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originally   meant   to   blow   into   something   better�察  �but   stopped   somehow。 

Compare him with Old Cousin Feenix�察�ambling along St。 James's Street�察�

got up in the style of a couple of generations ago�察�and with a head of hair�察�

a complexion�察�and a set of teeth�察�profoundly impossible to be believed in 

by   the   widest   stretch   of   human   credulity。     Can   they   both   be   men   and 

brothers�拭     �Verily they are。      And although Cousin Feenix has lived so fast 

that he will die at Baden´Baden�察�and although this club´man in the frock 

has lived�察�ever since he came to man's estate�察�on nine shillings a week�察�and 

is sure to die in the Union if he die in bed�察�yet he brought as much into the 

world as Cousin Feenix�察�and will take as much outmore�察�for more of him 



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is real。 

     A   pretty�察  �simple    building�察   �the  club´house�察    �with   a  rustic   colonnade 

outside�察�under which the members can sit on wet evenings�察�looking at the 

patches of ground they cultivate for themselves�察�within�察�a well´ ventilated 

room�察    �large   and   lofty�察 �cheerful    pavement      of  coloured     tiles�察 �a  bar  for 

serving   out   the   beer�察  �good   supply   of   forms   and   chairs�察  �and   a   brave   big 

chimney´corner�察  �where   the   fire   burns   cheerfully。         Adjoining   this   room�察�

another�此�

     ;Built   for   a   reading´room�察─  �said   Friar   Bacon�察   �but   not   much   used 

yet。; 

     The   dreary   sage�察  �looking   in   through   the   window�察  �perceiving   a   fixed 

reading´desk within�察�and inquiring its use�此�

     ;I have Service there�察─�said Friar Bacon。             ;They never went anywhere 

to   hear   prayers�察  �and   of   course   it   would   be   hopeless   to   help   them   to   be 

happier and better�察�if they had no religious feeling at all。; 

     ;The whole place is very pretty。;           Thus the sage。 

     ;I am glad you think so。           I built it for the holders of the Allotment´ 

grounds�察     �and   gave   it  them�此   �only     requiring    them    to  manage     it  by  a 

committee of their own appointing�察�and never to get drunk there。                       They 

never have got drunk there。; 

     ;Yet they have their beer freely�拭─�

     ;O   yes。    As   much   as   they   choose   to   buy。     The   club   gets   its   beer 

direct from the brewer�察�by the barrel。            So they get it good�察�at once much 

cheaper�察�and much better�察�than at the public´house。                 The members take it 

in turns to be steward�察�and serve out the beer�此             �if a man should decline to 

serve when his turn came�察�he would pay a fine of twopence。                    The steward 

lasts�察�as long as the barrel lasts。 When there is a new barrel�察�there is a new 

steward。; 

     ;What a noble fire is roaring up that chimney� ─�

     ;Yes�察�a capital fire。      Every member pays a halfpenny a week。; 

     ;Every member must be the holder of an Allotment´garden�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�for which he pays five shillings a year。             The Allotments you see 

about   us�察  �occupy   some   sixteen   or   eighteen   acres�察  �and   each   garden   is   as 

large as experience shows one man to be able to manage。                      You see how 



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admirably   they   are   tilled�察  �and   how   much   they   get   off   them。   They   are 

always working in them in their spare hours�察�and when a man wants a mug 

of beer�察�instead of going off to the village and the public´house�察�he puts 

down his spade or his hoe�察�comes to the club´ house and gets it�察�and goes 

back to his work。        When he has done work�察�he likes to have his beer at 

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   
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