The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-04-12
The Long and Short of 1t.

There lived in Saco, Me-, many Years ago Il
man named Jerry Codrilge who had an UNI
earthly long nose. This extended probo>ci>
troubled him 50 much that he made vow that
when he met a man who had a longer one he
| would present him with silver half dollar
with the proviSo that the man who got the half
dollar would do likewise when he came across
| Il man who was superior in this line than him
self.
When Jerry appeared in public he was greet
ed with all kinds of compliments upon the size
of his nose. and it got to be colnnon thing
for him to be Saluted with Hello, Jerry how's
your fsurehead:' or well, pumphanIia, how
do you wag today" and kM,rcd remarks.
When the cold north wind came down from
among the Maine lakes it took particular de
light i'll care>>ing the end of Jerry'> probo>cl>.
painting it garnet red and making it tiu-ic
like IA carpenters thumb hit with IL hammer
Jerry's friends advised him to have "A fur mun
made to carry his horn in. ami tui him hag he
should take service with the COY crnnent rs Il
fog signal.
One day Jerry went 10 Portland, and when
lie returned he was greeted with "Oh! pIoush-
share. what have you turned up to-,!ay:''
Nv ell. SAID derry, quiverin@ With excite
mrnt and joy. II have seen a man III Fort
land who had longer nose than have
''lmpos>ible,' said his friend, there isn't
another such nosc on the face Of the earth
"Ail right, said Jerry. IF you don't be-
ieve me will exhibit The documents to prove
it," At this he produced a receipt which read ::
| Received from Jeremiah Codi,i@e 30 cents in
consideration OF having a longer II 'se than he has.
JAMS BALLARD.
| ''Ihat half dollar" said Jerry, "ht> cone to
| Smyrna on a merchantmen. and will tell YOU
how it happened. | Went to a hotel to get my
| dinner, and as l sat down at the table SAW a
| man sitting opposite me who gaZeu at me with
what took to he an in>olent stare. When
| got a good look at him forgot my ,eformity.
and immediately reached my hand across the
| table and said:
"Shake, neighbor; l believe 1 owe you 30
cents
"IIow's that!" says he.
| "W ell,' says l, Il have made vow that if
| ever met a man who had longer nose than
have would give him 80 cents, providing he
| would do the same when he met Il man whose
nose discounted his" AT once the whole dining
room was in an uproar of laughter, and the
stranger said Its bargain Pulling out his
note book he wrote the receipt and gave him
80 cents. | afterward learned that he was cap
tain of packet ship outward bound for
| Smyrna, Syria.'
After this Jerry had peace about his long
nose, and the silver half dollar was taken by
| Capt Ballard to Smyrna. There it was turned
| over to an English mate of an East In,liaman
bound through the SueZ Canal to Madras The
| Engishman carried it for several wears and
| finally landed in San Francisco. where he hay
| ing hard streak of luck, enlisted in the United
| States regular army, and went up among the
Backfeet Indians, near Fort Benton. W here he
| was made prisoner.
| After being tortured in every conceivable
| way by the Indians they cut off his nose and
| set him at liberty. lie finally drifted to Boston,
| and as he was walking one day on Washington
| street who should he meet one day but Jerry
| Having heard from Capt Ballard how he came
in possession of the silver piece, he recognized
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