A GOOD JUDGE
The butcher had an only daughter of whom he was naturally proud; in fact he made no secret of his intention, "till giv a purty good handshake wid her till the man who'd plase thim both." '
At c*lpng lasht" a suitable partner came jjpngy and as he was "in the buticherin' ivorybudy wus plazed as punch."
"Well, Briar abouchal," remarked an acquaintance,- "an' so Shelia is goin' to be married purty soon, they tell me." / .
Briar: "She is indade, an' till a man who's, the best judge ov flesh in the county an' more."
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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 12 June 1912, Page 7
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97A GOOD JUDGE Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 12 June 1912, Page 7
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