Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-07
4 TRADE m RIDDLES.

!" 4 TRADE M RIDDLES,
- Nine persons sailed from Balse do
the Rhine, A Jew who wished 10 90
Schalampi, was allowed to come on boz
and journey with them, on condition Il
:" he would conduct himself with prophet
:. and give the captain eighteen kreutz'
:, - for his passage.
Now, it is true somethlng jingled in
Jews pocket when he had struck his hal
sgainst it, but the only money there "
q twelve-kreutzer piece, for the other W
brass button, Notwithstanding this,
accepted the Offer with gratitude, for
thought 10 himself
Something may be earned even upt
the water. There is many a man who b
grown rich on the Rhine.
During the first part of the voyage II
passengers we're very talktiye and merry
but the Jew, with his wallet under h
arm, for he did not lay it aside. was a
object OF much mirth and mockery, +,
alas! is often the case with those Of Vi
nation. But the vessel sail d onward, an
|p9ssed Thur,ngen ard St. Welt; the pas
sengrrs, one after another, grew silen
and gaped and gszed l,stlessly down tn
river, until one cried
Come, Jew, do you know any pss,im
that will amusc US? Your fathers mus
have contrIved many . one during thci
journey in the wilderness.
Now is the time, thought the Jew. +
shear the sheep.
He then prof. osed that they should 81
round in a circle, and he, with their per
miaeiOn, would sit with them. Those Wit
could not answer the questions any on
proposed should pay the one who pro-
pounded them . twelve-kreutxer piece
and those who answered them pertineDtIy
should receive . tvelye-kreutzer piece
This proposal p essed the company. and
hoping TO divert themselves with the
Jews Wit or stupidity, each QUE asked al
random whatever chsncsd to eater bis
head. Thus for example. the drst asked
How many soft-boilrd eggs could the
giant Goliath at on sn empty stomach?
All said 1t would he impossible to an
swer that question; but the Jew said
Que; for he Who has eaten one egg
cannot put a second on an empty stom.
sch. aud the other paid him twelve-kreutz
ers.
;. Wait lew -thonellt the aecoud. will
think ! shall win my riece. Then he said;
Why did the Apostle Paul write the Sc
)nd Epis,le to the Corinthiausi
Because he was not in Corinth, raid the
Jew, otherwise he would have spoken to
lheln.
So he won another twelve kreutzer
piece.
When the third saw the Jew was 70
we'll ycrsed in the Bible, he tried HIM in q
lifferen; way.
Who, said he. prolongs his work TO Is
,reas length % posGble. and completes 1t
in time!
The ropemeker, II he 10 industrious,
aid the Jew.
In til, meaat,os they drew pees VII
aep. and ore ssid 70 ~ ether. fhis is
Bamlach. Their the fourh said. In what
month do the people Of Bamlach eat the
least?
In February. replied the Jew. for it has
,nly % days.
There are two natural brothers, sajd
he fifth, and YET only one of them 10 my
lncle.
The uncle is your fathers brother. said
he Jew; and your father 10 not your sn
lie.
A fish now leaped out of the water. and
J sixth asked, What fsh have their eyes
nearest togetherl
The smallest, said the Jew.
Ihe seventh asked, How can . man ride
rom Balse to Ber" in the shade In summer
ime. when the sur shinesl
When he comes to . place where there
8 NO shade be must dismount and 60 on
DOT, said the Jew.
The eight asked, When man rides IN
he winter time from Balse TO Bern. and
las forgotten his klovts, how shall bel
manage that his hands shall not freeze'
He must make lists out Of them, sssd
he Jew.
The ninth was the last This one ask
d:
How can five persons DIVIDE Eve eggs
O that each one shall receive one, and
TIL one n main in the dishl
The lest man must take the dish with
he eee. and he can let Il lie there ~ l0ngI
you please, said the Jew.
But now It came to his turn, snd he de-
ermlned to make . good sweep After
many preliminary complewents, be asked,
nth IN air Of mischievous iriendl!nesc
Iow can . man fry two trout IN
hree pans, % that trout may lay In Zach
AMI
No ono could answer this and ore after
mother gave him twelve-kreutzer piece.
sut wien the ninth desired that he
hould solvr the riddle, he lockt d to and
70, rolled his eyes and shrugged his
boulder.
am poor Jew. he said st last.
What has that to do with is1 ooid the
est. Give us he answer.
You must not take it amtoe, said thel
ew, for am poor Jew.
At last, sitter much pessuasion and
,aay promises that they would do him
O harm, hs thrust his hand into his p0ck-
/. took out one of the twelve kretzer
8ur... h1 h..d ,,snn laid II nn0aa fha fahlA L