Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-08-26
A TRADE In RIDDLES.


Nine PERSONS sailed from Balss
' down the Rhine. A jew. who wished
to 70 to Schlampi. was allowed 20
: come on board and journey with them,
| on condition that be would conduct
himself with propriety, and give the
captain eighteen krentEers for bis pas
sage.
Now, il is true, something jingled in
the jews pocket when he struck his
hand against it, but the only money
there, was twelve kreutzer piece, for
the other was brass button. Not
withstanding this, he accepted che Of
fer with gratitude, for he thought to
himself:
Something may be earned even up
on the water. There is many q man
who has grown rich on the Rhine"
During the first part Of the voyage
the passengers were very talkative and
merry, but the jew, with his wallet
under his arm-for he did not lay IL
aside-was an object Of much mirth
and moekery. as, alasi is often the
case with those of his nation. But
the vessel sailed onward, aud passed
Thuringen and st. Welt; the passen-
! GNAoF 0tAD uAttt NuVAnCAg XIV NtAAMtN
and gaped and gazed listlessly down
the river, until one cried:
Come jew, do you, know any pas
time that will amuse us Your faith
ers must have contrived many a one,
during their journey in the wilder
ness" t
Now is the time" thought the
jew, ITO shear the sheep" sos
He then proposed that they should
sit round in circle, and he, with
their permission, would Bit with them.
Those who could not answer the ques-
tions any one proposed should pay the
one who propounded them a twelve
kreutzer piece, and those who ans
wered them pertinently should re-
celve a twelve-kreutzer piece. This
proposal pleased the company, and
hoping to divert themselves with tho
Jews wit or stupidity, cached one
asked at random whatever chanced 10
enter his head. Thus, for example,
the first asked: m Z ertsf 4Tn
How many soft-boiled eggs could
the giant Goliath eat on an empty
stomach r" -ifau Hn
All said iswould be impossible to
answer that question but the jew
said W f.ar. ..r ....fi..
"One for he who has eaten ono
egg cannot eat a second on an empty.
stomach :" and the asker paid him
twelve kreutEers. ads
Wait, jew" thought the second,
II will try you out Of the New 1'esta-
ment, and l think / shall win my
piece" Then he said, "Why did the
Apostle Paul write the second epistle
to the Corinthians ?"
Because he was not in Corinth,"
said the jew, otherwise he would
have spoken to them" 'i Fiias
So he won another twelve kreutEer
piece. .,,.a.
When the third saw the Jew was SO
well versed in the Bible, he tried him
in different way. .f1
Who, said he, 'prolongs his work
to as great a length as possible, and
completes it in time 2"
The ropemaker, If he is indnatri-
Gus, said the jew.
In the meantime they drew near to
a village, and one said 70 the other,
This is Bamlach." Then the fourth
said, I'm what month do the people OF
Bamlach eat the least2"
I'm February, replied the jew, "for
it has only twenty-eight days"
There are two natural brothers."
said the fifth, 'and yet only one Of
them is my uncle"
'The uncle is your fathers brother
said the jew "and your father is not
your uncle. t.
A fish now leaped oat Of the water
and the sixth asked, What fish have
their eyes nearest together T'
THE smallest" said the jew. e4
The seventh asked, How can
man ride from Balse TO Bern In the
shade in the summer time, when tho
sun shines?" eT
When he comes to place whore
there is no shade, he must dismonnt
and go on foot, said the jew.
The eighth asked. when a man
rides in the winter time from Balse 10
Bern, and has forgotten his gloveA
how must he manage 30 that his hands
shall not freeze 2'
He mast make fists out of them"
said the Jew. .rr
The ninth was the last. This was
asked .... ~. I."
How can five persons divide FIVE
eggs so that each one shall receive
one, and still one remain in the dish?"
The last man must take the dish
with the egg, and he can let il lie
there as long as you please" said the
jew.
But now it came to his turn, and he
determined to make a good sweep.
After many preliminary compliments,
he asked with an air Of misehiayous
"How can q man fry two trout in
three pans so that trout may lay in
each pan Z" .asI
No one could answer this, and one
after another gave him twelve -kreut-
piece. And when tho ninth desired
that he should solve the riddle, he
rocked to and fro, rolled his eyes and
shrugged his shoulders.
am a poor jew" he said at last.
What has that to do with it?" said
the rest. "Give us tho answer"
You must not take il amiss, said
the jew, for / am q poor jew"
At last, after much persuasion, and
many promises that they would do him
no harm, he thrust his hand into his
pocket, took out one of his twelve
kreutzer pieces he had won, laid il
upon the table and said II do not
know the answer any more than you.
Here are my twelve-kretzers.
When the others heard this they
opened their eyes, and said that this
was scarcely according 10 agreement.
But as they could not control their
laughter, and were good -natured and
wealthy men, and as the jew had
helped them 10 while away the time
from Saint Welt 10 Schlampi, they let
it pass.
Gov. MORrON's friend have COM