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“To us children he (Mr Ewing) was our very own Mr Chips and invariably we would each receive half a crown whenever we encountered him on his afternoon walk. If we were particularly lucky, he would s...”
“The sparkle and morning-freshness of the shop, and the butter-conjuring girl, formed a mind-picture which accompanied the whole of my youth.(about the Buttercup Dairy)”
“On Saturday mornings Mr Ewing would make his rounds, giving each tradesman 1 and the apprentices, ten shillings. Needless to say, we were all peeping around corners awaiting his arrival!”
“The story of Andrew Ewing is partly one of rags to riches but there is more to it than that, since his business success was combined with a generosity of spirit that led him to give away a fortune...”
“To us children he (Mr Ewing) was our very own ‘Mr Chips’ and invariably we would each receive half a crown whenever we encountered him on his afternoon walk. If we were particularly lucky, he would...”
“The story of Andrew Ewing is partly one of rags to riches – but there is more to it than that, since his business success was combined with a generosity of spirit that led him to give away a fortun...”
“On Saturday mornings Mr Ewing would make his rounds, giving each tradesman £1 and the apprentices, ten shillings. Needless to say, we were all peeping around corners awaiting his arrival!”
