The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-11
OVERWHELMING on LARGE BILL.


Several years ago, when .'dead- heading
On the railroads vas Little more IN the as
cendeut than at the present time. was iras-
cling on the Michigan Central Road, ID
coupany With q lsiE friend.
lfs took our seats in the ears one lne
morning in the month Of Mar, when The birds
were singing swestly. and every thing demo-
ted prosperity and happiness. Our tram
consisted Of two baggage and our we'll hi.ed
rasssnger-coaehes. We had not long been
occupants Of the car, before we.l-known
parsonage (who had lately been IN the en-
plgT Of Joe psutland's circus company
made bis appearance. ! soon fell INTO con-
Ysrsation With him, and learned that the
circus business had been unusually poor
that season. lie said hs was homewaEd
bound, intending TO establish himself In 4
more profitable upstIon. / also learned
that he was gu. Of funds, ali unable to pay
bis fare bat if is were possible thing, he
Intended to dead head his way home. | Of
farej 20 see him home, as had plenty Of
''sponfulies :; but he wogld not avail him
self Of ny offer. art he should End out how
he would succeed in his Dan Undertaking.
As lie would not tell me what he Intended
10 DO, resolyey TO wait patiently until the
conductor should make his appearance.
Slowly the train began 10 move; and soon
We found every thing flying by Us with
velocity had never before witnessed IN al!
rny railroading- | had been fxing my eyes
ON things without, but was DOW gradually
turning them on the individual who sat be-
fore me; for the conductor vas then IN our
car, and fast approaching us.
| that a. Fsr hp~n1 pT0H
uneasy. and the conductor soon reached
him, and asked for his ticket. All eyes
were now turned upon these two persons,
and every thing save the rumbhng Of the car
was silent. Tie cirCus-man began 10 move
much his fare would be. The genius of the
railroad company told him seventy i've cents.
The clown o! the circus said:
IL have got DO chaDze-nothing but a
reTy large bill, which / am afraid you cou,d
net break; and, as you wish such a small
amount, guess you may as well give up
al. IDEA Of changing il, and let me ride
free"
Now. who had witnessed all that had
tsan.pircd, concluded that the clown Of the
clrcgs was trying 10 dead head bis way by
taking. Bat the officer Of the "a Iroad
company thought differently. He swore
that he could change any bill. that might be
produced: and, to confirm what he said,
brought out handful of fges, tens, and
tweut.cs. Bu! the clown Of the circus also
swore that he could not change his bill.
Everybody in cur car was now up and
gathered around the pair. The conductor
.e4ing how things were working, and think
ing that the man had neither bill nor
money, proposed the f0Ilowug: That if he
tLc cgaIU-.0F) u.I no: change the bill,
the circus man should ride free, and have
five dollars in cash thrown in.
THIS pleased the fellow; for he had evil
IDENTIFY been waiting for such Il proposition :
and, suddenly out from bis own pocket came
n roll Of paper; and, giving it a sudden
jerk, he produced an enormous hou- ball
twhat some people would call "of family
size'' about six feet long, and half as many
wide.
The conductor was astonded. And such
roar of laughter as shook the car, was
never heard before. The conductor, caught
in his own trap. gave the clown the five
dollars and vanished. Il is needless to say
that the ctrcus man rode free, end recev ed
the congratulations Of his fcl.ow-passcn
gers.
About a month after the above occur
renee, received letter from our dead
header, stating that he had established him
self in the well-paying business Of the dentist
and over the door CT his shop a sign reads
thus : '.Teeth extracted free.
fTT"Whose are these pigs, my lad -
"Whoy, they belong to that ere big
sow"
$40! Imean who is their master -
"Whoy," again answered the lad. 81 that
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