The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
A SHARP DEBTOR.
Hs~ He Secured an Extension from His
Creditors.

Avery amusing story Is going the
rounds in Vienna. Among the promi
nent citizens of the capital of the Aus.
TRAN Empire is gentleman whom we
shall call Herr Fritz He is the pro.
prietor of large factory. and is, more
over, well-known as Q jovial, whole
souled fellow. who delights to give large
dinner parties.
Not long since he sent out invitations
to all his business friends to partake of
his hospitality at q dinner party.
Herr Fritz was known to be a good
entertainer. His wines were so good
that some members of the nobility,
whose social status was much higher
than that of Herr Fritz, condescended
to associate with him, SO they could
guzzle some of his fine wines. His cook
was q major general among cooks. As
might be inferred, all the invited
guests were present st the appointed
hour They were disappointed in their
expectations, bat agreeably so, for the
banquet was even more excellent than
any they had ever attended. The menu
was conceded by experienced gour-
mandS who made menus their speciality,
to be head and shoulders over any thew
had ever tackled. The wines were not
MT for prince. They were too good.
1t occurred to some of the guests, who
we're not a. busy as the rest with their
knives aud forks. that it was little
singular that neither the wife nor
daughters of the host were present, but
they supposed that perhaps they had
gone 10 the skating rink. 1t was a reg
ular stag party.
AT first, as is frequently the case at a
dinner party at which there are gentle
men only. the proceedings were some
what tedious. BY degrees, however,
the guests became more lively under
the stimulating influence of the wines.
Their tongues became looSened by the
frequent lubrications, and there was a
How Of geniality aad wit, such as is
found only on press excursions.
Good humOr prevailed to an almost
alarming extent. Everybody present
WAS in an hilarious mood. Just at this
crisis Herr Fritz stood up and intimated
hat he would like TO make few re-
marks.
Bravo said fat man with a red
face pounding ou the table with the
handle of his knife.
Now We will hear something FUNNY"
another guest, getting his
mouth ready To laugh.
Speech! Speech exclaimed several
of the guests who had contemplated the
wine when it was red.
There was sOlemnity about the host
that almost convulsed the merry gentle
men present.
Gentlemen, see around me all nv
creditors, and L have some very import
ant information to impart to you"
and he paused.
The fat man, to whom Herr Fritz was
owing 10000 marks, turned trile pale,
and seemed to be unable to close his
in which he had deposited a
morsel Of pate de toie grdS.
Several other creditors looked at each
other.
Gentlemen" continued the orator, |
'.you will regret to hear that ana
Roars of laughter. THAT is goCd;"
''Oyer the hills to the poor house, sang
another.
The orator did not join in the laugh
er. With increased solemnity he said: |
'I wish, gentlemen, for your sakes
md for my sake, that was testing, but
am not. Of late have experienced |
evere losses. 1t is impossible for me
o meet my obligations. II. however,
-ou gentlemen are willing to give me
TX months time, can pay off every
hing, and save my hOnor-and nv
ife, for'-and here Herr Fritz drew 8
evolver-'l propose to blow out my
,rains in your presence" and he
placed the deadly weapon to his temple.
The Mortified guests sprang to their
eet. A few of the more courageous en-
to wrest the revolver from the
desperate man, but they did not sue
eed. Herr Fritz declared that he
would not give up the revolver until q
ertain document. giving him an ex-
ension of six months, was signed, and
e suddenly drew the document from
is breast pocket.
As we have already intimated, all the
reditors, owing to the wine, we're in 8
most genial mood. They had perfect
onfidence in the honesty and ability of
Ierr Fritz, and in q few minutes the
document was signed by all the creditors
( Herr Fritz.
Then the merriment was renewed In
arrest although there was a hollow
ing in the laugh of the fat man that told
Z an aching heart Fritz put up his
evolver. which, so it has been intimat-
d. was not even loaded. Translated
rom 6ae German for 7srds Siifinos.
From what 1 aave seen" said the
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