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Clip of the Week: July 13, 2022

On July 13, 2022 by Elyse

There are entire industries I’d like to try this trick on.

The scene of one of these was the pretty village of Grosmont, where a reputed wizard called “Old Jenkyns” punished the landlady of the Cock and Feathers. Jenkyns had some bread and cheese and beer, and on leaving asked how much it was.

“Oh,” said the landlady, “let’s see, six and four’s ten, that’s tenpence, please.”

Jenkyns said it was too much, but he paid and left. Soon after the landlady was seized with a species of fit and kept running round the table, exclaiming as she did so—

“Six and four’s ten,
Here’s off agen’!”

The poor woman kept this up for a couple hours—in fact, till old Jenkyns was found and removed the spell.

– The Evening Express, May 3, 1904

In addition to being a wizard, Old Jenkyns was also an economist:

From the Evening Star, January 16, 1949.

Am I trying too hard?

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Tags: 20th Century, Newspaper, United Kingdom

2 comments

  • David July 13, 2022 at 4:50 pm Reply

    The landlady was lucky it was Jenkyins and not me.

    I wouldn’t have come back.🤨

    • Elyse July 14, 2022 at 1:18 am Reply

      Caveat venditor! 😱

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