The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-29

We Yesterday heard Of practical Joke
perperated, which in the dallness of the
times, il not for it's Intrinsic excellence, is
worthy of being recorded. The parties to
this Transaction We shall designate as Ben
and Tom.
II is proper, for better understanding of
! the Joke, TO intimate that the former specn.
lates, 10 moderate degree, in biyalyes-
and right good hivalyes they are too and
I II IS not necessary 10 say what the latter
+ does, farther than he is "a fast as the loco
motive nnd pet train which he swears by.
and wlthal great wag The story runs
that Ben had taken counterfeit SO bill, and
i not relishing such dead capital, he conceived
the idea Of giving it to Tom, who was roll
Z licking fellow, and could make il ger lang. +,
II anybody could. Accordingly, he APP
preached the contemplated dispensing me.
diam one day, when the following CONVERSE
ton ensued
81 say, Tom, here's pretty good counter
felt three. If You'll pass it III divide"
LETS see the plaster" said Tom, aud af-
ter examining II carefully. put it in his vest
pocket, remarking, sits an equal division, n
dollar and a half each"
"fcs," said Ben. s.Al right" said Tenn
and he sanntered aH .-----------------
ed into the Office Of his friend Ben, purchns.
ed can Of oysters for ST 50, lays down the
s3 bill in payment for them. The CLERK
looked al the bill rather doubtfullv, when
his suspicious were Immediately Gained bv
Tom. WHO told him '.that there was no use
Of looking. for he had received that bin from
Ben himself not ten minutes since''
or course the clerk, with this assurance.
immediately forked over the ST. so change.
aud with this deposit and the can Of oysters.
Tom left.
Shortly afterwards, he met Ben, who ask
cd HIM III he had passed the bill -
"oh yes, said Tom, .'here's Your share. !.
at the same time passing over the dollar and
half TO Ben.
That night when Ben made up his cash ac /.
count, he was surprised To find the same old
counterfeit ~ bill in the drawer. TURNING
to his locum teneus. he asked, "whcre did
you ret shis cursed bill? Didn't YOU know
Il was count rfetf''
Nhy," exclaimed the other, s,Tom gave
II me, and | suspected it was fshg, but he
SAID he had Just received from YOU, and
therefore took H."
he whoie thing had penetrated tic wool
Y i,en, and with peculir grin, he muttered
9oid, and charged the can of oysters To
ftoal ana iofs account Me. Republican.
SENATORIAL CiRcrNNAvtGArlox or rug
tahoae.-~Fh@ Washington te-rcs:,o,,t,.,,. IL
the \. Y Post says
avn infoAd that Senator's Seward Of Y.
York, and fvNk Of Texas, Will, on the exp,.
ration OF the session, start on u nine months,
tour roand tue globe They will pass across
The isihmg. by Nicaragua, thence u calls
ofnia, thence to the Sandwich Islands.
kNhere Senator Seward will deliver an AZ.
nea'tarai Address, thence 10 China, ana
alter passing through India and Asia Minor
Egypt, and possib Southern Europe. will
sal through the Straits OF Gibraltar to the
United States. 50 Us 70 attend Congress- IN
the early part Of next session. A glorious
programme OF travel. May each of them
hring back the wisdom Of Ulysses.
tn 4, Fanchal, Madeira, il is fashionable
TO wear white boots instead of black ones
and lump Of chalk does the service Of tie
backing brush.