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the second best as his poor eye can tell.
John Bull hit Paddy in the eye
And made him shout O my! O my!
I will not quarrel any more
If you wont knock me on the floor
So John his shirtsleeves pulled he
down
and said be off with an angry
frown

Not Shakespere

The result is that each are fined
2 days pay which I understand
goes to the "board of trade" & the
steward is put to a menial job
but the butcher they cannot
conveniently shift

Sat Feb 7/80
318 miles 39° 56" Lat S 94° 52" Long E The wind
since last night had veered round to
the other quarter of the compass (SSW)