New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
THE .rER1GE MANS CREDTLITH.
ITu0rGu THE BROKER TELLS SOME STORIES
TO UPHOLD HIS THEORIES. THE LAVE
YER Is NOT CONVINCED.

ro rpuoLp HIS THEORIES THE LAW.
YER IS NOT CONVINCED.
They wandered from subject to subject IN "..s,.
AMY over their coffee and csars as men oi''n " ~.
,,ov have enjoyed good dinner ultH 'ie UioN''
~, a.: f,vorite hObby-the average MAN .
M. ,ompauion lawyer, disagreed WIN hri' a.a
49,. ~ orc. started them on lively argument
After few minutes Of general o'S'"'''0"' '"'
slid ,,o ,ro,tv GOOD
,orv ANYHOW. and perfectly true. almost ihcreci''o
os II seems In the town where was Dor" ,'i'.'
IN old river captain named stewart VINO - " -
nr,ctical Joker The proprietor OF one VI w -,
botes in the place Is Il rather pompou' anu -,
IA n,,p stewart walked into The Office OF the n''''
one day. f:w years ago ana ur'""7 ~ could
dollar baul,notc asked tho proprietor II he GUN
rbonro an sll bill The old follow said YES anu
,,ot ,he bill. which, sure enough, had 'he h"'"1'
,l.v.o I'm the corners and just glanclnS Al H. 'a"u'
,,e amount In change to stewart Inc 'o"''
added another figure In Ink 10 the nuihp'1' ~, Wv
Mn and a, the proprietor did not Ike 10 a'N.o"'1se
that he had never seen 81 bill before lie nau o'''
glanced at II casually before putting IN te ora~'t
Stewart walked out OF the hoeI anu '0 ~ 49,
he met about the joke.
\,out fifteen minutes after stewart went away
man walked In and said 10 the proprietor -
- Ne. kennedy understand that you have an sli
lin here; may | look at IT. / never saw one
Kennedy produced H. aud the man marveHeu o,'r
# for several minutes Before he GOT through eN'"'"
ing il another man walked in and asked y SIC NV
bill and then another ard another. Finally he'-
n,.lv's curiosity became excited. ANA he tousnt ne
world see what the bill really looked Hike lie 81" At
once low 70 had been liked AMI i> ia'' Wa 4 s'u"H
Thc Lows shouted with laushter and the old fellow haa
f. aclnov lolg, that the drinks were on hin anu 10
set them up like man ,.u
ilum TIA, was funny commented the H"Eer'
,... sal
Stewart went to picnic one day with some men, ana
one ~ Them had on brand ncw Int be had Just
Louglt I'm the city, Il VA, an alro, White derby ana
il AT once aitt,ctcd strvIts attention.
We'll" BE- said. going up 10 the young man.
.you've got one OF those now hats have you Let's
look ~ IT
IN, follow took Il of with some show OF Plu' ai'a
handed II oy,r for inspections
+ saw one Of them hat, the other day in the clt'''
said stewart 10 The little group OF who had saith
cr,d around him. and | Ind half mind ID get H.
lint q, ! W., i'm a hurry didn't step. They are
something entirely now gLcy don't barn. YOU know.
I'd like to have that hat; what'll you take for II ="
i don't want TO ell it, answered the oWrer'
crianng with pleasur, being the object o. 80 mnca
attention. i didn't know Il "aS hie-plOo.' t"oush'
Are yen sa,e about IT,
.0h. ye,.' repied stewart confidently Gel 1t
to me ana III show NoH
10. II you're sure. I'll Uy II my SELL ana the
young count.yman walked over 30 d wood fire. followed
hy the crowd OF who had been sIpins with "ohde'
N tie reported qualities OF the new hat.
How will pat T. IN - he asked Stewart, VINO
stood npar Is. Win lo0. Of intense interest on his
face.
ooh. chuck 1t right in It can't hurt IT, rerhed
the joker.
80 the Innocent victim threw his hat into the fre'
which of ccu.se. made short work OF It, The man
face VA, conViIls-d With rage ana establishment anu
HI, temper wa, not improved when the crowd OF
men burst into "A roar. lie looked around FOR sew,
ari hpt that gentleman lad dl-,rcety disappeared.
" on COMO OIL GO ahd tell tia; t. the niafln@s Is
yoir experience Nou can't make me believe SUI"
iniry STORIES" said bis nntt0r. - ,ha
men myself" 1900, .,orios
You did hey Well they're pretty go'i s.o or
anyway. Hang the discussion let's have some'nhs
drink"