Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-07-29
VERY FUNNY.
a Joke That Did Not Yield tho AntIcr
patcd Amusement

pated Amusement.
Practical jokes are never quite SC
thoroughly satisfactory as when they
react upon the perpetrator. A gerftle.
man who is noted for his fondness for
pleasantly attempted the other day tc
have little amusement ut the expense
Of his wife lie was passing along
the street, when toy in awindow at.
tracted his attention. The more he ex.
amined it the more he became con.
vinced that it possessed great posi-
bilities in the way of mystifying his
friends and thus entertaining himself,
He purchased one and started home in
great glee.-
The toy was a contriYance with two
rollers and a crank like. clothes
wringer. 1t was very appropriately
caf1ed a magie -nroney-malser, for ifa
piece of paper were put between the
rollers and the crank turned, there
would come out on the other side new
crisp blll-one dollar, five dollars, ten
dollars, in short bill of any denomi-
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 The
turning of the crank rolled the 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 oper-
ator.
To insert plain piece of white or
brown paper between the rollers and to
take out of the other side ten-dollar
bill was, of course, a mysterious and in
teresting 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 there3' asked
his wife.
"Sh-," 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 or
the table and asked her to cut him a
piece of paper of the size of dollar
bill, which she did.
Now" he said, 81 suppose you would
ike nice crisp ten-dollar bill, wouldn't
you?'
why" she replied. touched by such
spontaneous and unusual generosity
II dare say l could find plenty of uses
for new ten-dollar bill, or even an ole
one"
VERY well, my dear, you shall have
one" And starting between the roll
ers the piece of paper she had cut hin
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 a moment speeches.
with establishment Then she eX
claim: "Why, what in the world arr
you doing? Don't You know you'll b,
arrested for countcrfeiting? Stop it
and throw that thing right away"
Il dare say" continued her husband
outwardly calm, but inwardly shaker
with laughter, you could use snothe
ten, You can have it just as well al
not, 1t only takes a minute" An cut
ting another piece from the newspape
he rolled it in, and rolled out a sccOnt
bill.
81 tell you, George" exclaimed tn,
now thoroughly excited woman, "yo,
shall not do this. Somcbody'll certainl,
find it out, and you'll be arrested, II
destroy these counterfeits just as fas
as You make them," And before he
humorous husband knew what she wa
doing, she caught up the two bills ant
tore them into twenty pieces.
The unfortunate joker spent his lcis
ure time for the next week in pastinl
the fragments together.-Youths Com
panion.