The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-01-22


but the moment he had exhibited
ESau's photograph the landlords wife
exclaimed:-''Ach Colt. ia; this is the
portrait of the man who is travelling
with his we'll beloved bride. Mein
Herr, this so tenderly attached couple
are dining now off veal culets and
Rhenish wine. Shall 1 take in your
card9"
mo, I will go into the dining room,
and there sit down-perchance eat.
said Herr Hanse.
PRAY do 80, gracious sr-a dish OF
sausages steWed with prunes has just
come in" answered the landlady. Hi,
Fritz, a customer"
Fritz was the landlord, a thick fell
low, with a mustache, and with a nap
kin over his arm, who came forward
bowling, and ushered Herr Hansen into
the dining room. Now, the banker,
having had ample leisure to study the
photograph, had decided that Esau
possessed very few of the Hansen
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more when he beheld Esau in the
flesh. Pleased with himself, however,
for having run the peccant Esau to
earth alone, without police aid, Herr
Zebedee was almost good humored as
he advanced to the table, hat in hand,
and said, with a hooking al. -
Good day, my nephew EsauI"
"WhatI" exclaimed the youth thus
addressed, and he started to his feet
with disturbance depicted on his physi
ognomy.
"Sit down, nephew, sit down." said
Herr Zebedee, forcing the reprobate
into his seat with gentle violence. eve
are going to have some talk, and
(here he lowered his voice. if you try
to escape I shall hand you over to the
police"
"Kellner, " said Herr Zebedee, "bring
me a dish of sausages and prunes, with
a half bottle of Rudesheim." He di-
vested himself of his hat, his overcoat
and stick, and rubbed his hands with
sarcastic gleefulness as he looked at
his nephew and WHISPERED: ''Esau,
thou art a knave; thou shalt restore
me the securities thou hast stolen, and
this very night thou shalt start for
Bremen on thy way to America"
Mercy" prayed Esau, who saw
that concealment was useless. and so
clasped his hands.
I'VE shall have "a, 900 to start with,
and ye may both go together to the
DEVIL" said Herr Zsbedee, helping
himself to a outlet pending the arrival
of the sausages.
"What only "a, OOOY" exclaimed
Esau, in seeming CONSERVATION.
only four thousandl" echoed the
maiden, who always repeated what
Esau said.
-Four thousand pounds is enough to
make millions with, as thou wouldst
know if thou vert a true Hansen, " ex-
claimed Herr Z9bedee, as soon as he
could speak, for the wrath and the
veal that were chokinghim "Ah, out
upon theel I'll give thee a bill at
ninety days for the money, and if
thou wantest cash I'll discount it for
thee at the current rates."
mo, that won't dc" said Esau. "Ill
take it to be discounted elsewhere, and
I'll spread it about that thou art badly
off in thy business, since thou canst
not avoid sharp practice"
"Ah, well, thou hast some of the
Hansen blood in thee, after all" con
coded Herr Zsbedee, with involuntary
admiration; land I will not hob mob
with thee, for thou art a clumsy
knave."
That night the 10 o'clock train from
Cologne to Bremen carried with it the
reprobate Esau and his plump partner.
They had "a, 900 in notes and gold with
them; and in exchange for this trif1e,
as they were pleased to regard it, de-
livered up, not without difficulty, all
the securities stolen in London. They
found a bundle big enough to fill a
carpet bag, which Herr Zebedee, with.
considerable complacency, at once for
warded to London by a safe messenger,
Three days later he received this tele.
gram:
Zachary to Zebedee.-You have
been hoaxed. Our Esau is the pride of
our bank and our home. The youth
who personated him must be a clerk
lately discharged from our house. He
has duped you all through. The Sc