RIDER HAGGARD AND THE COCKNEY.
A writer in a Home paper says: — When I heard that Sir Rider Haggard was going (o Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Capetown to see what opportunities there are tor the settlement, of soldiers and sailors who may desire to make their homes there after the war, I was reminded of a certain incident he related to me on his return from a cattle show. (Sir Ruler is almost as famous for his knowledge of things agricultural as he is for his writing.) Coming upon a particularly tine beast, he rashly undertook to guess its weight correctly. Immediately a little Cockney, who was standing near, said, “Bet you a sovereign 1 can guess as near ns you can !” “Done !” replied the author. “I guess a hundred and seventy stone,’’ went on Sir Rider, after a pause, “How much do you say ?” “I guess the same,” answered the Cockney. “Now, ’and oVer your money.” ‘‘Why, what do you mean *?” exclaimed Sir Rider. “Well,” grinned the boy, “I said I’d guess as near as you. and I’ve done it. I guessed exactly the same.” Sir Rider was so amused at the joke that he handed over the sovereign without another word.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1562, 10 June 1916, Page 4
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204RIDER HAGGARD AND THE COCKNEY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1562, 10 June 1916, Page 4
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