ble by law? I came out this morning with a certain amount of money in my pocket,
and I find I have spent just half of it. In fact, if you will believe me, I
take home just as many shillings as I had pounds, and half as many pounds as
I had shillings. It is monstrous!'" Can you say exactly how much money
Jorkins had spent on those presents?
11.--THE CYCLISTS' FEAST.
'Twas last Bank Holiday, so I've been told, Some cyclists rode abroad in glorious
weather. Resting at noon within a tavern old, They all agreed to have a feast
together. "Put it all in one bill, mine host," they said, "For
every man an equal share will pay." The bill was promptly on the table
laid, And four pounds was the reckoning that day. But, sad to state, when they
prepared to square, 'Twas found that two had sneaked outside and fled. So, for
two shillings more than his due share Each honest man who had remained was bled.
They settled later with those rogues, no doubt.
