MAKING HIM BRITTLE FOR THE HARVESTERS.
A Wai’aki c rre=pondent sends (11 S follow n.» to the North Otago Times : J ‘ R a recant auction sile up the Waitaki a genuine son of the soil, who has emerge! out if the chrysalis state of a crof‘er into a full blown landlord, bought an old bull for the price of his hide The following conversation then took place be’ween sailer and buyer : Seller—- ‘ What on earth are you going to c’u with him? he hasn’t a tooth in his head.’ Buyer— ‘ Shur *, B 31. my bhoy, he’s net dead ould. There’s foin soft feed flow l in the swamp that'li just suit his ould jiws Seller—‘ But he’ll be as tough as <'|d Nick.’ Buyer—‘Before I kill him Id give him a few sharp turns with Peters dogs to make him brittle for the harves tars ’” We believe the eba ’’ng of s.n atmna l , es described above, pr vioui to killing baa "he efTct of rendering too meat tender, although it looses in flivor ; but perhnps tha fl >vor of the animii writ f eo about would be all the bet er of bo:rg lost, no matter what took i tsplaco-
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1353, 28 September 1886, Page 3
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201MAKING HIM BRITTLE FOR THE HARVESTERS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1353, 28 September 1886, Page 3
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