to the hour of invitation fully half-a-dozen guests put m an appearance, the^ majority of whom m order to whet their appetites and the more thoroughly enjoy the delicacy, :haft' ibatofciiiMtt a black fast during the fore and afternoon. The host presided .b'tt^ di 4 not paw a plate until all were lilled; so" that' the attack upon the treasure was aimalta* neons. So busily were the engaged, however, that no one noticed the sudden departure of the host, whoplaoing the length of the room between himself and his guests stood at the rfootwiih a look of fiendish exultation .l He had not' to wait long for the result, as with a yell of horror and a chorus of execration, one after another filing Idown their knives, and made for, the door, while the cause'of nil went bounding out into space like a deer. When the betrayed ones had wiped their eyes sufficiently to examiue the' haggis, and .cleared their throats sufficiently to, speak, they discovered that it was composed of a quantity of boiled leather, mixed with sawdust, and seasoned with sand, along with other materials, but so adroitly was the deception covered that iit their eagerness to enjoy the treat it Was not until the victim 3 had taken a good mouthful that it was made painfully apparent