New Year celebrations were sadly marred thig year by the absence of HE
Fe going to do on Burns Night if the Tombs do not return to the slaughter, Teannot think. The butchers assure ug there are none around just now Which explains why our "lamb chops"
tifin the other day were so tough, {Uhad had my suspicions when T read tat 700 goats had been imported into four city. " Buttercup spoke darkly to Captain Corcoran regarding jackdaw> strutting in peacocks' feathers, anc high-lows passing as patent leathers, ut methinks she might have added to her parables the story of the goat which 50 often appears at talite, mint sauce and all, under the guise of {spring lamb, Still the festive season has offered us almost all usual good things this year including the Athol brose which heeds very careful brewing or con-cocling, £0 we, must not grumble,
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