A PIG OF THEIR OWN.
It was, indeed, a beautiful sight. The gentle zephyrs played musically amid the delicate fronds of the turnip tops, and wafted from far distant fields the subtle perfume of the luscious onion and the fragrance of decaying cabbages. "Betsy," he whispered, as they sat together ou the feuce surrounding Mrs Filligan's pigstye, " 'ow beau-utiful you be! Jes' think of it Betsy! When us be married we will, have a pig of our own! Think of that iSetsy!" whispered, a note of her voice, "what do I cara for pigs! I shan't waut no pigs when I've got you."" Then all was silent save for the musical frolics of the zephyrs already mentioned.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9213, 4 November 1908, Page 2
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117A PIG OF THEIR OWN. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9213, 4 November 1908, Page 2
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