Breaches of promise.
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[Illustration: GUILDERSTEIN IN THE HIGHLANDS
Guilderstein. "Missed again! And dat fellow, Hoggenheimer, comin'on
Monday too! Why did I not wire to Leadenhall for an 'aunch, as Betty
told me!"]
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[Illustration: Juvenis. "Jolly day we had last week at McFoggarty's
wedding! Capital champagne he gave us, and we did it justice, I can tell
you--"
Senex (who prefers whiskey). "Eh-h, mun, it's a' verra weel weddings at
ye-er time o' life. Gie me a gude funeral!"]
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[Illustration: HEBRIDEAN SPORT
_Shooting Tenant (accounting for very large species of grouse which his
setter has just flushed)._ "Capercailzie! By George!"
_Under-keeper Neil._ "I'm after thinking, sir, you'll have killed Widow
McSwan's cochin cock. Ye see the crofters were forced to put him and the
hens away out here till the oats is ripe!"]
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[Illustration: LATEST FROM THE MOORS
_Intelligent Foreigner._ "Tell me--zee 'Ilanders, do zay always wear zee
raw legs?"]
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[Illustration]