The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-01

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Two cute Gaps FROM Tie Guy, o,apus;bly
selling lightning rods and incidentally
| picking up all the rural snaps they could
find, pulled up at farmers house not long
ago out in Washtenaw county and wanted
dinner aud horse fed. The farmer took
them in, and they sized him up and pro
cetded to take him in also lie was very
green, and every chestnut they told hun
tickled him immensely. After dinner they
gave him cigar and told him other old
stories, and at last one of tnem noticed
the old clock on the mantel with its long
pendulum swinging to aud fro. Now,
there is thing" said one, with wink at
the other that looks simple and easy, yet
not one man in million can do it,"
whats thatS" asked the farmer limo
Gently and curiously.
/ why, concentrating ones mind on one
thing for any given time say for an hour.
Do you believe you could watch that pen
dulnm for that long and count its strokes
each time aloudf"
.! don't believe i'll know It,, asserted
the farmer
Maybe you'd like to bet something on
it," ventured one of the men iEsinuatiugly.
well, hain't got much" hestated the
farmer, but I'll 20 you 500 on It,"
The city man didn't think he had that
much, but he managed to find it and then
said he was ready.
Wait till go and get mine," remarked
the farmer, and he went out and came back
in two or three minutes with the money.
Let our friend hold the stakes" sug.
gested the willy city man.
Course" assented the honest farmer,
and then the count began.
The old fellow kept his eye on the pen.
dulum and his tongue ON the count, and at
the end of the first quarter one of the men
suggested that the other Nigh go out and
look up the horse, so they would be ready
to start when the count was done. They
were wise enough to let the stakeholder
remain, SO as not to excite suspicion.
though the old man was such an easy one
that such thing seemed impossible At
the end of the second quarter the man re
turned.
go on with the count" he said. THE
last half is where | win"
The old man was getting tired, and he
braced himself, but of course he could not
reply and keep up the count also.
"lfyou' II excuse my friend just minute"
continued the man, I'D ike to have him
90 out to the buggy with me to fix some
thing that's broken. He'll be back right
away, and we'll trust you to count fair"
The man got up to go. The farmer kept
right on counting, but he dropped his hand
in his coat pocket and came out with big,
ugly looking pistol. Henever said "a word,
exc ept that interminable Cou ting but he
GOV cred them with the qua a ID shook his
heed warningly. They made move, and
they saw the self cooking Lam ner begin to
rise slowly, and they stopped. The old man
kel right on counting, arl the two wor-
thin = stood there trembling.
Call it a draw" said on.
Take the stakes" pie del the other,
but the old man shook his he d and kept
on counting, aud at last the h Ir was up.
There by thunder" he ex aimed in
tor Of eXultation and re eff 81 knowed
could do it. Now, ham u over that
mo ley and pay for yer din err nd the horse
feel, and say" he continued, they hand
ed il out, "supposin you { We ne SIS extra
for wear and tear"
They kicked, but he threat, ned to drive
the N before his gun to t e earest town
rnC hand them over to tn, a thorities, so
the gave him the SIS for veal and tear
Now, git out of here" lie aid, kicking
the n both out of the house and calling the
dog, "and If you've got any friends that
thinks as you do, send 'em around. DE
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