St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16


calico. Have You anything good in
that way ?"
Yes. answered the storekeepcr.
"How much is il Il yard -
'Iwcnty cents"
''lS not that Il little dear ?"
NO, on the contraIr, YOU will not
get 1t as cheap anywhc G else
"Well. then give II" three Yards"
Sam took it: paid for it with another
bogus ten dollar bill, and left the store
with his calico for his daughter" and
nine dollars and forty cents of good
money i'll his pocket.
Meanwhile Rugg had altered his
dress, beard and hat so that Sam could
not recognize him. He also, as lie fell
into Sans road. feigned to be some
what Intoxicated.
"liow are you getting along. old tel
low = said Rugg, in a Stammering voice.
"N here are you going -
Sam stopped. They gossipcd tor Il
little while, and then went Off together.
Rugg asked Sam what he had in his
little parcel. "Calico for my daughter.
which have just bought in that store.
said sam, looking backward 1T the
place. Upon which Rugg suddenly re
memhcred that he had to take some
needles and thread to his "old woman"
He took good ten dollar hill ont of
his pocket and asked sam if he could
not change it. sam GLADLY seized such
a rood opportunity to do business. and
hr gave Rugg two counterfeit five dol
lar bills. for. thought he. the fellow is
81 drunk. he will not know u bad note
from Il good one.
Rn~r nn,, hrnr,.d sam to -, to the
store With him. then they would 90 ON
together: and. AS they set off. Rurr
noticed. as if for the first time. Sans
stick.
What a curious stick" he stammer-
ed. And so saving. he took it ont of
sans hand. looked at it on all sides
and examined it to see if the large top
uuSrrcvcd # did. he screwed il off.
and foInd that inside a STRING WA. fis-
tened
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sin fci,rninr drunkenness. ..thut ynmr
,,nt,. wrr, NOT nriutrd nj that time ,"
That WAS - delicatc question; hut
sam went ON as if II, did not hear il ;
and ,,L,u h,. had r,thrr,d tno,tLrr an
. hi. untr. L,. s,iL ..Nnu wanted to go
ana Ln,. .nm.tIinr in the store, let II,
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ia. .t,rn.lr,n.r whether the Old man
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