A HUNGRY GEORDIE.
Geordie had got work at another colliery, and lodged with an old lady who was knort n to be of very miserly habits. There was always a scarcity of food at meal times, and Geordie complained bitterly, but to no purpose. One Saturday afternoon when lie came in for his tea, the landlady nsked: "Can thoo eat an egg wi' thy tea, ladf" "Wey, missus," cried Geordie: "Aa might noo, 'eaas aa once knaad a chep what oat two eggs., and he's still alive!''
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 125, 24 December 1915, Page 4 (Supplement)
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87A HUNGRY GEORDIE. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 125, 24 December 1915, Page 4 (Supplement)
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