St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-08-20
VERY FUNNY.
4 Joke That Dsa Net Y1eia the Aoseee'
rated Anuo00e0t.

Practical jokes are never quite @
thoroughly satisfactory Is when they
react upon the perpetrator. A gentle
man who is noted for his fondness for
pleasantly attempted the other day to
have little amusement At the expense
of his wife. lie was passing along
the street. when toy in window at
tracted his attention. The more he ex-
amined il the more he became con.
vinccd that it possessed great possi-
bilities in the way of mystifying his
friends and thus entertaining himself
He purchased one and started homo In
great glee.
The toy was q contrivance with two
wringer. 1t was very appropriately
called a magic money-maker, for II .
piece of paper were put between the
rollers and the crank turned, tho 70
would come out on the other side new
crisp blll-one dollar, i've dollars, ten
dollars, in short bill of any dencmi-
nation within the limit of the opera
tors financial condition.
The secret was simple enough. Both
rollers were hollow, and into one sew
eral bills were carefully rolled. Tho
turning Of the crank rolled the piece of
paper into one cylinder. and at tho
came time one Of the enclosed bills was
rolled ont Of the other. The secret was
supposed to be known only to the Oper.
ator.
To insert . plain piece of white or
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take out of the other side ten-dOllar
bill was, Of course, mysterious and in
tcresting performance. and the gentle
man promised himself considerable
amusement
He secured several new ten-dOllar
bills, and after practicing the trick once
or twice went home.
''What have you got there?" asked
his wife.
Ssh" he exclaimed. raising his hand
warningly, Don't say word: I'll tell
you all about it after while. It's a
new invention I've got hold OF, and our
fortune is made"
He put the little machine carefully on
the table and asked her to cut him .
piece Of paper of the size of , dollar
bill. which she did.
"Now," he said, II suppose you would
like nice crisp ten-dollar bill, wouldn't
your
"Why," she replied. touched by such
spontaneous and unusual generosity,
II dare say I could find plenty of uses
for new ten-dollar bill, or even an old
one."
Every well, my dear, you shall have
,ne." And starting between the roll
ers the piece Of paper she had cut him
he turned the crank. and out from the
other side rolled beautiful crisp green
back. which he passed to her, saying:
81 think you will concede, my dear,
that this is the quickest way of making
money you ever saw"
She stood for . moment speechless
with establishment. Then she ex.
claim: "Why, what in the world are
you doing? Don't you know you'll be
arrested for counterfeiting? Stop it,
and throw that thing right away"
II dare say" continued her husband,
outwardly calm. but inwardly shaken
with laughter, "you could use another
ten. You can have it just as well at
not 1t only takes . minute" An cut
ting another piece from the newspaper
he rolled il in, and rolled out . second
bill.
81 tell You. George" exclaimed the
now thoroughly excited woman, '.you
shall not do this. Somebody'll certainly
find it ont, and you'll be arrested. III
destroy these counterfeits just rs fast
Is you make Them" And before her
humorous husband knew what she va.
doing. she caught mp the two bills anc
tore them into twenty pieces.
The unfortunate joker spent his leis-
ure time for the next week in pastine
the fragments together.-Youth's Com.
panion.