if i can recall, at the time, a coal face worker earned 4 times as much as a qualified spark. seems not much has changed. but now it's plumbers.
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]So Sherlock Holmes and his mate Dr. Watson are enjoying a holiday somewhere in the West Country and after an enjoyable but strenuous days exploring the glorious country side are getting ready to turn into their beds at an extremely luxurious hotel where they were sharing a room.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]In those days, en-suite bathrooms were unheard of, and each landing of the hotel had a bathroom at each end of it. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Holmes went to the bathroom first and after returning to the room it was Watson's turn.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Soon after, Watson returned to the room in a state of great excitement exclaiming “I say Holmes .. I've just seen the most amazing thing.As I was approaching the bathroom something came out and I haven't a clue what it was!”[/FONT]
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Well” .. says Holmes .. “ Suppose you tell me what you saw”.
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Watson says: “It was a small black creature, about five foot two inches and it was walking upright on its hind legs, but the thing I noticed which I thought most strange was it had an erection which was completely white. All the rest of it was as black as pitch except for this white erection”[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Holmes thought for a bit then said: “It's elementary my dear Watson …what you have seen is a Welsh coal miner on honeymoon!”[/FONT]