Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-03-10
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day, Gays The Chicago Tribune, a simple
minded German called on grocer to pay
bill, giving him q ten-dollar note The |
grocer examined it closely, and said !: /
'HuloO, where do sou get this note p 'vot
is the reasons mid those note p replied the
honest Teuton don't she wash good,
helm p Good y answered the grocer, why, |
you're lucky man-that note is worth
ten dollars and fifty cents is dot so
Why for 2. You see the signature over
here, don't youf' Dose ihings IKE q
corkscrew nit the worms YAH wen ,
that's Splnner's signature veil wen, |
Mr.. New is now Treasurer Of the United |
States, Won don't toe me so, veil.
We'll, and notes signed by Spinner are
getting scarce, and people pay five per cent. |
moro ior them than for the new Issue.
BY shininy is dot so: 2 Yes. Lemme
see your bills. Why ever ono Of them is
a Spinner Man alive, yonr fortune is
made In pursuance of the grocer's ad
vice. Mr.. Schneider called at the Sub-Treas-
ury, Saturday afternoon, to get the pre-
MUM on his bills. What success he had
il is impossible to state, but he was seen
later in the evening lurking round the
street by which the grocer must so home,
and On being accosted 10y an acquaintance
the following conversation took place
Der people Won SharmOney fights well
bein = oh, yes the germans arc un-
que.uonably military nation of the first
class Some big fights, helm Leipsic 2
Yes 'Und Sadowtlo p Yes 'Und
Koniggratz 2 Certainly 'Und Worth
und MARSHA Tour, und Gravelotte, und
Sedan 2 OF couse, Of course Dose
was all big battles, und d der Deutsch lick
ed q Yes Veil, yu joost waits till
dat grocery store shuts himself, uud you
saw Deutsch victory vots makes you for
got dem little ones
JOHN SPINER's ORDEAL.-Thcy drove
into town Monday, says Missouri paper,
behind crOsseyed mule and 4 spawned
horse. They looked contented, but one
member OF the party was the head OF the
house, for she handled the ribbons, and
when they matted she hitched the team,
while he stood denurelY by and took ;he
basket of eggs and her shopping satchel as
she handed them out. They disposed OF
their produce at the grocery, and then en-
:ercd dry goods store.
She made a few trihing purchases OF
thread, pins, needles and such things, and
then called for two knots of yarn.
That won't be enough, Mary said the
man, pluking at her dress
L guees know what I'm buying she
reter,ed.'
But it amt morn half what you had
asoIe, ne persisted.
Wal, that's none O. your business these
socks are gOin to be TOR me, and if | want
'cm short, yoa can have yourn come way
up 10 your neck, if you want to-
The old man bowed TO :he inevitable !
with long sigh, as his partner turned to J
the CLERK and sald
Two yards OF cheap shig.in', if you !.
please
That ain't enough, Mary said the. old
Han, p.ucking at her dress again.
.x'Yes, it's
~No, it amt
Wall, it's all ysu'il git,' she snaped.
Put it up then, mister said he, turning !
10 the clerk: put ii up and wc won; have .
any
Who's doin' this buyin', should like Z,
e. know hissed the woman.
You are, Mary, you are, he admitted /;
but you can't palm on no short shirts on
NE
y oG act ike fool, JOHN Spinner
Mebbc / do, Mary, but I'll be dumed to
gosh IN have half 4 shirt-no, not if /,
20 naked
,sGWsl, say two yards is enough to make
snybody two shirts, she snapped.
'Meb5e that's enoughioI you Mary he (
'sid. very quietly p'raps you can git
along with a collar button a neck band, /
but that amt me don't propose to freeze
my legs TO save eight cents
Git what you want then,' she shrieked, |
pushing him over stool git ten yards, !
git hui piece, git dozen pieces if you
want 'em, but remember that I'll make I
you sick for this
-Four yards, if you please, mister-iou
yards said be TO the clerk and Just re-
member he continued, If you heare of 'em
fndin' ne with my head busted, friz TO
death IN a snow drift. Just remember that
You heard her say she'd make me sick
And grasping the bundles, he followed
his better half out the door.
PRAYING UNDER A DIsADyAST AGE
An enthusiastic old gentleman, well known
as travelling evangelist, wandered ont in
10 the purlieus Of a western city recently
ard struck an unregenerated family who
didn't seem TO know what prayer meant.