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Show 8ANDY ATE THE "PARRITCH." But He Had to Play Mean Trick on Himself to Do It. An old gentleman In a vlllago not far from Glasgow breakfasted overy morning on porrldgo, nnd, In ordor to Bavo fuel, cooked a wholo week's supply sup-ply every Saturday. Ono Friday morning morn-ing the stuff seemed very cold nnd very salt, and he felt ho must nbandon tho struggle to eat It. Hut his stubborn stub-born naturo f&rbndo any such thought.. So ho fetched the whisky from the cupboard, poured out a glass and placed It before him on tho table "Now, Sandy," said ho, "If yo eat that parritch ye'U hao that whisky, an' If ye don't ye won't." Ho stuck ngaln at the last spoonful, spoon-ful, but keeping his cyo steadily on tho glass of whisky, ho made a bold, brave effort, and got It down. Thon he slowly and carefully poured back mo whisky Into tho bottlo with a groad grin, ns he said to himself: "Sandy, my lad, 1 did yo thot time, yo ould fulot" |