A whaling captain gave up going tc sea and was appointed one of the keepers of Race Point Light, Cape Coil. He war obliged to have a horse to transport hit provisions across the beach from Provincetown. He used only nautical language; and one day lie went into town In the spring, when the shafts of his cart had run tire hair from the side of his well-kept horse. Someone complimented him on the appearance of the animal. Said the Captain: “Yes, he’s in pretty good trim fore and aft; but he’d look much more shipshape if he hadn’t worn the hair off his bilge.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 22 March 1911, Page 11
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105Untitled New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 22 March 1911, Page 11
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