"This simpleton quite saving seems to be, / He stops the leaky spigot, as you see; / Invain he labors, 'tis a useless task, / The open bung-hole soon will drain the cask."—Barber, 1857

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish

"This simpleton quite saving seems to be, / He stops the leaky spigot, as you see; / Invain he labors,…