Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-28


Nine persons sailed from Balse downthe Rhine
A Jew who wished 10 60 TO Schalanpi, was al
lowed to come on board and journey with them,
on condition that he would conduct himself with
propriety, and give the captain eighteen kreut'
GERS for his passage,
Now it is true, something jingled in the Jews
pocket when he struck his hand against 1t;
but the only money therein twelve
kreutzer piece, for the other was brass button.
Notwithstanding this he accepted the offer with \
gratitude: for he thought to himself, :" something
may be earned even upon the water. There 10
many who has grown rich on the Rhine.
During the first part of the voyage the passen-
pers were very talkatve and merry, and the Jew,
with wallet under his arm-for he did not lay it
aside-was the object of much mirth and mpeke-
nv, as alas is often the with those OF his ma,
ton But as the vessel sailed onward, ana
passed Huntington and Saint Welt, the passen-
gers, ono after the other grew silent, gazed down
the. riyer, until one spoke out: 49.s..&xsng.y
/ ,s Come, Jew, do you know any pastlme that
will amuse us Your fathers must have con-
trysd many one during their long stay IN 'ne
Now is the time y thought the Jew, 90 to
shear my sheep!' And he proposed that they
should sit round in a. circle, and PROFOUND curl
Gus questions to each other, and he, with their
permission, would sit down with them, Those
who could not answer the question, should pay
| the one who propounded them q twelve kreutzer
should receive twelve-krentzer piece ..9ssa
| The proposal pleased the company, and hoping
| to divert themselves with the jews wit or stnpl-
| dity, each one asked at random whatever entered
1 his head. s- I'll
| Thus, for example, the first one asked:
| GLOW many soft boiled eggs could the giant
| Golah eat upon an empty stomach 100 .
/ All said that it was impossible to answer That
question, and each paid over their twelve kreut-
| zers. $500
i l. Lao tor,
| one egg, cannot eat second on an empty stom-
ach, and the other paid him twelve kreutzers,
The second thought, wait Jew, will try you
out of the New Testament, and think shall
win my piece. .,agsts. 1m,i taH-s iT
IS WHY did the Apostle Paul write the second
4 epistle to the Corinthiansi"
The Jew said, |" becasc he was not in Corinth,
otherwise no would have spoken TO them : SO
/ he won another twelve kreutzer piece.
When the third found the Jew SO well yersed
in the bible he tried him in different way.
i sWho prolongs his work to as great length
| as possible, and yet completes it in time r.
" The rope maker, If he is industrious, r said
the Jew -"l fF.t E
4 In the meanwhile they drew near the village,
and one said to the other, " that is Bamlacb."
Then the fourth "said, in what month do the
h people Of Bamlach eat the least'"
The Jew said ssin February for that has only
twenty-eight days
The fifth said, /" there are two natural brothers,
and still only one Of them is my uncle"
II The Jew said, "the uncle is your fathers
brother, and your father is not your uncle"
Il A fish now jumped out of the water, and the
sixth asked, . what fish have their eyes nearest
together" a..
d The seventh man asked, g how man
ride from Basic to Berne in the shade, in the
summer time, when the sun shinesi"
The Jew said: - When he comes to place
here there IS no shade, he must dismount and
go ON foot.'' Is ssesmalF sgs,sryEg
The eighth asked, eWhen a man rides in the
winter time from Berne to Basic and has forgot
ten his gloves, how must he manage so that his
The Jew said: she must make fists out of
them. = Gsef 10000
The ninth was the last. This one asked, "How
can five persons divide FIVE eggs that each man
: shall receive one, and still one remain in the
dishi" 800,
The Jew said: ssThe last must take the dish
with the egg, and let il lay there as long as he
pleases. .
Il But now it came to his turn, aud he determined
to make q good sweep After many preliminary
compliments he asked with an air of mischiev-
Gus frendliness Elbow can fry two trout
in three pans, SO that trout may lay in each
, pan ?"
No one could answer this, and one after an
other gave him twelve-kreutzer piece.
But when the ninth desired that he should an
swer it himself, he frankly acknowledged that the
trout could not be fried in that way!
Then it was maintained that this was unfair in
the Jew, but he stoutly affirmed that there was
no provision for il in the agreement, that he
who could not answer the questions should pay
the kreutzers; and fulfilled the agreement by pay
ing that sum to the ninth of his comrades, who
had asked him to solve it himself. But they all
being rich merchants, and grateful for the amuse-
ment which had passed hour or two very pleas
antly for them, laughing heartily over their loss
and at the Jew g cunning.