TWO MEN WHO WENT TO THE St. LEGER.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 380, 22 July 1911, Page 3

TWO MEN WHO WENT TO THE St. LEGER.

A saw-grinder from Sheffield, and a brass-caster from Birmingham had for several years wished to visit Doncaster on the day of the St. Legcr, but each time something unEorsccn had stopped them. At length they thought that they would make sure. They took themselves to the "Butterscotch town" on the eve o r the Kt. Leger but found it difficult to get a bed, until one old lady offered them a bed in a "cock loft," the only means of access being a ladder and a trap door, but after showing them the way up the old ladj dropped the trap-door and retired Now, the men, being rather tired, were soon asleep. After many hour? one of them woke up, but finding if dark (only natural) he was so <r snoring again. The next time h's pal started up, but he also findin: it still dark thought it could not be time to get up. At last, however, they began to get hungry, so jumping out of bed they soon begar knocking their heads against the low wall. At last they saw the li'.-hl through the trap-door, so dressing themselves as quickly as possibh they went down, almost frightening the old girl out of her wits. "Weel, weel," she said, "I'd clear forgotten you." '"Ne'er mind," they at once replied, "so long as we are in time to set f Leger run." "T' Leger, t' Leger," said the old lady, "why, man, t' Leger were rur yesterday." Now you've only to mention the Leger to either of them if you wan/ a week in the hospital.