Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-16
Turning The Tables,

Tom Hills. sometime huntsman of IN,
Old Surrey Hounds, were once sent to buy
fox I'm Igeadenhall Marker for service tn,
nex7 DAY The commission was not At al
70 Toms liking, but obeying orders, h,
rode 70 town, GOT his fox, and putting him
securely strapped, legs upward, in capa
cious pocket in his overcast turned hi
horses head homeward- Somewhere about
midnight Inc reached Streaiham Common
70 ne suddenly stopped with the once
familiar challenge Your mCnsy or YOU
hle.~
MY money" exclaimed Hills. 81
haven't 80, any am only a servant; anG
You woulcaf take my life, surely 2
The highwSvman told him to look sharp
emphasizing the injunction by pointing s
pistol Al the hunisman's head.
We'll, my man, said the latter, ''wC
won't fAn out I want nv life; 50, as I've
no money, ] suppose YOU must have
moneys worth. You'll find something
quite ms good in my pocket here; so pray
help yourself.
The robbers disenCsSed hand dived into
Toms pocket instan1er, and Master Rey-
nSrd's teeth closed as quickly upon il, caus-
ing the fellow 10 vel IN sismay, and drop
pistol and reius: while Tom gaIluped off al
his beS pace, leaving his unwelcome &C
ouaintznce 70 bandace his hand and digest
ms Disappointment nj leisure.
Relating ms Indian experiences, Colonel
Meadows TAYLOR tells Of his being beset by
hundreds Of pilgrims and travellers. crying
ou1 Rrzinst tine bunias, or aour-sellers, who
not only gave their customers short weight,
bu1 adulterzted the -four 50 abominably
with sand that cakes made Of it were utterly
uneztable The colonel determined to pun
ish the cheats and this IS how he did it.
4 IS0ld, SAYS he, '>s0me reliable men OF
my escort 70 20 quetly into the bazars, and
each buy -four al a separate shop, being
czrefnl 10 note whose shop it was The
four wRs brought to me I tested every
sample. and found il full Of sand as
PASSED i under my teeth / then desired
a. the persons named i'm nv list to be sent
20 me. with their baskets Of -four, theil
WEIGHTS and scales Shortly afterward they
arrived evidently suspecting nothing, and
were placed in row on the grass before
my tent Now, said I, gravely, each OF
you is 10 weigh out a seer two pounds Of
your four which was done.
- Is Il for the pilgrimsl ? asked one.
'<No, said l. quietly, though I had mucl
difficulty To keep my countenance- 'GoI
mus est It yourselves
~SThey saw that l was in earnest, ant
offered 20 pay any fine I imposed
Not So I returned; you have mad
many eat your -four; why should yO'
Ohjecf 10 eat il yourselves 7
They were horribly frightened; anC
amid the screams Of laughter and jeers o
the by tandcrs some Of them actually begaI
TO eat sputtering out the half-moistenet
f1our. which could be heard crunching be
tween their teeth At last some of then
flung themselves ON their faces abiectly be
seeching pardon" And SO, with sever
admouition. they were let of No NOR
wms heard of the bad -four
E is a pity rascals mt home can no
be served in the same way, pure foo
would be the rule, if-the concociers an
venderx Of vile make believers were LIABLE
% compulsory consumption of their ow
wares
Sir John Mcneil. shrewd Scotch diplo
matisa, gained the repute of being the onl
European who ever got the better of derv
ish. During the New Years festival tn
Persian religious mendicants ply their voca
ti0n mOsf vigorously, not merely asking fo
aims but demanding such sums as the
deem proper, according TO the rank of th
Cirer. A dervish tried to extract an ex
rravaranf tribute from Sir John, and tn
ambassador proving obstinate, proceeded
sssit upon him :" that is to say, he estah
Fshed himself IN Sir Johns garden, just be
fore his study windows and relieved hi
feelings BY making hideous hullabalo
day and night. The diplomatist was in
clined to make short work of the nuisance
but was warned that violent measure
would be dangerous.
sect nd Of him If you car" said hi