Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-04-06

Whcn tnlnbs went wrong with MINI
little cross.
Mr. Christy, however, returned tha
evening in high good humor. More
over, he had an ovGrooat upon hi
arm. Could it bo that ho had com,
back for it, after all, and chat tho thief
had been limited to the spoons and The
counterfeit bank note?
al thought you went without youl
coat" she said, with littlc rcjoiccfu
leap of thc heart, rs sho seemed to rec
ognize the garment by its form and
color.
But Mr.. Christy laughed.
80 did," he said so | did. No,
this is new coat. l bought IL for Will.
liam. My son William Is as tall as
am, and nearly rs stout and this fits
me snugly-snugly. came across il
in queer way. 1t is quite bargain,
You see, 1t looks entirely ncw."
Yes, 1t certainly does" said Mrs.
Christy, land exactly like yours. too,
dear. Aren't you jestingP"
No, no, no" said her spouse. "You
know only bought minc a week ago.
l presume it is the newest style, and
William has none yet. He means to
get cheaper one. So to-day, while |
was in the Office, In walked an old
mana venerable old gentleman.
"Sir,' says he. i am man who
does not find himself getting on we'll
and am forced to try going about
among the gentlemen, l am tailor
l have made an expensive ovorcoat for
agentlemnn. Fifty dollars was the price,
and he did not pay me. So when he
had it on his back one day said: "Sir,
pay me-" And he said: "You may
wait until am ready" This is your
honest Christian against poor Jew
"'Yes, yes said ]. but l under
stand he had not true Christian princi-
pies, my good friend
"'Vcry well, believe not, said my
old man. But when this happened |
exercised my cunning. i said to him:
"Very well. sir, l will wait But |
see there is button loose. will fas-
ten it for you. | have silk and needle
here
"Ah, said lie, Just like you to leave
IL that way and of comes tho coat.
"'You shall get it again next day af-
ter never, said |, SO away walked.
l would sell it for thirty dollars, which
isvery cheap,
II lookel at the coat, which he un-
folded from paper,
"'Guess it will fit my SON., said l.
I'll try it on and Wei soe.'
$50 1t did.
"'Said l, now, you sec, 1 do this to
make up to you, as far rs can, for the
other fellows rascality.'
"You are an honest gentleman, said
he, and will repay you by great
bargain. must sell my solid silver
spoons. / meant to melt them. not to ex-
pose my poverty, but you shall have
the dozen for ten dollars.
We'll, of course, jumped at that"
Mr.. Christy here laid the spoons on
the tablc-'.and took out little fifty
dollar bill"
Forty said |, but he had some-
thing else.
my wife is trying to sell her shawl
he said.
"Well. l looked at the shawl he shook
ont.
You shall have 1t for five dol
lars, MS sample of my generosity, "he
said.
"Well, Iknew you'd like it, my dear.
1t looks like one l used to admire you
in when ! courtod you-red center,
cashmere border" and Mr.. Christy
shook out the folds-the old shawl
Mrs. Christy had exchanged for the
vases that morning. She knew that Mt
once. She could not mistake it. But
as she looked at her husband. beaming
and twinkling with good humor, she
could rot bear to utter the truth out
right
Thirty for the coat and ten for the
spoons" he said, merrily, and five for
the shawl; and this is all have out of
my little fifty-dollar bill. Poor old fell
low! The last five he had in the world.
he said. Hullol What is thisP" Mr..
Christy put on his glasses and looked
Mt the bill. "Your name is written on
it in red ink, my dear - Caroline
Christy. Oh, This is counterfeit
Why, what in thunder
"Oh!" cried William, at this moment
entering at the door That's bill
mother took a long while ago-a coun-
terfeit."
"And it has come back to me-" said
Mr.. Christy "You never passed it,
Caroline. Perhaps some servant took
it. What fool / was not to put on my
glasses!"
1--WE both need spectacles," said
Mrs. Christy. "My DEAR neither of us
can laugh at the other. We are both
completely sold" And when she had
told her story it became very plain to
all of them that the peddler who had
stolen the coat, spoons and counterfeit
bill from Mrs. Christy had by chance
entered Mr.. Christy's Office in his bus
mess travels; that he had sold him
back his own stolen coat, his own
plated spoons, under the guise of a
wonderful bargain in solid silver; and
that for The shawl, which had been
part payment for vases not worth three
dollars he had received five.
Happily the Christy family were toll
erably well of, and could afIorl to
laugh at the farce in which they
had taken so prominent part, and
Mrs. Christy declared she was glad to
recover the shawl that her husband re-
membered her in in her counting days.
A member of the police force called