Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-28
A PROFITABLE TRADE IN RID
DIES
IRON THE oERnAN, ny MRs. 81.

IRON TEE oERsAN, ny MRS. ST. sINoN
Nine persons sailed from B.lse. down
the Rhine. a Jew who wished 10 20 Ia
Schalampi was allowed to come on board
and journey with them upon condition that
he would conduct himself with ptoproty,
and give The captain eighteen kreu,zers for
his passage.
Now. II is true something iin, led in the
Jews pocket when he struck his hand a.
gaiusI it; but the only money there was
therein. wat a twelve kreu'zrt piece, FOR
the other was brass button No,wllh.
sanding this. he accepted the offer with
gratitude. For he thought OF himself
Something may be earned, even upon the
wster' There Is many man who has
grown rich upon the Rhine
During he first part Of the voyage the
passengers were very laIkatlvo and merry
and the Jew with his WI let under his nrm
for he did no, lay i, aside, was the Object
ofmuch mini and mockcry MS, alas, is Of
ten the case with hose Of Lls nation Bu,
as The vessel sailed onward and passed
Thuringen and Saint Vent the passengers
one after the other drew silent, and CAPPED
and gazed, IislIessIy down the river until
one cried
Come, Jew Do you no! know any pass
time thai will nmuse us2 Your fathers
must have conIrlved many Il one during
their long journey 10 the wilderness.
Now is he ume, thought the Jew, 10
sheer my sheepl' And he proposed that
they should sn around in a circle, and pro.
pound various curious questions 10 each
Other, and he with heir permission, would
SIT with them. Those who could not an,
swer the questions, should pay the one who
propounded them twelve kreauIzer piece,
aud those who answered them pertinently.
should receive twelve kreutzer piece
Thu, proposal pleased the company; and
hoping 10 divert themselves with the JeA's
wi or stupidity, each one asked, at random
whatever CHANGED 10 enter his head.
Thus. for example, the fntaskod How
many SOL boiled eggs could tic giant Go
Ilah cat upon an empty stom1chf
Al said lha! u was impossible TO answer
that question, and each plt his Twelve
kreutzers
But the Jew ,aid-'Onc, for h. who has
eaten one egg canno, ca, second u0ou nu
empty stomach, anI the other paid him
twelve ktculzers
The second though'-.W Wat, jew | wit
lty you out Of the New Testament and !
think shall WIN my pIcccl Why dldlhe
Apostle Paul write the second episIIe to ,he
Cotinlhnns}
The Jew said Because he was not in
Cofinth-otherwisc be would have spoken
a. l.. DE-. &,
ger piece.
When the third SAYS thai the jew was so
well vcrsed IN the Bible he tired him IN a
dlfeun, way--'Who prolonCs his work
10 Ss erea,a leogrh as possible aud sui
completes It 10 umo
'lhe ropcmaker ii he is industrious, SAID
the Jew
10 the meanwhile they drew near to a
village, and one SAID to the olhcr-'That IS
Bimach' Then the fourth asked Nm
wba, month do The people IN Blmlach eat
The lea,iT
The Jew said--'In February, FOR it ha,
only twenty ght DAYS
Tine tGh sad rhcre are two natural
brothers, and sill only Que Of chem = my
uncle
The Jew slid-'The uncle IS your hlh-
er's brother and your father "a not your IN
Gle
A fish now loaped on Of the water, and
the str,h asked w hat ash have their eyes
nearest togrIaetf
Tho Jew subtitle smaIles.
The seventh ask-d--'H,w can man
ride from Basic TO Bern, 10 The shair ia
n. summer time, whom The sun shines
The Jew said-'Nhcn he comes TO a
place where there IS no shade, he must DIS,
mount and 90 on foot
The eighth asked When a man ride,
IN the winter umo from Bern to Basic, aud
has forgotten hiss loves. how mus he man
age On lhtt his hand'shAi, not lreeEeY
The Jew sAid-'iie mus make fists our
ofthem'
The ninth was lbc last I bis one asked
How can FIVE PERSONS divide Eve eggs
90 thai each man SHAH receive one, ani sill
enc remsln IN the dish {
The Jew slid-'l be last must take ,hs
dish With the egg, and he eau L., % he lbep
a. long as he please
But now a came % his turn. aud be de.
iermihed 20 make a good swecp Ahei
msny preliminary compliments, he s,ke.
with an ar Of mise hIeVous lueDdlncss -
How can man ny two trous 10 tire.
pans SO Iba. a lro0, may lac ia each pan Z
No one couh answer this. and one aici
the o,her gave him twelve kre1,zer ploec
B1twh The niuth desired that be sbo +,
sa,yelhe riddle, be ked 10 aud ffo shrug
gsd his shoulders, ana rolled his eyes ~
am poor Jew, he sad al ia'l