Category: Observations
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The Po’oer o Prayer
Barrowsgate needs a new tam o shanter and his wish is granted by a new one arriving in the post from an anonymous lady, complete with verses by both
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Jeck an’ Alec Mak’ History – Pairt II
Jeck an Alec had agreed to pick up Alec’s wife and Mistress Barrowsgate and give them a lift home, but the two ladies were nowhere to be seen when they reached the end of the journey.
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Jeck an’ Alec Mak’ History – Pairt I
Jeck buys a lorry to convert into a tractor but he doesn’t have a licence so he has to get Alec to drive it back from the garage.
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Mistress “B” Writes and Reveals
As Barrowsgate is in bed with the flu, Mistress B takes the opportunity to set the record straight. Barrowsgate won’t be drinking from Mistress B’s secret whisky stash again …
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The Tale of an Incubaker
Mistress Barrowsgate decides that they should get an uncubator, for more efficient breeding.
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Pluck, Trip an’ Thairim
Barrowsgate attends his local Burns Night supper and the chairman experienced burns of a different kind.
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The Great Controversy
Barrowsgate takes the wrong side at a debate about marriage, and then finds himself on the wrong side of Mrs B.
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Buchan’s Nicht o’ Pleesur’
Barrowsgate spends a pleasant Hogmanay at a dance in Whiteside. Context: During 1936, the UK had three kings – George V, Edward VIII and Geoge VI. The Mormond Stag is a famous local landmark.