A Scotswoman engaged a Highland boy as a page, and gave him a livery on condition that he would wear it only on special occasions. One day, in their London house, a company of callers arrived unexpectedly. The small boy was not sure what to do, but .he came in amid the company and said to his mistress in a loud whisper that all could hear: “Please, ma’am, wull I put on your breeks or my ain?”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 October 1941, Page 6
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77Untitled Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 October 1941, Page 6
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