"THE WHOLE CALF."

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 955, 28 March 1872, Page 3

"THE WHOLE CALF."

Lord Polkemmet, a Scottish Lord f Session, usually retired to his mutry residence during that part of io year when the Court does no busi--558. John Hagart, the Scottish adjcate, equally idle, from a similar mse, went to shoot; and happening j pass Lord P.'s property, he met his iMship, who politeiy invited John to ike, or, as he said, tak', a family diner with himself,his wife.and daughter. elm accepted the invitation, and thev II assembled at the hour of dinner. here was a joint of roasted veal at lie head of the table, and stewed veal t the bottom, veal soup in the middle, alt's head "on one side of the soup, and eal cutlets On ths other, calf's-foot »Hy between the soup and roast veal, alt's brains between the stewed veal nd the coup. " Noo," says his lordhip, in his own blunt way, "Mr ttagart, you may very likely think this an odd 'sort of dinner ; but ye'll no wonder when you hear the cause of it We keep nae company, Mr Hagirt, and 'my daughter here caters for mr table. The way we do is just .his: —We kill a beast, as it Were tola?, and we just begin to cook it at sue side of "the head, travel down that tide, turn the tail, and just gang back gain .by the other side to where we legan."