The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-25
A FUNNY CRANK.
Building Pair Of Pantaloons to a
Button.

Guiding Pair OF Pantal0one to a.
! Button.
; AL the cranks are not in Washington.
i The gymnasti<'s o:a piece of home talent
have been entertaining several nler-
chants and tE,.iesIuen for weeks past.
much to the profit Oi some.
About three wcckSa ags. i Wc'l-'lrcssed
! man. apparently nearing his tifticth
! birthday. but with u i,atty. somewhat
juvenile toot Olls,.lnblc, a. they say il
Buckt"wn, dr"pl.l into 81 fashionable
tailoring shon oi, Vine street. Thcspry
guisl,cd consideration. 1t seemed I"
, please. him. lie liked it that way.
! l)aintily taking from his vest pocket an
ordinary lssn,aloon~ button he handed
it t0 the clerk. with the remark: IL
will thank you, sir, tn finish this r.nta-
looms for me ,~ speedily a~ lx'~sihlc.'
! The clerk took the button, and laugh
ingly asked was i; all the gentleman had
toward the new trousers. TO his great
surprise the customer replied it was, AMI,
pulling out HE purse. demanded how
much the remainder would cost. Thy
clerk. with more wit than hc WAS aware
OF. pulled out his pencil, and after tig-
urin" some moments. replied $3.50.
''I'irn yHu only allow i cents for what
have supplied ~ qucri.'i the gentle
imam hut quickly added that was very
reasonable, come to think c; it. NJ the
San,r time handing the clerk Il ~ ;,ilI.
| He was promptly given i,i>.han.,c, an.!
| ,he clerk suggested that the strange cu--
|! 'o,,cr had better pick .ut the IT: H. 1t
cloth that WAS to go into the p,n.l'n"n>.
and have his measure taken, :!!l uf which
| VAS readily cons ,nt>.i t., ami the gen
| .lsnan departed. ~ayin': tina, i'r would
cal! for the ~lrl,i.nt 1T the tim" rrNd!liSc.!
! k,: delivery.
Promptly at the avp"'intr.; tine hr
| called and found his button stuck on Il
| part q! the trousers where ii will i"'
speedily missed when its time ru:,.s IL
.;wp.
That clerk considers. the whole ira;,~-
; action, coupled viii: the unHni>;ak:Ihir
.arn:>t,.>s ~ the st r:.i,!,r customer. in
rxp!;.:,hi.'.
However funny til: clerk rx;n r!,,.r
! may seem t" him, it does ~, .".ua! the
| trul.' Il Wrl:-kEnWH i;uri*: ami l'i:-
'.:t"rial artist on Fourth street had with
t W same customer. \ week ago Satur-
'ay II carriage drove up I" this mi,ia-
t ire aquarium dealers establishment,
, + on: ~:!iv!. t.is nI.u OF TIE button
| s|.;.,inl.l, 4 iivcrie,i :notn.:.n ln,m:. ",,v
OF the nrl"m.'a:.s thereto. '!'i" "s.';-
pant ri i,:,.:.ili:,cc took 'r.n il Il pair
| %. ,w" yail,u IL, rH,,> with Ealn:!: at
ta.:!ir.i. 80 .!4:,: they n,ivht w. .:.r:!td a>
are water buckets. These, l.' conveyed
into the store one at a tine. !ir iicm
| prr.t,tes! I" ,;:rr,:>, lac price "i' AZ
+, ,!,ay:,,,u wlir!l s..iir t"t:,ar is ,:,NrN.
| 'i';.r price was 81.
..\H ri..;.i.' sHis' the "tniic:n"n. I'm
ah-i,. But !" answered. ,,"insin" I"
; .,i~ r.,n-. 'i'vr ''.:.ht atcr for tll"
! ,al.x. with me. and >n";".>t y"n will
! n.:,kv ,!m 4 l..w..u".. on tha: r,"unl."
Tho ilnri:;:-':s! HAN l"Ok"; IT his Gus
;cn..: Aith :Es r.:i,: trade laU*t. and
r;.n::rkvii thai wa:', was unusually high
! this winter, that, "E Tie Wh..lr. IL wasn't
Tie. seriousness -: l'r ril~!niI,,r. how
! ever, a:,,ml'rsl the >"in";,nl loan. nml
ne quickly asked !,. cl;~,,.:.n'r y !,ai IT.
] c".,-i'icr:l y fair price 'or ,!!" water.
! Tine yr,, l.,nan said there wac t''ur .al-
Ions. an.i he thcu Ut iivc". NJ y GALLON
W",!i.: Im i square li.r,rc. THIS wa
! iinnn:lialr!v a.r.r'h to. AN, l'n'
,'iii;.r r'c. s:;i.>i. helm" paid. ~" Iii
f'.,.ull ::'. >avi,:. !r would s.,,: COR
.::r wHn!,' i',!sirt~:S.
! ~" can. !. -. !'r i.nnr,;' o. :, t,,.-
! !r;! avenue hardware '....itr. were II
va. :,..r:iHi'., !s"y wee. n.a.:,' :" or
L." i. :: NAN answering TX. u,~.r :'n
.r: r.r n.an with t." h,ltHn.
Nj Un i,l."" i,H,. ;ni- >iran:',. :iNiivil-
E.A i~'' an. :.:' ""' NJ. ill '!t;.y. k
! ,,,...r...l;l' :, il.n q, ", 4 .i''i rs.:;in-
,,:.n'. and :.:i::' :r.,n, ,Ia.n" the v,,,:,,'.
! :nin~ in Il ",c',! way j." ,.,> u" s..,::,.-
! ,ui marked lH,.u';.iri."> -. n.al.nt:. -.
| ,i.h,9,! t,!,r i..:,. ~ i:,.nr ";i>od.>. liz"
, ;',r ;:Irrt' w''r', ia ne .~,,,'" i,'.iri'i,it
: IN, i..:.,r Es:e From ~ ':.r ....i,i
!" ::~r";t..i:"'l i""ri"a~- :" ''rn u:.i'h,!'
! ~: Cincinnati.
T'r STRANGE! -.cr: :.h'H'' !';~ ,:,'n
'''.,n. f;"n! IL MAN -,r.',, ,;'n~:ui.h. y
: ;.;,-,;.i,..." ::.i~w.. i;:r H. description,
! smiths A,lj inquired whether ,',r.'i.
! man na:r :.ii,~ I" "I.t.I. i:-it" :,u
.yvr:rl liz :l, affirmative, l.e !.,...,I ::
s.n.ir y !'ni-, slender ,...i;:..r !..,',:
which H.. r""i,H',,l = uu-t '!ma:I s'...:"iI-
;,'n'r tiri;v-'vc ii'"hc- Ions. ;,ri :."n't
: ~ nj, IN '!i;,u"'"r. T;r.:.' VIZ > H.,
extending the whole !cn":h |a."iiii!..
.,.uin% :! IT,. t",H on. y" i1,vi~i:,r .:,uu.-
th;n:. and said - the y;.,l.':!:iIi: ~
wnIid Ike you IT, make hr.:s .,uh tot,
',.n". I've ia, ;:>'.r,'i it AMI l,ink .:"'i
vii: !in; it .!''~. il,r;ytw" incir": Ion"
rs y -iS-, i:.i,:h> ~ mel, in tliaa.tlrr
X u"h'r~:"c'! yNnl rirl:t:y.' said
tn "iin~.,i!h. vii" thought tax. fellow
c..sx,. 'v..;' wan: nr' IL ;n;:'' Il gum
around his :rn:'
''I.":!y." WAS tn" quick r,~pon".
'!i"w much will !, c,'>t:''
Tim trae',~.nian y:.; to ii..irinr and
presently answered: "i'II make .y.,i Il
! >i:,cl-!'a:r led gun, with this bore. for
Sis. aud a: durtin. ~ cents for the bri.
furnished. the bill will b.. $3.50.
Judge n: t!Ic surprise "f the gun -'niih
when III. customer promptly iH,ri ti:"
;,i!l, and, saying, !.c wonl'i ,:!'l for ,i.'
gun, departed.
An Illinois man with = foresight
worthy Of iettcr cause. popped the
;vuc>tiDn on q railroad train. and now
the maiden is ut i loss to decide ,,s Il,
which county she had better commence.
proceedings in for breach Of promise.
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