The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-05-19
THE TWO sHERlDAAs.
Father and Son Of Whom Many Anec.
dotes Are Told.

OANO00 cOAs AAOAAAoos was 1nuNA cuNA
a parsonage as himself, especially
as regards a willful waste of money
and terrible propensity for getting
into debt.
It was the father who once won
a wager at Brookes Club, in Lon.
don. in most unexpected and al.
most incredible manner. Ore day
he walked into the club parlor
wearing pair of new Hessian boots
the fashion of the day-which
had been polished SO elaborately
that one might almost use one OF
them instead of looking glass, to
shave by. Sheridan, who was on
most familiar terms with every
member of the club, was instantly
challenged with the exclamation,
by more than one of them: "What
splendid boots? Who suffers, Sher-
ry?' the sufferer, in this case, usu-
ally being the person who had given
him credit.
After being merrily badgered in
this scoffing manner for few min
utes, Sheridan turned at bay, and
addressing the most noisy of his
tormentors, a nobleman with more
wealth than brains, said: IF your
lordship wishes to know how l got
these handsome Hessians I'll give
you fair chance of making guess.
I'll make fair wager of 50 guineas
that, in six guesses, you will not
arrive at the truth" The noble
man very naturally objected that
he never made wager without
having the stakes lodged in the
hands of a third person, whose duty
it was to decide and then hand the
money over to the winner.
By a lucky accident, Sheridan
happened to have money in his
pocket that day, SO the stakes were
duly deposited with member, who.
consented to act as umpire. This
done, the guessing began. Sheri-
dan had gone in debt for his boots /;
had stolen them; had borrowed
them; had found them; had them
as gift; had cheated some one out
of them. None of these guesses
were correct.
''Hand over the money!" said
Sheridan. You might guess through
a whole week of Sundays and net.
arrive at the truth. which simply is.-
l paid for these boots. and here's
the receipt"
Of course the money was handed
over, amid shouts of laughter.
There is another boot story told
Of Sheridan, which also arose out
Of a wager in one of the fashiona-
Die London clubs. no less a person
than the Prince Of Wales, afterward
George ", being one who took the
BET.
AS before, Sheridan walked into
he reception room of the club wear
ng a handsome pair of boots, evil
lently just out of the makers
aands. AS before, too, he was asked
1ow he got them, and declined to
,ay unless some one would lay a
wager with him. The Prince took
he bet, which was for 100 guineas
,ut, as neither of them happened
o have the money in hand, the
ceremony of depositing the stakes
n the hands of a third person had
o be dispensed with.
Then the Prince began his six
,uesses. Of course, he guessed, but
lot correctly, that Sheridan had
,aid, had gone in debt, and so on,
,ut did not come near the fact.
AS Sheridan told the story. which
vas believed, he had obtained his
1essians by duplex movement of
which would have been
egally regarded as closely akin to
winding. 1t appeared, on Sher-
dams own showing, that he wanted
new pair of boots, and being SO
Ieeply in debt to all the fashiona-
lie sons of Crispus in London, he
lad sent his valet to the two best,
rdering pair from each, the con-
lition being "cash on delivery"
nd that one of these great cord
gainers should deliver the pedal
overings not a minute later than
O O'Clock in the morning, while
he other was to send his in precise
y half an hour later. Accordingly
he messenger of Mr.. A., who was
igidly instructed not to leave the
ouse without the money, was at
;heridan's house precisely at 10
nd found Sheridan at breakfast.
The boots were tried on, and gave
auch satisfaction, except that there
yas a painful pressure, Sheridan
aid, on a bunion on his left foot.
"As | do not intend to go out be-
ore noon," the great Jersey Diddler
aid, "there is time to put that boot
h the last for an hour or SO to ease
J. Take it with you and be sure
0 bring it back before II o'clock.
The messenger had been some
IN minutes out of the house, TAX
1g the delinquent boot with him
> be LASTED" when Mr.. BIS ennis
ary appeared with his pair OF