South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-20


tachs asked As he took up the paste
board; 'SingleT 1t Amt any OF your
business, AZ I know she responded
tartiy. Il might have been married q
dozen OF Imes if I'd felt like provi.
din for some psor, shiftless wreck OF .
mani -
AsGUs MACpoNALD's FARN.-Auyus
Macdonald was q farmer from Char-
iotteburg, County Glengarry, who ar
rived in Winnipeg = few days ago. An.
gus ia his own estimation and in the
estimation Of his friends, was q shrewd
man. lie was hardly in the place lie.
fore an old acquaintance of his ran up
against him slapped him on tue back
in friendly way, and said:
I'm glad you've come up. I was
just going TO send for you After their
greetings. he continued: by the way,
Angus you owl farm on; near Min
nedosa:'
yes
How much will you take for it?'
4 don't know said Angus, 1 Lho't
of settling ON it myself
Well, LII tell you what; III give you
$4,000 for it,
Angus thought before leaving Glen.
garry that if he got $1,000 for. it he
would be doing well, bu. he was now
in the land Of booms and so he asked
for it $4,000
well, here's $50 on the bargain and
well sign the papers to- morrow And
the purchaser rushed eff.
Before two hours had passed, Angus
ran against another old acquaintance.
Glad to see you Angus; glad you
came up. There's a splendid chance
for you. BY the way, see you regis.
tered as owning farm near Minnedo-
ga. How much do you want for that
farm
I've just sold IT, said Angus.
How much did you get?'
Six thousand five hundred dollars
The dickens he did. Why II give
you $4,000 for it. You go to the pur.
chaser and get him to release you, and
I'll give you the $4,000.
Angus wished that he was back in st.
Raphaels or anywhere else. since he had
made a fool of himself Ho viewer, all
he could do was to try to get the farm
anL 80, l,,, .,i,
in fifteen minutes but purchaser No. /.
Says Angus: I'm sorry sold y on my
farm. I'd like TO get it back. Here's
youa $50, ind we'll be where we were
oh can't do that. DO lght the
farm and will have the papers ready
Tomorrow
After further higgIing Angus offered
him $500 10 break the bargain.
With great reluctance the first pur-
chaser took Sj00-l00 new So bills of
the bank of Montreal-and gave back
to Angus the temporary agreement of
sale.
Angus was happy again and set out
10 find No 2.
lie found him not. No. l aad No. 2
were but confidence men. Angus was
the sucker from Ootario, and $50 was
the net amount that they stung him
for GWlph HcraM
Mrs. FitZ-Nckel aspircd 70 be as
fashionable as any Of her high toned
ncigLboIs, and she was telling a laiy
visitor tie other morning that she had
just engaged very efficient, experien.
ced and high-priccd French cook. While
her friend was congratulatiug her up
on her new acquisition, the French cook
inserted her frowzy auburn head in the
doorway, and asked, 'Shure missus,
"a shall | pale the praLies, or bile EN-
wild their jackets oD?'
Gilhooly, resident of Austin Texas
who is not in tho habit cf paying for
anything he gets. recently bought a
pair Of boots on credit from Nose
Schaumburg, who keeps store on the
Avenue. The boots were very fine, and
Gilhooly was amazed ~ the lowuess Of
the priCe-three dollars.
How is it Mr.. Schaunlburc,' asked
GilhooIy chat you only charge three
dollars on credit, while you made Gus
DE Smith pay five dollars in cash Tor
the same style or bootT
Il dells you how dot wash replied
Schaumburg: Ven customer bays
cash. ! shoost dakcs so mooch ash posh.
ible; but ven l sells ov goots on CREDIT
to big schoundrel vot very likely new
er bays at all, den puts de brice down