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the club�察�still�察�and to sit and look at his little crops as they thrive。;
;They seem to manage the club very well。;
;Perfectly well。 Here are their own rules。 They made them。 I
never interfere with them�察�except to advise them when they ask me。;
RULES AND REGULATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE
From the 21st September�察�1857
One half´penny per week to be paid to the club by each member
1。Each member to draw the beer in order�察�according to the number of
his allotment�察�on failing�察�a forfeit of twopence to be paid to the club。
2。The member that draws the beer to pay for the same�察�and bring his
ticket up receipted when the subscriptions are paid�察�on failing to do so�察�a
penalty of sixpence to be forfeited and paid to the club。
3。The subscriptions and forfeits to be paid at the club´room on the
last Saturday night of each month。
4。The subscriptions and forfeits to be cleared up every quarter�察�if not�察�
a penalty of sixpence to be paid to the club。
5。The member that draws the beer to be at the club´room by six
o'clock every evening�察 �and stay till ten�察 �but in the event of no member
being there�察 �he may leave at nine�察 �on failing so to attend�察 �a penalty of
sixpence to be paid to the club。
6。Any member giving beer to a stranger in this club´room�察�excepting
to his wife or family�察�shall be liable to the penalty of one shilling。
7。Any member lifting his hand to strike another in this club´room
shall be liable to the penalty of sixpence。
8。Any member swearing in this club´room shall be liable to a penalty
of twopence each time。
9。Any member selling beer shall be expelled from the club。
10。Any member wishing to give up his allotment�察�may apply to the
committee�察�and they shall value the crop and the condition of the ground。
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The amount of the valuation shall be paid by the succeeding tenant�察�who
shall be allowed to enter on any part of the allotment which is uncropped
at the time of notice of the leaving tenant。
11。Any member not keeping his allotment´garden clear from seed´
weeds�察 �or otherwise injuring his neighbours�察 �may be turned out of his
garden by the votes of two´thirds of the committee�察 �one month's notice
being given to him。
12。Any member carelessly breaking a mug�察 �is to pay the cost of
replacing the same。
I was soliciting the attention of Philosewers to some old old bonnets
hanging in the Allotment´gardens to frighten the birds�察�and the fashion of
which I should think would terrify a French bird to death at any distance�察�
when Philosewers solicited my attention to the scrapers at the club´house
door。 The amount of the soil of England which every member brought
there on his feet�察�was indeed surprising�察�and even I�察�who am professedly a
salad´eater�察�could have grown a salad for my dinner�察�in the earth on any
member's frock or hat。
;Now�察─�said Friar Bacon�察�looking at his watch�察 �for the Pig´clubs� ─�
The dreary Sage entreated explanation。
;Why�察�a pig is so very valuable to a poor labouring man�察�and it is so
very difficult for him at this time of the year to get money enough to buy
one�察�that I lend him a pound for the purpose。 But�察�I do it in this way。 I
leave such of the club members as choose it and desire it�察 �to form
themselves into parties of five。 To every man in each company of five�察�I
lend a pound�察�to buy a pig。 But�察�each man of the five becomes bound for
every other man�察�as to the repayment of his money。 Consequently�察�they
look after one another�察�and pick out their partners with care�察�selecting men
in whom they have confidence。;
;They repay the money�察�I suppose�察�when the pig is fattened�察�killed�察�and
sold�拭─�
;Yes。 Then they repay the money。 And they do repay it。 I had one
man�察�last year�察�who was a little tardy ��he was in the habit of going to the
public´house���察�but even he did pay。 It is an immense Advantage to one of
these poor fellows to have a pig。 The pig consumes the refuse from the
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man's cottage and allotment´garden�察 �and the pig's refuse enriches the
man's garden besides。 The pig is the poor man's friend。 Come into the
club´house again。;
The poor man's friend。 Yes。 I have often wondered who really was
the poor man's friend among a great number of competitors�察 �and I now
clearly perceive him to be the pig。 HE never makes any flourishes about
the poor man。 HE never gammons the poor manexcept to his manifest
advantage in the article of bacon。 HE never comes down to this house�察�or
goes down to his constituents。 He openly declares to the poor man�察 �I
want my sty because I am a Pig。 I desire to have as much to eat as you
can by any means stuff me with�察�because I am a Pig。; HE never gives the
poor man a sovereign for bringing up a family。 HE never grunts the poor
man's name in vain。 And when he dies in the odour of Porkity�察�he cuts up�察�
a highly useful creature and a blessing to the poor man�察�from the ring in
his snout to the curl in his tail。 Which of the poor man's other friends can
say as much�拭 �Where is the M。P。 who means Mere Pork�拭�
The dreary Sage had glided into these reflections�察 �when he found
himself sitting by the club´house fire�察�surrounded by green smock´ frocks
and shapeless hats�此 �with Friar Bacon lively�察�busy�察�and expert�察�at a little
table near him。
;Now�察 �then�察 �come。 The first five� ─ �said Friar Bacon。 ;Where are
you�拭─�
;Order� ─ �cried a merry´faced little man�察 �who had brought his young
daughter with him to see life�察�and who always modestly hid his face in his
beer´mug after he had thus assisted the business。
;John Nightingale�察 �William Thrush�察 �Joseph Blackbird�察 �Cecil Robin�察�
and Thomas Linnet� ─�cried Friar Bacon。
;Here�察�sir� ─�and ;Here�察�sir� ─ �And Linnet�察�Robin�察�Blackbird�察�Thrush�察�
and Nightingale�察�stood confessed。
We�察�the undersigned�察�declare�察�in effect�察�by this written paper�察�that each
of us is responsible for the repayment of this pig´money by each of the
other。 ;Sure you understand�察�Nightingale�拭�
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