One backed out of it, and then there were but two!
Two Irish Jurymen loving not the fun,
Tossed up a half-penny, then there was but one!
One Irish Juryman a verdict had to give,
Nobly said “Not Guilty,” and was allowed to live!
Punch. January 22, 1881.
Ten Thousand Soldiers.
Ten thousand soldiers, too many in the line;
We’ll cut off a thousand, then there’ll be nine.