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William Law Ogilby Diary

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Yarns heard around a Camp.Fire at 8 p.m.
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Yarns heard around a Camp Fire at 8 p.m.
  
 
Cook (in logging camp) Tea or Coffee?!
 
Cook (in logging camp) Tea or Coffee?!
 
New Hand (just arrived) Tea, please
 
New Hand (just arrived) Tea, please
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Cook. Why the mis chief can't you say Coffee, we aint got no tea.
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Cook. Why the mischief can't you say Coffee, we aint got no tea.
  
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BC Archives, AAAA1452 File 1 / OGILBY, William Law / Diary, 27 Mar to 8 Oct 1892.
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[Yankee in English Restaurant Waiter ?] I want one [dozen bad oysters ?]
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Waiter Dont Keep them Sir.
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[Yankee] But I [must ?] have [them ?]
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Waiter goes away and brings 1 doz bad oysters and also 1 doz good oysters
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When the yankee [leaves ?] he remarks "the reason I wanted them bad oysters boss was because the doctor says I have a tape [worm forty yds long]
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Yarns heard around a Camp Fire at 8 p.m.

Cook (in logging camp) Tea or Coffee?! New Hand (just arrived) Tea, please Cook. Why the mischief can't you say Coffee, we aint got no tea.

BC Archives, AAAA1452 File 1 / OGILBY, William Law / Diary, 27 Mar to 8 Oct 1892.