In the commission of evill, feare no man so much as thy own selfe. Another is but one witnesse against thee; thou art a thousand. Another thou may’st avoid, but thyself thou can’st not. Wickedness is its own punishment.
Thirteenth Century.
Long toed shoes were invented by Fulk, Count of Anjou, to hide an excrescence on one of his feet. These toes were so long as to be fastened to the knees with gold chains, and carved at the extreme point with the representation of a church window, a bird, or some fantastic device.
Game of Cassino.
The game of Cassino is thus played in some parts of Germany:—
- Great Cassino takes sixteen.
- Little Cassino—fifteen.
- Every Ace—fourteen.
- King—thirteen.
- Queen—twelve.
- Knave—eleven.