The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-17
A WELL SOLD SWAPPING TURTLE.
Il Led n Country Lad 20 Wall street,
Natrfmony and AHucnce

Matrimony and Amucnre.
From the New York Zines.
Il would not have minded Johns ac-
ton on the floor the other day" said
broker TO a party of friends yesterday.
III he had not used such a tone OF sus-
picion when ne demanded more margin
on certain stocks that l had with him in
a loan"
ITS only his way. Charlie" said a
hearer, he didn't mean to injure you at
Possibly he did not" said the first
sneaker. ct may have been due 10 the
training that old Dutch banker - gave
him, and his innate desire to let nothins
..When he and I we're boys" Charlie con-
tinued, I spent several summers on his
fathers farm out in Jersey. Ii was there
that he met his partner, and there Is
first business transaction-oue ia which
ne did the old fellow, but at the same
time endeared himself 10 aim.
John and had been fishing, and
among other things had caught snap
ping turtle that weighed about twenty
pounds. We were carrying the snapper
home tied to a stick, one having hold OF
each end Of Il, when he met the banker
driving along in a buggy TO his summer
home.
our catch presented a good appearance,
and the old fellow stopped TO inquire
about it, as he had never seen so large
a turtle before, except in the market. He
asked what we were going TO do with IL,
and we told him what delicious soup IL
would make. At once he wanted 1T. ana
offered 30 cents for It.. l was for accept
ing the % cents, but not so John. He felt
that he had a customer and held out for
Stand he got 1t.
"Old - was a little afraid of the snap
pers Jaws, but John and l bridled the tur-
I 8 q a.n.f Doe H..
il and between its jaws-and so tied its
head we'll Dat under its shell. We then
received our silver dollar, tossed the snap
per under the seat Of the old mans buggy,
and he drove on with 1t.
LAS he did so l started on toward home
but John sat down by the roadside.
What are you waiting for" l said.
THE snapper" said John.
| It's gone" said /.
"Mebbe IL is. and mebbe it amt. Walt
a minute and watch the old man." said
he.
And sure enough before the old man
| had gone a half mile we heard him yell,
| and then saw him jump from his buggy.
John rolled on the grass and laughed
| nearly as loudly as the old man yelled.
Picking himself up he said. let's go get
| our snapper
'Td rather have the dollar" I said.
| What's the matter with having both ?"
/ he replied, and tossing me the dollar
| and telling me to remain where I was,
] n,
| who was afraid to go near his buggy,
/ for the snapper had bitten through its
! bride, had nipped the old mans shins
| and had taken undisputed possession OF
| the buggy.
"He found the old fellow in state
| Of natlon--swearing at the snap
| per in the most expressive German at
his command, and rubbing his shins at
| the same time
What you sell me, de devil?" asked
| the old man.
NO, a nice fat juicy snapper" said
| John, and l sold him too cheaply, too.
He'll make delicious soup and plenty of
"Donnerwetterl soup. IN have no
soup. Gift me my toller and take de
Il haven't your dollar Charley has It
back there in the road. Take the snap
| per to him and guess he'll give you the
dollar"
Me! Me take dat eatin' ting! /
wouldn't get into that puggy now for a
| quarter each way. Get i'm out, and keep
| the toller." .a. .--upHf b. a-o. ~
1T was like rolling off a log for John
to take stick, prod the snapper, and
JERK him to the ground as soon as he
had fastened his jaws upon it, Old
| Dutchy, as we called him, jumped into
| his buggy as soon as the snapper reached
the ground and drove hurriediy away.
! ''Of course l rejoined John and we soor
had his snappership swinging from cur
| stick. We walked home In triumph witt
the dollar in one pocket and the snapper
| unexpectedly, in the other. Our Joke
was too good to keep, and that night We
| related It to all who visited the mill.
| The old man bore us no i'll will, but still
he never wanted to buy any more of our
"schnappers" although he occasionally
stopped to look at them, from the seat OF
his buggy, when he met us carrying then
| home.
"John and ] were sitting on the mil
steps one evening when the old mar
drove up. He stopped, asked John to ride
with him, and together they drove off
They were gone about an hour. That
night John said: I'm going to be bank
err
" 'You-going to be banker-vhat non
sense! ! exclaimed.
." Nonsense or not, it's a fact The ole
man tonight asked me to take a posi-
ing Of the business and would be a fail
ure.'
"'You pc a failurep he said, you who
hat solt me a schnapper and hat sol
my toller and my schnapper! Dot Is toe
funny. You come Wit me. / want you
and some day / put you on de exchange
You judge human nature, and you know
animal nature-de bulls and de bears is d.
place for you
John went with the old man, and evel
since has had the dollar in one hand ant
the snapper on the stick in the other HI
married the old mans daughter got into
the firm, and now owns the whole concern
If he ever gets a coat of arms the device
should consist of 'schnapper' rampant
on a field OF green, with, possibly, sill
yer dollar in the 'sehnapper's' jaws"
cow DUG OUT OF HAIL.