Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-11
PUTS AND CALLS.
Mrs. Bretsy, PUs=led and Curious, De-
nsdnds Gn Explanation.
TFrom the BROOKLYN EaClel

uSO1tuS uH A-Iptu""UO"
[From the Brooklyn Eaglel
81 believe you have gambled in Wall
street, Mr.. Breezy" said Mrs. Breezy,
helping her lord and master to cup Of
cLffee.
81 have specialized little in stocks,
dear, if that's what you mean, " sad Mr..
Breezy, unfolding his napkin.
"Same thing" said Mrs. Breezy;
"you can call it speculation; 1 know it's
gambling. How do they do it, anyway?
l read about puts and calls and strad-
dies, and buy three's, but I never can
make Gny head or tail out of it. sup
pose it's all some horrid slang you men
have invented"
"Well, no, DEAR" said Mr.. Breezy,
helping his better two-t thirds to a chop,
sit isn't exactly slang. You see, for in
stance, 1 buy hundred short"
"You do what ?" cried Mrs. Breezy.
81 buy a hundred Short" repeated
Mr.. Breezy.
"Well, what in the name OF common
sense do you mean by that ?" asked Mrs.
Breezy. "Why don't you talk United
States-I mean English? You buy a
hundred short, and what has short got to
do with it?"
off you will give me time I will ex-
plain, my dear" said Mr.. Breezy. You
see if man is long on stock he is"
"Long ON stock ?" said Mrs. Breezy
snow, what are you getting to? First
you are short and then you are long.
What does man want to get on stock
for, anyway ?"
"My dear, if you will allow me-"
"To be sure. Go ahead. Tell me
something about Wall street, but don't
talk nonsense" said Mrs. Breezy.
"Well, my dear, we will suppose that
have put on Wabash, and"
"There you go again." said Mrs.
Breezy. evil you or will you not
talk in language i can understand
What is Wabash, anyway? 1 suppose
it is another slang termp"
"No, that's stock, " said Mr.. Breezy;
"you see, dear, if I have a call on
Wabash or Northwestern"
off you call on the NorthwestP" cried
Mrs. Breezy; "are you really going
mad, Mr.. Breezy2 Well, I might ex.
pect as much from the life you have led
recently. What with clubs and politics,
you are going headlong to some terrible
fate"
"My dear, it will be impossible fol
me to explain anything unless you vii,
give me five minutes to do it in" sale
Mr.. Breezy, with unusual warmth
"Now, at the beginning of this weeA
Omaha preferred started at 1904 ant
1866"
"Omaha preferred asked Mrs
Breezy. "What is preferred? Who
preferred it What has Omaha got t.
do with New York and Wall street any
way, and what do you mean by lO6l?'
81 shall have to give it up" sa,d Mr.
Breezy in despairing voice.
Ono, Mr.. Breezy, have started on
to know something about Wall street
and 1 won't allow you to get out of it i
that way" said Mrs. Breezy, settini
herself more firmly in her chair. "Now
Mr.. Breezy, you will please drop slaul
and come to something l can under
stand. For instance, what is o bull
bear ?"
"Ha ha, ha-oh + laughed MI
Breezy.
"What do you mean by laughing q
me, Mr.. Breezy? I'm sure /"
"Ho, no, ha-oh!" and Mr.. Broez
inirly doubled up with laughter.
"Mr. Breezy, you hi-en't the mai
| ners of savage" cried Mrs. Breez,
, pushing back her chair, "and l don
believe you know any more about Wa
f. street than two-weeks' old baby" an
Mrs. Breezy made Hazael time to til
kitchen to take revenge upon the cool