The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-12-24
WELL SOLD TURTLE.
IT WAS OF THE SWAPPING KIND, AND
THEREBY HANGS THIS TALE.

1t Opened the Way For a Country Lad to
Wall Street, q Rich Wife and Business
snccess-Qnsiities Displayed In a Small
Transaction Which Pleased the Banker.
II would not have minded Johns &C.
ton on the floor the other day" said a
broker to C party Of friends yesterday,
''if he had not used such a tone Of sus-
picion when he demanded more margin
on certain stocks that / had with him
in a loan"
ITS only his way, Charlie, " said a
nearer. "He didn't mean to injure you
at all"
Possibly he did not" said the first
speaker. 1T may have been due to the
training that old Dutch banker --
gave him and his innate desire to LET
nothing escape.
"When he and l were boys, Charlie
continued, Il spent several summcrs on
his fathers farm out in Jcrsey. 1t was
there that be met his partner, and there
is a curious little story connected with
their first business transaction, one IN
which he did the old fellow. but at
tQt SAINT tlAut GuutdrGu IliIlStll W ItIil'
John and / had been fishing, and
among other things had caught a snap
ping turtle that weighed about 20
pounds. We were carrying the snapper
home tied to a stick, one having hold Of
each end Of it, when we met the bank
er driving along in a buggy to h5s sum-
mer home.
"Our catch presented q good appear
ance, and the old follow stopped to in
quire about it, as he had never seen so
large a turtle before except il the mar
ket. He asked what we were going TO
do with it, and we told him what deli.
cious soup it would make. AT NICE he
wanted it and offered so cents for it. l
was for accepting the so cents, but not
80 John. He felt that he had a custom
er and held out for 81. and he got it.
"Old --- was a little afraid Of the
snapper's jaws, but John and l bridled
the turtle by passing q bit of fishing
line around it and between It's jaws
and so tied its head we'll back under its
she'll. We then received our silver dol
lar. tossed the snapper under the seat Of
Wv Il AAhA . OoESy, wv hh tA
with it.
"tAs he did SO I started on toward
home, but John sat by the roadside.
"'What are you waiting for?' / said.
1.-The snapper said John.
"'It's gone" said l.
"'Mebbe it is, and mebbe it amt.
Wait a minute and watch the old man.
said he.
And sure enough, before the Old
man had gone half IL mile we heard him
yell and then saw him jump from his
buggy.
John rolled on the grass and laugh
ed nearly rs loudly rs the cid man had
yelled.
picking himself up, he said, Let's
go get u snapper.
I'D rather have the dollar, I said.
whats the matter with having
both?' he replied, and tossing me the
dollar and telling me to remain where
I was he started up the road after the
old man, who WAS afraid to go near his
buggy, for the snapper had bitten
through it's bride, had nipped the cid
mans shins and had taken undisputed
possession of the buoy.
"He found the Old fellow in Il state
of CONSERVATION, swearing at the snap
per in tho most expressive Cerclan It
his command and rubbinS lis ahins 1t
the same time.
"'What you sell me-de devil?' asked
the old man.
Ono, a nice fat, juicy snappor, said
John, and l sold him 900 chc8ply, too.
He'll make delicious saup and plenty
Of it,
"'Donnerwetter! Soup. III hat no
soupl Git me my toliar d take d.
brute
81 haven't Jour dollar. q. ' has
it back there il tbs road. T., 5lle
snapper to him, and ! guess AeI. i've
you tho dollar
Ne! Me take dat eatiu tin. &
Wouldn't get into that piggy no1, Iar
quarter each way. Get IN. 0u. ana keep
the toilar.
"It was like rolling oil . log fer John
to take a stick, prod the snapper AID
jerk him to tho groald % -col a. he
had fastened his Jaws pom il. Old
Dutchy, MS we called him, Jumped into
his buggy az soon a. the snapper rcuci-
ed the ground and dratc n.rric;!ly away.
"Of course | Ie]oiu,l JOIN, and we
soon had his snappcr-h.p Win2tuE iroa
our stick. We walked lJuc IL IN
umph, with The dollar J po" 1"':ct a1;,
the snapper, 1Eotaphor in the
other. Our joke was too !.s@ o keep.
and that night w related $50 II WHO
visited the IGil.
"rhe OLD ~, ,o~t c3r0 i.ivi}4 but
still ne nctt"t also. - LILY NY .-lcge
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