Barrowsgate – Page 43

Canadian Emigrant 1908

May 18, 1934

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Jim’s apparently autobiographical story “A Canadian Emigrant” was serialized and published in four parts as “A Colonist in Canada Twenty-Five Years Ago” by “Hugh James” in the Bon Accord in May and June 1934. Jim revised it and it was published again as “Call of the Golden West – Recollections of Thirty Years Ago” by…

Beauty Unadorned

May 11, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate is surprised to hear from a stranger on the train that he is not as handsome as he thought he was. He asks the readers what they think.

The Third Degree

May 4, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate describes the ideal characteristics of a Policeman. Note: An English language version of this was published in the Buchan Observer on 26 January 1937 in the ANZAC column.

Glenmuchty

May 1, 1934

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in Other verse, Verse, Writings

Glenmuchty runs a big farm and is always looking for workmen but nobody stays long because he works the men hard all day and is mean. He wasn’t always that way – only since he got married. This verse was published in the London Scottish Regimental Gazette in May 1934, in the Aberdeen Book Lover,…

Sheiks and Shekels

Apr 27, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate eavesdrops on a conversation between two farmers on the bus. One of them is so mean to his wife that he takes her false teeth with him when he goes out, to stop her eating.

The Rainmakers

Apr 20, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

The context for this Bittie was the Water Supplies (Exceptional Shortage Orders) Bill of April 1934, which introduced powers to regulate the use of water. As it turned out, it began to rain heavily no sooner than the Bill had been passed.

An Apology

Apr 13, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate gets his neighbour’s wife’s photo published in the newspaper but she’s none too pleased about it.

The Spring Offensive

Apr 6, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Poor, put-upon Barrowsgate has to help with the Spring cleaning.

The Maister

Apr 1, 1934

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in Other verse, Verse, Writings

Barrowsgate remembers his old schoolteacher with affection. Published in the London Scottish Regimental Gazette. This previously appeared in the Bon Accord on 04 August 1933 as “Oor Dominie”

Peas in Eden

Mar 30, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate comes across an ancuient verse explaining how Adam lost his job as head gardener at Eden.

Author: Barrowsgate