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Trappers Trapped in a Birmingham Night Tale
A commercial traveller recalls a rainy Birmingham evening when he drank away £20 and was duped by a pair of attackers. They plied him with brandy then aimed to rob him, but he finagled a plan, escaped with evidence, and found £53 later in a birdcage. The tale ends with the narrator’s cautious triumph and a final boast.
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Birmingham
Johu
Bank of England
London
Joseph Holland
Rankin
California
Amash
McKee
George Fields
George
Fields
Holland
Philadelphia Times