The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-10
AN INGENIOUS JOKE.
1t Does Have Its Effect, but Costs thu
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Perpetrator Twenty Dollars.
Practical jokes are never quite so salts
factory as when they react on the perpe.
traitor A gentleman who is noted for
his pleasantly attempted the other day
to have little. amusement at the expense
of his wife. He was passing along the
street when toy in window attracted
his attention. The more he examined it
the more he became convinced that it
possessed great possibilities in the way
tertaining himself. He purchased one
and started home in great glee.
The toy was little continuance with
two rollers and a crank like a clothes
wringer 1t was very appropriately
called magic money-maker, for if
piece of paper was put between the roll
lers and the crank turned there would
come out on the other side new crisp
bill-S1, So, $40, in short a bill of any
denomination within the limits of the
operators financial condition. The Sc
cret was simple enough. Both rollers
were hollow, and into one several bills
were carefully rolled. The turning of
the crank rolled piece of paper into one
cylinder and at the same time one of the
enclosed bills was rolled out of the other.
The secret was supposed to be known
only to the operator
To insert plain piece of white or
brown paper between the rollers and to
take out of the other side $40 bill, was,
of course, a mysterious and interesting
performance and the gentleman promised
himself considerable amusement.
He procured several new $40 bills and
after practicing the trick several times
went home.
"What have you got there?" asked his
wife.
"Sh-" he exclaimed, raising his hand
warningly. Don't say wori; I'll tell
you all about it after while. Its a new
invention I've got hold of and our for
tune is made.
He put the little machine carefully on
the table and asked her to cut him a
piece of paper of the size of $40 bill,
which she did.
"Now," he said. 81 suppose you
would like nice crisp $40 bill, wouldn't
you?"
why" she replied, touched by such
spontaneous generosity, 81 dare say
could find plenty of uses for a new $40
bill, or even an old one"
Very well, my dear, you shall have
one." And starting between the rollers
the piece of paper she had cut he turned
the crank, and out from the other side
rolled beautiful crisp greenback, which
he passed to her, saying, 81 think you
will concede, my ar, that this is the
quickest way of making money that you
ever saw"
She stood for moment speechless with
astonishment. Then she exclaimed:
"Why, what in the world are you doing?
Don't you know you will be arrested for
counterfeiting? Stop it, and throw that
thing right away"
81 dare say" continued her husband,
outwardly calm but ihwardly shaking
with laughter, you could ''use
another ten. You can have it
just as well as not. 1t only takes
minute" And cutting another
piece from the newspaper he rolled it in,
and rolled out second bill.
81 tell you, George" exclaimed the
now thoroughly excited woman, you
shall not do this. Somebody'll find it
out and you'll be arrested. rll destroy
these counterfeits just as fast as you
make themw And before her humorous
husband knew what she was doing she
caught up the two bills and tore them
into twenty pieces. The unfortunate
joker spent his spare time for the next
week in FASTING the fragments together
-YOutHs Companion.