THE “SEVEN ALLS”
A PHILIP SHDWDIH WHY The death of Lord Snowden, a forme? Chancellor of the Exchequer of England, recalls one of the stories he-used to tell from the hustings, when winning his way as a Labour-Socialist candidate. - \. There was a traveller tramping along a country road in England. It was very warm, so he welcomed the sight of* comfortable-looking wayside inn in tn« distance. As he approached he saw that the inn bore a curious name. It was called “ Tho Seven Alls. After quenching his thirst in the bar, xm asked the proprietor for the meaning of the name of the inn. “ You must know the Alls,’ said tn* proprietor. “They are known to ail. The traveller confessed his ignorance. “ Well, there’s the parson. He praya for all; the lawyer, who pleads for all; the politician, who speaks for all; tba soldier, who fights for all; the actor, who plays for all; and the builder, who builds for all.” . - i . “That’s only six,’ said the traveller “ What is the other one? ’’ “Oh, the working man, who pay* for all! ” was the reply.
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Evening Star, Issue 22685, 26 June 1937, Page 20
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