The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-25
AN INGENIOUS Joke.
It Does Not Save It's Effects, But
Costs the Psrpetrator $40


Costs the Psrpetrator $40.
From the Youths Companion.
Practical jokes are never quite so thor
oughly satisfactory as when they react on
the perpetrstor. A gentleman who is noted
for his fondneSs for pleasantly attempted
the other day TO have a little amusement
at the expense Of his wife. He was passing
along the street when toy in a window at
tracted his attention. The more he examined
It the more he becamS convinced that IL
possessed great possibilities in the way of
mystifyiug his friends aid thus entertain.
ing himself. He purchased one and started
home in great glee.
The toy was little coutrivsnce with two
rollers and crank like clothes wriuger.
II was very appropriately called magic
money maker, for if q piece of paper were
put between the rollers and the crank
turned there would come out on the otler
side new crisp bill-Sl, IS, $40. In shoro a
bill Of any denomination within the limits
Of the operators financial conditton.
The secret was simple enough. Both roll
ers were hollow, and into one several bills
were carefully rolled. The turning Of the
Drank rolled the piece OF paper into one
cylinder and at the same time one of the
inciosed bills was rolled out OF the other
20 the operator.
To insert a plain piece of white or brown
paper between the rollers and TO take out Of
the other side a $40 bill was, Of course, a
mysterious and interesting performance,
and the gentleman promised himself con-
siderable amusement.
He secured several ne " $40 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. Dont say word; III tell you
all about it after while. It's a new in
vention I've got hold of and our fortune is
made.n
He put the little machine carefully on
the table and asked her to cut him piece
did. ~ '8d.
Now he said, suppose you would like
a nice crisp $40 bill, wouldn't you"
why she rel lied, touched by such
spontaneous aud unusual generosity, II dare
say l could find plenty of uses for a new $40
bill, or even an Old one"
Every well, my dear, you shall have one"
And starting between the rollers the piece
of paper she had cut him out he turned the
crank aud out from the other side rol ed
beautiful crisp greeuhack, which he passed
to her, saying, II think you will concede,
my dear. that this is the quickest way of
making money YOU ever saw"
She stood for O moment speeches. with
astonishment. Then she exclaimed. "Why,
what in the world are you doing, Don't
you know you'll be arrested for counterfeit
ing? Stop it, and throw that thing right
away"
- dare say" continued her husband, out
wardly calm but inwardly shaken with
laughter, you could uss another ten. You
can have it just as well as not. 1t only takes
a minute" And cutting another piece from
the newspaper he roll it in, aud rolled out
second bill.
Il tell you, George" exclaimed the thor
oughly excited woman, you shall not do
this Somebodyll certainly find it out and
you'll b. arrest d. I'll destroy these coun-
terfeits just as fast you make them" And
before her humorous husband knew what
she was doing she caught up the two bills
and tore them into twenty pieces. The I'M
fortunate joker spent his leisure time for
the next week IN FASTING the fragments to-
gether.