Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26


gain. You see it looks entirely new.
Yes, it certainly does, sad Mrs.
Christy. land exactly like yours, too,
dear Aren't YOU iesting?'
mo, no, no, SAID her spouse. You
know | only bought mine Il week ago.
! presume t is the newest style, and
William has none yet He means to
yet a cheaper one. So to-day, while
WAS in the office, in walked an old
mana venerable old gentleman.
"'Sr,' says he, Il am maN who
does not find himself getting on well
and am forced to try gon@ about
among the gentlemen. am a tailor.
I have made an expensive oyercoat
for a gentleman. Fifty dollars was
the price and he did not pay me. So
S hen lie had it on his back one dag !
said: "Sir, pay me-" Aud he said:
You may wait until | am ready
This is your honest Christian against
poor jew
"'Yes, yes said /, but ! under
stand he had not true Christian prin-
ciples, my good friend
VERY well, | believe not, said my
old man. Bat when this happened |
exercised my cunning. said to him:
Every well, sir, | will wait But
see there is button loose. will fasten
It for you. | have silk and needle
here
"'Ah,' said he, Just like you to
leave it that way;' and off comes the
coat
lyon shall get it again the next
day after never said |. So away
walked. | would sell it for $50, which
IS very cheap.
a looked at the coat, which lie un-
folded from a paper.
"'Guess it viii lit my son, said I.
III trv it on and we'li see.
so it did.
Then, said /, now, you see, do
this to make up to you, as far as can,
for that other fellows rascality.
You are an honest gentleman
said he, 'and l will repay you by
great bargain. | must sell my solid
silver spoons, | meant to melt them,
not to expose my poverty, but you
shall have the dozen for $40
well, of course, | jumped at that
Mr.. Christy here laid the spoons on
the table-"and took out little $50
bill.
Forty said l, but he had some
thing else.
"'My wife is trying to sell her
shawl, he said.
"Well, / looked at the shawl he
shook out
you shall have it for s., as a sam
Pile Of generosity he said.
well, / knew you'd like it, my dear
1t looks like one used to admire you
in wucn | courted you-red centre,
cashmere border" and Mr.. Christy
shook out the fods-the old shawl
Mrs. Christy had exchanged for the
vases ttat morning. She knew that
ut once. She could not mistake it.
But as she looked at her husband.
beaniug and twinklng with good
humor, size could not bear to utter the
truth outright.
Thirty for the coat and ten for the
spoons, he said merrilv, and five for
the shawl; and this is all have out OF
my little $50 bill. Poor old fellow
The last five he had in the world. he
said. Hullo! What is this?' Mr.
Christy put on his glasses aud looked
at the bill. Your name is written on
it in red ink, my dear Caroline
C risty. All, This is counterfeit,
Why, what in thunder"
"Ohr cried William, at this mo-
ment entering Mt the door. "That's
bill mother took long while ago-a
counterfeit."
And it has come back to me, said
Mr.. Christy. you never passed it,
Caroline. Perhaps some servant took
IT, What a fool l was not to put ON
my glasses. =
I'VE both need spectacles," said
Mrs. Chr'sty MY dear, neither Of
us can laugh at the other. We are
completely sold;' and when had
told her story it became very plain to
all Of them that tie peddler who had
stolen the coat, spoons aud the couu-
terfeit bill from Mrs. Christy had by
chance entered MI. Chrstys office in
MS business travels; ,hat he lad sold
him back his own stolen coat. his own
plated spoons, under the guisc of
wonderful bargain in solid silver; and
that for TIE shawl which had been
part payment for vases not Orth three
dollars he had received five.
Happily the Christy family were
tolerably we'll on, and could afford to
laugh Mt the farce in which they had
taken so prominent a part, and Mrs.
Christy declared she was glad to re-
cover the shawl that her husband re-
membered her n in counting days.
A member OF the police force called
shortly after 10 state that the thief
could not be traced and was no doubt
very cunning fellow; but the Christy
family dJd not coniide their joke to
this yorthy officer. They kept it in the
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