Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-25
How 10 get along on six shillings a Week
PLAN OF SAoAcIoUs ENGLIsHMAN.

PLAN OF A SAGAcIoUs ENGLIsHMAN.
fellow named Edward Jones, described as IA
short, gentemanly looking man." has got into
trouble at Derby England, by carrying his meth
od of getting living little too far. He was ar
rested, and on his person was found the following
recipe for living on six shilngs week.
"ln the first place you must be possessed of a
good suit Of clothes. Secondly, you must have
confidence in yourself, otherwise called "pienty of
cheek" Thirdly, you must provide yourself with
a leather bag worth about two shllings, and well
stuffed with paper When you arrive at a place
you W lsh to stay few days, walk into hotel
and ask If they have bed at liberty for a few
nights. Ii 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 TO
wash come down again, leaving your bag M in
your room, taking care to keep it locked IN thai
they shall not see what it contains. Take dinner
roast beef, fowl fish, pastry. cheese etc, taking
care to order halt-pint of sherry; then they viii
think you know your way about and have plenty
OF money. After dinner call for whiskey hot ami
| a cigar, which is very nice. Sit for an hour or
two and then go out on business or a walk as the
case may be. Order tea Tor halfpast five, with
toast Alter tea sit awhile, then ring Tor brandy
hot. Then take walk, weather permitting.
Come in again about nine, call for whiskey lot
with cigar and slippers. Pull off your boots ana
make yourself comfortable by the fire. Have an
other whiskey hot. Ring the bell for your candle
| anu inquire the number oil your room. Retire 10
| bed about eleven O'Clock, taking care to order
breakfast for nine, with ham and eggs or a nice
| chop, etc. After breakfast take a walk. and 40
| on as before.
| Z. S.-The bag is the main point 1t may serve
you for week; it has served me for eight davs
but you must watch well the people YOU arc with
| You can always tell when they think you have
stayed long enough. Sometimes they viii ask if
it is convenient for you to settle your bill" If
so, say "of course it is. l am Just going 10 tie
postotiice for letter. Get my bill made ont and
| will settle 1t when | come back" OF course
take care not to return for your bag, and be care
| ful to put your comb and brush in your pocket
every morning, as you cannot tell what NAV ham
pen during the day, and you may want to be OF
| in hurry; but, above all, keep bold face ON II
Then buy another bag, aud proceed on your iour
ney. 1 GU need never fear getting nights lodg-
ing il you possess bag, and If you don't happen
TO have one don't despair, but go straight in an
ask for bed they will not refuse order sumner
and breakfast and such like. After breakfast Won
can say: "Can have the bed again to-night. a
| don't think | shall be able to do nv business
to-day" l have stayed three day. and nights
when haven't had u bag-when had but one
haltpenny In the world 10 bless myself with
But then you will say, what are you going TO do
Tor bag? Well, there are lots of bags at these
. hotels; help yourself to one of them when you
depart, and you are all right again. 1t is month h
tonight since l had about one halt-penny left
/ and no bag and tonight, the 10th of January. |
have one half penny in my pocket aud bag 10 be
going on with, living like a fighting cock, and
seeing almost all the towns in England.
Il ours, etc, +. J.