To sugarcoat the pill of payment the receiver of the tax was wont to refer to it disparagingly in the diminutive, calling it “la huchette,” “the little tax on a fish stall.”

A May Poll survey conducted by pollstress May Hemm found only one store owner in downtown Great Bend who didn’t give a coffee brake at any time during the day, (said it was too hard to work out).

At the tail of the long list was Mr. R. P, of Fitzwilliam Hall, the wooden spoonist.

This ship is so crank and walty I fear our grave she will be!