Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-18
ATradIe,in Itiddles.

A TFade in Riddles.
! Nine persons sailed from Balse down
the Rhine. A Jew. who wished to 10 to
SchRlampi. was allcwedg To! come on
board and Journey with them on condi.
ton that be you'd panduc thimseh with
proptitty aud give the captain eighteen
kreutzers for his passage
Now, it is true Gsomeihing iingled in
the Jews pocket when be had struck his
hand against it, but the only money there
was a twelve kreutzer piece, for thaothev
was a brass button. Notwithstanding
this he accepted the offer with gratitude,
for he thought to himseIf;Daa ro1gi9alHHd
Something may be earned even upon
The water,s There is many man who
has grown rich on the Rhine
| During the 6rst part of the voyage tbe
\ 1psssengers we're very talgative and
Imerry. but the jew, with bis wallet under
bis arm. for he did not lay it aside, was
an object of much mirth and mockerg.
as, alas is often the case with those OF
his nation. Bat the vessel sailed on.
ward, and passed Thuringen.y and St
Welt; the passengers one lattet another,
grew silebt, end kapea aud 4gaksd HIST
leesly down the rivsruutil one cried:
fHCome, jew. do5op know Any pastime
that will amuse usS Your fathers must
have contrised many 9 one during their
journey in the wflderness.' Z
Now is the time, Thought the Jew,
to shear the sheep
BE then proposed that they shonld cit
round in circle, and he, will their per.
mission, would sit with them, Those
who could n66 aHswef-the questions any
one proposed, sbonld pay ,thersse who
propounded them "a Ntwelve-kreutzer
piece. This proposal pleased the com
pany, Rnd, hopibgto divert themselves
with the Jews wit or stupidity, each one
asked at random whatever Glanced to
enter bis head, Thus, for example, the
first asked!
How many soft-boiled eggs could the
giant Goliah eat on M empty stomach q
All said it would be impossible to an.
swer that question, but the Jew SAID:
"One; for he who had eaten one egg
cannot put second upon an empty
stomach, and the other paid him twelve
kreuizers
Wait, jew thought the second; Il
will try You out Of the New Testam ent,
and think | shall win my piece" Then
he said, why did the Apostle Paul
write the Second Epistle to the Oorin
thians7H tpl lliiiA1 ial it
Because he was not in Cornth," said
the Jew; otherwise he would have spo.
ken to them" seH TYT lN
50 he won another tWelye-kreuizer
piece. Ut Vi
When the third saw the Jew was well
versed in the bible he tried him differ
ent way.
"Who,% said ne, "prolongs his work to
as great length as possible, and com
pletes it in timer
The rope-maker, il he is industrious, +"
said the Jew. afh.Illa tdH
In the meantime they drew near to a
village, and one said to the other, This
is Bamlach." rrr
TheH the fourth said In what month
do the people OF Bsmlsch eat the least2'
In February, replied the Jew, fer 1t
has only twentyreight days ae0ea
There are two natural brothers" !"
said the fifth. and yet only one Of them
is my uncle2
THE uncleis your fathers brother, Z"
said the Jew; "and your father is not
your uncle" .r,~.rF ,--,-srf
A fish now leaped out of the water,
and the sixth asked:
What fish have their eyes nearest to.
gether2" r
THE smallest" said the jew.
The seventh said, How can man
ride from Balse TO Bern ia the shade, in
the summer time, when the sun shines2'
When be comes to a place where
there is no shade he must dismount and
go on foot, said the Jew. y to
The eighth asked, "When aimau rides
in the winter time from Base to Bern
and has forgotten his gloves, how must
ne manage SO that his hands shall not
! freezer ~ 4aHN aWafN
He p.uN make fists out of them. =
said the Jew.
The ninth was the last. This one
asked:
How can Eve persons divide FIVE eggs
so that each one shall receive one and
still one remain in the dish2'
THE last man must take the dish with
the egg, aud he can let ii lie there as
long as you please, said the Jew. d
But now it came TO his turn, aud he
determined to make5s good sweep. After
many preliminary compliments he
asked, with an air Of mischievous freud
liness: oi asa
How can man fry two trout in
three pans SO that q trout may lay in
each panT yf -sI-'rc9 bro 5t1t nn
No one could answer this, and one
after another gave him a twelve kreutzer
piece. But9Yhen the. nBthldesired that
he should solve the riddle be rocked to
and fro, rolled bis eyes and shrugged his
shoulders.
Il am poor Jew, 7 he said at last.
What has that to do with it1" said
| the rest Give US the answer. rsto Fl
You must not take il amiss, said
the Jew, ''fpr ! am a poorJew, ".'2 (,
! At last, after much persuasion and
many vro1ises that they would do him
no harm. be thrust his hand into his
poeket, took out one Of tbe Twelve
kredtzer pieces be had won, laid 1t uPoa
the table and said: ~.
y do not know the answer any more
than you. Here ore MY twelve kreut-
sers " 2 ~a' ''''''
I When the others heard this they
opened their eyes. and said that this was
scarcely Secordipg to agreement. But
as they could not control their laughter,
and we're good,nstaFsd and wealthy men,
and as the Jew had helped then to yhue
away the time from Saint Yslt to
Schalmpi, they let is pass.
The. Prefect Of Police at Paris has
lstely issued a decree, with the object Of
meeting ons cf the great requirements
OF the day, or rather the night, in that
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