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From: "MICHAEL. CHAPPELL" <>
Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] 12 pennies!
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 20:30:55 +0100


Aleaxandra et al,

In days of yore a shilling, even in the late 19C
was a days income in the UK! A young man farm labouring would work in the
fields from dawn 'till dusk for 6d many would not get that!! If we go back
a further C., when the rhyme may well have been composed to have had a
shilling in your shoe would have been, at the very least, the equival't of
your $100.00. now?

We also have the saying "Well heeled" In good shoes meaning having money
etc! If you put the two together it gives a good idea of what maybe was
meant and hoped for as B'room suggested.

A shilling was a good start when walking down the aisle!

Perhaps at some point the Bride made a show and briefly limped together with
a happy smile to show her friends she had one! <g>

A token for prosperity

Yours,
Mikey.






The modern version is "and a penny in her shoe." Every bride in our
famly
for years back had a penny in her shoe. Probably for prosperity.


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