The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-21
THE NIMRLE SIyPENCE.
How II Runs Everywhere Through English
DutlY Life.

LONDON Nov. 4.-Should England ever de-
eide upon new coat-of-arms. let II be the lion
and the unicorn rampant. holding aloft big
round penny. The present motto will answer
God and INV Right money. my God. and all
l can get. my right. This spirit Is not es-
pecnly to be condemned. perhaps. With 40
900. 900 people crowded into an area no larger
than one Of our American States. and with
10000 persons owning all the land. tho strug-
gle for existence IL terrible. Nevertheless the
schemes to extract the penny are SO various
ana unique. and they are sprung upon you SO
unexpectedly, IA to be actually funny In
consequence YOU always must go about
loaded down with these big. heavy copper
coins, larger than our old one-ccnt
piece which We rclegatod TO the dark ages
long ago. Several times day you will get
eleven OF these IN change for shilling. and
YOU really would have to carry n basket II they
did not slip away ~ fast az they come. The
Government could lust Us well put its stamp Of
value upon smaller coin. but the British
public would resent giving up its dear. old
penny. You pay penny for Il seat In any Of
the parks and gardens: n penny for the use OF
the toilet room at all the railroad stations and
restaurants; a penny for drink OF water. In
fact you will save wear and tear OF patience and
purse by all tho time carrying u penny between
your thumb and ioreiinger.
this Important coin is two cents instead OF ome
TuIpcncr to them seems two cents but Il really
Is four thrrpcncc is not three but six: ten.
that Il is,tw"nty cents. The sixpence is nbiq.
uitous. y is om4iprcsent. NJ word falls SO
nickel they say siXpen"e which is nearly two
nEd-a-halt times as much. | asked a shop
S Ns sE ' %s we to S. ice
shiilnGs sounds 40 bald II is much easier
TO say two-and.s six. seven-and-siX." 10 for
4 the notes they tc US IN the Price Is
six. twelye-nnd.six. W" never can escape from
IN. .Ie,,ns i n .ikpSSSSSH, , Twenty shilingS
pound but half II sovereign. Then there Is
thrt .Nnsrerating coin. the halt crown. two
nnd-siN but 81 little larger than thu two.shill-
10 see. the difference, 4 iavorite price
e. put nuon articles is guinea
told that there Is no such coin bit It means
pound and one shilling-a pleasing variation
from the extra y Nance. Twelve pence make
II !o.hl" nnrin. Nv" shillings u crown. two
crowns "A halt sovereign three columns always
10 add npnnd, h,Iiie-. there are the happen
yarl and quarter OF ribbon at one shilling,
hii Al the banks one must take silver or
gold Tor all sums under i've hounds. so.
Tho English admit freely thar their financial
is at lar al over III. world. why make a
change - The silver thrippence l. the same
az" ~ our diminu'i,e ,hrec-cent piecs. whose
colnng" was discontinurd years ago They say
It s coined h"r" for the brneht ~ those whose
conscience viii not let them nut coprers into
Generosity does not " extend to sisp"nc @"ofS
sorle churches tho exact amount 81 tho contrI-
button, aud the Kind 81 coin. IL placed on a
Ions. ago, rend. at the close of the morning
service. lio thrippence pieces" II. H.