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“ Once 4 in Rangitikei,” says a well-known auctioneer, “ I dined with an English farmer. We had ham for dinner, a very delicious ham, baked. The farmer’s son soon finished his portion and passed his plate again. JT “ ‘ More ’am, father,’ he said. •• “The father frowned. “ ‘ Don’t say ’am, son,’ he said, ‘ say ’am 1 ’ “ ‘ I did say ’am,’ the lad protested, in an injured tone. “You said ’am ■ ’ cried the farmer fiercely. ‘ ’Am’s what it should be. ’Am, not ’am ! ’ “In the midst of the squabble the farmer’s wife turned to me with a little deprecatory laugh and said, “ ‘ They both think they’re saying ’am ’ ’ ”
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Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 17 July 1906, Page 2
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106’Am. Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 17 July 1906, Page 2
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