The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-01-03
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A CHRISTMAS JOKE

d,ys. the following ~ mol Dau'
,,,o 400 there came TO the lion, OF
,,o.os,, lookinq, busting, gfeat coa'eu
-------.", "'TuT nave YOU .nl, eh I
oyster sauce, chi send em up" Dinner
was served, the wire despatched. and a
glass Of brady water comfortably settled
the diD0er.
Waiter, said the traveller, coolIy and
dlspasfonntely wiping his mouth with a
napkl1 Waiter, am awkwatdly sill.
VA ed.
"sal" said the waiter, "exuectiuu a
love lelsr."
al cpnot pay you"
Soy for that. sir; must call mas.
ter."-GNter laudlordl
Ny kod sir, you see this is rather
awkward 7good dinner! capital famous
vine g'orIus grog but no cash."
| lhe landtrd looked black.
Pay nex,ime often come this road--
done no'hlngp day-good house yours
great deal the bill WY"
| The landlorNooked blue.
M differeee to you, of curse p
pleasant here-ven,y of business-bappy
10 take your ader-long credl-good
BILL"
There is my bHl, s,r--prompi fyment
II pay as CO."
"Ah, but | must 20 ~i.hout pa,ng.--
Let US see--biii lis. 3D.. let Us ave
pint of sherry toge:her--make i! up aound
that will square it.
Sir, say you are 4 swindler, ,!-l
will have my money u
"Sir, tell you ! will call and p; you
in three weeks from this time exact, for
! shall have to pass this road again
"None of that, sir,--it won't do VI me
pay my money, or IN kick you OF"
o, NYnu will repent this" said lhssl,an
,rd. b landlord did repentit. Tbr, weeks
s,,an .1ai day, punc,ual to his ord, the
lo,d te-ehiered The Lion Inn he land. !
Cd al livery foolIsh--lhe strsger smil.
~ 49, aou ned ou, his hand-ule come 10
The Isa,}, seS7e as promise"
f., h !. 'ano,ord mate lhousad apologies
about, there's no knowing yl61 'T 10 ,ia,
hopsd The gen'Iemnn woult5R2f;tit ttjt,Jo,,,e@
Never ml1d, lar ,a.'aer,-let Us be
!; =; What b. IN got, eli ! cou
70 OF ooded fowls, EN- MICE l,tle ham Of
our own cuflngl good 4greens ffom own
arden, famous bottle nt sh.--,- -,sd wo
cities Ct port, waite|'L"' IS excellent"
Dinner passed c'r-the landlord bobbed
nd nobbed wi.''he stranger-ihey passed :
plessan, > ~'fnoon the landlord raul y, |
tend lr. as vocations-ibe STRANGE, e. a
he'd - ,da comforter of brandy and wa. =
r w. a;, addressed the waiter g
!. r a'er, what is to paw - a
zee 81 pounds ten shilIings and three II
, A., ~ : ',".alndiog the former acconn, to
, VI VI nan crown for yourse,rn III
make Two pounds twelve sh.i,. ar
ba v' SIR replied the waiter, rahb aa1 tn
SAL, 81.
I Ibs '~o pounds and thirteen sbiIj,
4 o Stranger, with beDeG,. siDlle, ma
q call IN your master ;, ~.
1"'er landlord, sp-&"ng and hospitable.l ma ?,
ne stranger .nerely SAID, with fierce III
osOcd you seveDteen and siYn~-es, 10
"ee"7 sgo, ana voil ~ Jul VI lion
~ Words, sir; owed 90, 60 heal
and you kicked me Oh. Of Stat
mouse Tor II. told Won. von wo,,iI the ,
,ny l ipr T. now owe you tno pound. able
ph shiilIngs, land quietly ,n,,,.i. -. for +
a. 'a') you must pay yourself - ron
-, :" ), ,''e same bank for have no mo shouI
Weekly Messenger. 40, local
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RICH SCENE. woult
'ohow'ng rich scene recen,lv o.o,. about
one Of our courts OF Justice, he, we., to sci,
'se and a Dutch sitness all The wa" secon
otterdam. ''' way ny;de
!, what IS your native Ia, ways
that o
pc no native: l's Doocb. rr.
-, It's biz
nat IS your mother toa,ue - men f
!, W iader say she ps an as you
anty q
e { 49, 40 irritable tone" VIVA, the anl
,o s,s you ~ a., lIfs' learn wha, lauggsa
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