Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-01-27
PRoFITABLErRADEINR IN RIDDLES

/ Nine persons sailed from Bslss down
the Rhine. "A jew who w;shsd to 20 u
Sehalampi, was allowed 70 come on board
aud journey With them. upon condition
that he would conduct himself with pro-
priety and give the captain eightssu krcu.
tiers for his passage. sl.s..osi :. - :
Nov. is is true something jinfled in
the jews pocket whsn he had struck his
hand aeainstit; but theonly money,herc vas
u twelve kreutxer piece, for the other ~as
brass button. Notwithstanding this.
he accepted the offer with sratituds. Fcv
be fQlsht e himself=-ssSpm may
be cayisd even upon NE water. Tkcrc
is many man who has grown rich upor
tie Rhine.
During the first part Of the voyage the
passengers were very talkative and u,er-
~ and the Jew with bis wallet under his
arm, for he did not lay il aside, was an
, o!ec. of much mirth and mockery as
! alas. is often the case with those If his
nation. But as the vessel sailed onward,
and passed Thurengen and St. Welt. the
passengers one after another grew silent,
and gaped. aud gazed, iistiessly down the
river until one cried
Come, Jew! Do rou know any pas
time that will amuse US? Your fathers
must have contrived many a one during
their journey in the wilderness"
"Now is the time" thought the jew,
''to shear my sheep!" And 10 proposed
that they should sit round in circle, AMI
he with their permission would sit with
them. Those who could not answer tho
questions should pay the who ono prs-
pounded them twelve kreatzer piece. aud
those who answered them pertin.n,ly :
should receive a twelve kreutzer piece.
This proposal pleased the company, and
hoping to divert themselves with the Jews
Wit or stupidity, each one asked at ran
dom. whatever chanced to enter his head
Thus for example. the first asked -
How many sof, boiled eggs could the
giant Goliah eat on an empty stomach. "
All said it was impossible to answer
that question, and each paid his twelve
kreutzers.
But the Jew said-"One; for he who
has eaten one egg, cannot pu. second
upon sn empty stomach" aud tho others
paid him twelve kreutzers.
The second thought-"Wait, Jew, I
will try you out Of tho New Testament
and think l shall win nv piece Why
! lid tie Apostle Paul write the second
epislo to the Corinthians Z"
| The Jew said Because he was not
III Corinthe-othcrwis he would have
spoken to them" So he won another
twelve kreutzer piece.
When the third saw that the Jew was
80 well versed in the Bible, be tried him
in different way. "Nho prolongs his
work to as great length as possible and
completes it in time 2"
1.-The ropsmaker, if he is industrious
said the jew.
In the meantime whi.c they drew near
to village and one said to the other
''that is Bsmlach." Then the fourth
asked "In what month do the people Of
Bamlach ca, the least. y
The jew said, I'm February, for it has
only 28 days!'
The fifth said, "There are two natural
brothers, and still only one of them is my
UNCLE"
The Jew said, "Thc uncle is your
fathers brother, and your father is not
your uncle"
A fish now leared out of the water, aud
the sixth asked. "What fish have there
eyes nearest together r
The Jew, 1.-The smallest"
The seventh asked, "How can a man
ride from Balsc to Bern in the shade. in
the summer time, when the san shines e.
The Jew said, "When he comes to
place where there is no shade, be mus,
dismount and go on loot"
The eight asked, "When a msn rides
in the winter time from Bern to Balse,
and has forgotten his gloves, how must
he manage SO that bis hands shall not
freeze :"
The Jew said, "He must make fs.s
out of them r
The ninth was the last. This one ask
ed "How can Ave persons divide Eve gcs,
80 that each man shall receive one, and
still one remain in the dish :"
The Jew said-"The last man must
take the dish with the egg. and he can
let il lie there as long As he pleases."
But now it came to his turn, and he
determined to make good sweep. AZ
ter many preliminary compliments, he
asked With an air of mischlevous friend.
liness--"How can man fry two trouts
in shree raus, SO that trout may lie 10
ea.h pan.''
No one could ans ser this, aud one af.
ter the other gave him twelve kreu,zer
piece.
But when the ninth desired that he
should solve the riddle, be rocked to and
fro shrugged his shoulders aad rolled his
eyes. 81 am . poor Jew" be said ss
last.
! The rest cried-What has that % do
With isl Give rs the answer"
"You mus. not take it amiss, for / an,
. poor Jew"
At last after much persuasion and man Y
!pro,nises that they would DO 70 him no
harH, he thrust his hand into his pocket,
took out one Of the twelve krentrsr pieces
that he had won, laid it upon the table,
and ssid-"I do not know the answer
any more than you. Hero are my tvelSe
lkrsuis ~