Category: Observations
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Ower Muckle Dignity
The erection of a new Public Hall was a matter of pride for the folks of Kildronan and the nearer your house was to it, the better. The houses in the village were renumbered accordingly, and there was fierce competition to get number one. Note: An English version of this, called “Social Dignity” was later…
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Mainly about Greed
Peter Grub’s wife falls ill and the doctor prescribes some sea air. Being too mean to pay for a seaside break, Peter decides just to hang a herrring above her bed. The last laugh was on Peter, as he choked to death on a herring bone a few days later. The story is the same…
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Dangerous Deduction
Tammy’s mother dies and, needing more help at the farm, he decides to visit spinster Kirsty at the manse. As he falters and stutters for a while, she waits for him to pop the question. Eventually he does, but it’s not the question she had deduced he was going to ask.
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Various Connections
Barrowsgate takes the weekend off and visits Fraserburgh where his son is lodging with his uncle. He visits the fish market and goes to a concert.
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Trafficking in Dreams
Barrowsgate recounts a nightmare where the Town Council passed a law prohibiting pedestrians from crossing the road.
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Mr Horn Abolisher, MP
Barrowsgate is opposed to the new law introduced by Leslie Hore-Belisha MP, which introduced fines for inappropriate use of a car horn at night. Backrgound: Belisha was Minister of Transport when this article was written in 1934. He remains famous for introducing the “Belisha beacon”, the orange flashing lamp denoting a pedestrian crossing.