The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-26
How to Get Along on Six Shlllings q
Week.-Plan Of . Sagaci0us En-.
glishman.

a FELLOW named EDWARD Jones, de.
scribed as q short, gentlemanly- looking
man." has got into trouble at Derby, En-
gland, by carrying his method of getting
q living little too far. He was arrested,
and on his person was found the follow
ing recipe for living on six shillings
week:
In the first place you must be possessed
OF good suit of clothes. Secondly, you
must have confidence in yourself, other
wise called "plenty of cheek" Thirdly,
you must provide yourself with leather
bay worth about two shillings, well stuffed
with paper. When you arrive at any place
you wish to stay for few days, walk into
a hotel and ask if they have bed at lib
erty for q few nights. If "yes'' is the
answer, make yourself at home; walk into
the room and order dinner; ask to be
shown into your bedroom, as you want a
wash; come down again, leaving your bag
Qp-stairs, taking care tdkeep it locked up
That they shall not see what it contains.
cheese, etc., taking care to order half q
pint Of sherry; then they will think
you know your way about and have
plenty of money. After dinner call for
whisky hot and q cigar, which Is very
nice. Sit for an hour or two and then
60 out on business or q walk, as the case
may be. Order tea for lalfpast five,
with toast. After tea sit awhile, then ring
for brandy hot. Then take q walk,
weather permitting. Come in again about
nine, call for whisky hot, with cigar and
clippers. Pull off your boots and make
yourself comfortable by the fire. Have
another whisky hot. Ring the bell for your
candle and inquire the number of your
room. Retire to bed about eleven O'Clock,
taking care to order breakfast for nine,
with ham and eggs or nice chop, etc.
After breakfast take q walk, and 90 on, as
before. p. S.-The bag is the main point.
1t may serve you for week it has served
me for eight days; but you must watch
well the people you are with. You can
always tell when they think YOU have
stayed long enough. Sometimes they
will ask If 1t is convenient for you to
settle your bill" If 90, say "Of course
it is. am just going to the
Postofice for q letter. Get my bill
made out and will settle it when
I come back" OF course, take
care not to return for your bag, and be
careful to put your comb and brush in
your pocket every morning, - you can
mot tell what may happen during the day,
and you may want to be of in . hurry !;
but, above all, keep . bold face on 1t.
Then buy another bag, and proceed on
Your journey. You need never fear get
tinga nights lodging If you possess
bag, and If you don't happen to have one
don't despair, but 60 straight in and ask
for . bed; they will not refuse. Order
supper and breakfast and such like. AT.
ter breakfast you can say: "Can l have
the bed again tonight a. don't think I
shall be able to do my business to-day p
I have stayed three days and nights when
I haven't had bag-when / had but one
half penny in the world to bless myself
with. But then you will say, What are
you going to do for . bagi Well, there
are lots of bags at these hotels; help
yourself to one Of them when you depart,
and you are ell right again. It 10 month
tonight since had about one halfpenny
LETT and no bag, and tonight, the 10Th Of
January, have one half-penny in my
pocket and bag to be going On with,
living like hghting-cock and seeing al.
most all the towns in England.
Yours, ETC., e. ].