davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25
A.ctjRIoUs COLONY.
=. - -
fne shrimpers Who Live Not Fa>
from n w Orleans Are
Mixed Lot.

II was over at the Chinese shrimp
nsherIes on Grand lake lately said
a gentleman interested in the canning
business and was astonished at he
singular mixture OF races at the camps.
About two-thirds OF the shrimpers seem
70 be simon pure Chinese, but the -est
are an extraordinary combination OF
Maniiamen, mulatto. Indian, Mexican
and the Lord only knows what. A chap
VIII attracted Inc particularly was at
work IN one OF the packing huts. He
was tall. slender. fellow. with cop
:.Ter-coiored skin and strikingly regular
jeatures. He had piercing black eyes
and well-formed head, but wheL 1
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Malleable glass, patented article, 10
how used to-fill decayed teeth.
An employer Of German clerks gays
that they work 20 per cent. slower than
English ones.
Porous glass is recent invention and
is said TO promise much in the way of
superior ventilation.
: So penetrating is water at a high
'pressure that sonly special qualities Of
castiron will withstand it.
There are over 200 creameries in
South Dakota, the annual output
amounting to nearly $4,000, 900.
A scientist. looking for microbes,
says there are. absolutely none in the
Swiss mountains at an altitude o. 1000
feet.
OF the factories in Michigan 2 ,os1 pay
their employees weekly, l.o77 semi
monthly, and CAB monthly. The aver
age daily wage. as ascertained by. the
labor commissioner, is $1.37.
Alderman biologist says that Tie two
sides Of a. face are never alike; in two
cases out of five the eyes are out OF line;
one eye is stronger than the other in
seven persons ont of ten; and the right
ear Is generally higher than theleft.
>Afxsutilat<dz shoe tas been Invented
IN Cologne, Pruseia. a steel sprine
works bellows Between the heel and
soh, and every step the wea-er tai IS
dFsves stream of fresh air, thrc-Sh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

The Louisville Air Line has inaugurated
for the season through sleeping car route to
Jacksonville, Fla, in connection with the
Southern Railway, Queen 4 Crescent Route
and Florida and Central Peninsular railroad,
passing. through the important cities Of
Louisville, Lexington, Chattanooga, At
for Florida trip via Asheville, N. c., the
greatest American all-year-around resort.
Correspondence solicited and information
promptly furnished. R. A. Campbell, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25
hateful ola Man.

"And when your wheel broke down
seven miles from home," said the old
man. you repaired it all by yourself.
did your"
Il did," answered the typewriter.
proudly.
ut seems mighty funny to me, then"
he continued, shat when the ribbon
on your machine needs shifting you
have to call on that dude Of book
keeper to fix it for You every time
indianapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

A remedy recommended for patients af-
hicted with the grippe is Kempis Balsam,
which is especially adapted to diseases Of
the throat and lungs. Do not wait for the
FIRST symptoms Of the disease, but get bot
tie to-day and keep it on hand for use the
moment it is needed. II neglected the grippe
has tendency to bling on pneumonia. The
Balsam prevents this by keeping the cough
loose. All druggists sell the Balsam.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Miss GxzrE DuxKn,
Franklin. Neb., writes:
!" / suffered for some time with pain
rul and irregular menstruation, falling
Of the womb and pain in the back. I
tried physicians, but found no relief.
"Iwas at last persuaded to try Lydia
3. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and cannot praise it enough for what
it has done for me. / feel like . new
person, and would not part with your
medicine. I have recommended 1t to
several Of my friends"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

It il inevitable that Asia Minor shall even
tually pass from the possession Of Moham-
mechanism, and whether Germany accom-
plishes the task or not, the Sultan must yield
to Christian nation. 1t is just as inevitable
that diseases Of the digestive organs must
disorders of this kind are usually called dys-
pepsia, constipation and biliousness. The
Bitters are equally good for all such COM
plants, regardless of the name.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Ask your grocer to-day to show you .
that takes the place Of coffee. The children
may drink it without injury ~ well as the
adult. All who try it like it. GRAINO
has that rich zeal brown of Mocha or Java,
but it is made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomachs receive it without
distress. IA the price of coffee. Is cts and
Is cts. per package. Sold BY all grocers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

A Russian peasant having gone to the
fell asleep by the roadside on his way home,
and was stripped of his cherished boots by
light-fngered. tramp, but his sleep re.
manned unbroken till passing WAGNER, see.
ing him lying half across the track, shouted
to him to take his legs out of the way"
MY legs?" echoed the half-aroused sleeper,
rubbing his eyes. "Those legs amt mine.
Mine had new boots on!"-Saturday Even.
ing Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

When Johnnie Washer was leaving
the house Mrs. Chafie said to her daugh-
ter Je1inies Z 4 flsg.
S"Jennie. open the hall door for Mr..
Washer and take q light SO You can see
the way"
AIrs 10 nse taking light. mother
dear, replied Jennie. ''for Mr.. Washer
always blows it out in the halI."-N. Y.
World.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Laura get so nervous trying 70
pass pedestrians.
Flord-It@ no troubls you know
just how. All one has 70 do iss to
wabble ones wheel until the pedestrian
gets 20 scared he can't move, and then
DO i - cay Is pdsh = ! posi-. Gin
cinnati Endnirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Bad Models to Follow.-He-"A self-made
man is common enough, but we never hear
of self-made woman" She-"Considerin
the hind of article the men turn out who are
in the self-making business, you can hardly
blame the women for not taking up the oc-
cupation. Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Natural Selection-'I don't know what's
going to become OF that boy of mine. He
was never known to get anything right"
Make weather prophet Of him" Tit
Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Here" shouted the bailiff, you can't
gun here. These are private grounds"
But ! thought This was the open season for
game" protested the sportsman-Philadel.
phia North American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Johnny-What does the paper mean. Do,
by saying that Mr.. Tomlinson bore the los
OF his handsome property by fire very philo-
sophically?
Johnny's Pa-Umph! It means that he
was insured.-Stray Stories.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25
sanitau Notes.

ut seems to me, doctor, that your prices
are rather steep"
well, you must bear in mind that it il
sanitarium." indianapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

1T looks like rain today" said the
affablc milkman. as he dumped the reg
ular quart into the pitcher.
1T always does, said the woman, and
some people take such gloomy views Of
everything.-Keystone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Sentiment Ely excdrslens Is the south.
vest. The greatest opportunity to visit
paralleled as tpsresodxee& and products and
with an area exceedingly The Eastern and
Middle Stat6s:. The agjStical reports Of
products, as compiled 81 the commissioners
Of Texas, iudicite fhis J1ction Is having the
greatest possible advantages in its mild and
equable Climate and ia tie variety and pro-
ductiveness Of its soil:~ For further infor.
nation, descriptive pamphlets and dates Of
excursions apply to Il. F. 'Bowshes, Dist. p.
L., Cincinqati, @. r..s ~ 80.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Employer (irascibly)-"Con that
boy! He's never around when he is want.
ed" Clerk-"I think it must be hereditary
with him, sir. His father is policeman. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

She-"You played poker again last night.
He (who lost all he had)-"No, my dear;
was merely an onlooker at the game."-
Philadelphia North American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

After a man has taken girl to theater
as often as six times, and called upon her
with chocolate in bis pocket, she begins to
hero in novel.--Atchison Globe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Wniie some cows were passing the housc
one of them lowed. "Oh, mamma" ex
claimed little Clara, zone Of the horns blew!
Which one was it?"-Golden Days
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Said the youth: "Er-ah-I-is there any
reason why you and ] should not wed?'
What has reason to do with the case?"
asked the young woman. Then he knew that
love alone ruled her actions.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Callowhill is always trying to
borrow money from me- | wish / knew
how TO get rid of him." Tomdick-"Lenc
him some."-Melbourne Weekly Times
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Sudden weather changes bring Soreness
Stiffness. St.Jacobs Oil brings prompt cure
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Bad, Worse, Worst Sprain. Good, Better,
Best Remedy-St. Jacobs Oil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

You can't preserve happiness in "family
jar" FL. A. w. Bulletin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

How natural it is formost of us to think
that other folks are Washington Ia.)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Which is the harder, to make million O.
to die and leave it?-Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Deep a. is the Sciatic nerve, st. Jacobs
Oil will penetrate and cure Sciatica.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

The lead pencil is sometimes hard pushed
to make re-marks.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

One of the Penalties Of Wealth.
If you are any mans rich kin, his
neighbors have heard all about you.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Go to work on Lumbago as if you intended
to cure it. Use st. Jacobs Oil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

'1Mistletoc il awfully scarce this year."
che sid; I'm afraid ma won't be able to
ssS , anyl 8. =. - !. j. IS
And the sounds which forthwith ensued
HSi!sast slphia ' Nsrts VA xsssriea uss's uss
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Something very soothing in the use Of st.
jacobs Old for Neuralgia q Suhdues and cures.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

aWhat Is it?r
shat she is the only woman in her
circle not given to gossip. =" Chicago
Record g
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

Fighting dogs meet their match.-Ram's
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-25

lf3a:16k hest wedding who
GEN ~ ~ & G4yune.
Tabs LeW5l{e H1biF6 he Tablets. All
"A. Ann: I Paise ~ ,r. Tpt1 her..
= Cure Rhsn11 Ij1h xiA ST: Jacob, OIL
Promptly. saves money, .tims, suffering.
The more worthless The man. tie. ibettsr
his health,-Atchisqp. Globe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Tobacco In England, 1916.

When was lad, fully half the pop
ulation of both sexes, rich as well as
poor, the banker equally with the work
ingman, were snuftakers. My first
schoolmaster always carried his snuff
loose in his waistcoat pocket, and in
Vulnerable were his dips into it with
two fingers and thumb in the course
Of the day, while the big gaufered frill
which protruded from the bosom of his
shirt was always thiclzly sprinkled with
it. We used to notice that he never
seemed to relish one of his huge pinches
SO much as Immediately after having
administered sound castigation to
some recalcitrant pupil.
On the other hand, there was little or
no open air smoking, except in the case
Of laboring men going to or from their
work. In this respect lucifer matches
have something TO answer for; but for
them the practice Of outdoor smoking
would never have grown to its present
enormous proportions. - Chambers
Journal S. { ~.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
English Penny Novels.

Penny novelties differ from one an
other in externals rather than in in
ternals The get up of the better sort is
neat and attractive The type is clear,
and the covers might even be called
"artistic'' in the catholic sense of the
term. The inferior kinds are indiffer-
emily printed ION gray paper with blunt
type" and there are many degrees of
excellence between the two extremes
All except one have illustrations rang
ing from the rudest Of woodcuts to the
smudgiest Of process plates. Of
course the artist selects the most sensa-
tional incidents for his pencil to adorn.
The stabbing Of the heroine father by
the villain disguised as the hero, the
kidnapping Of the heroine by Black
Tom and his gang Of gypsies at the in
stigation Of her jealous rival, the horse
whipping Of the villain by the hero in
''faultless evening dress-these and
their like naturally present themselves
as thoroughly suitable and congenia]
subjects. -Blackwood's Magazine
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
SCOTCH SIMPLICITY.
The Mason, the Budding Architect
and n Conscience Stricken Lad.

The Mason, the Budding Architect
and Il Conscience Stricken Lad.
The Scotch are fond of telling stories
which illustrate the peculiar simplicity
Of mind Of their country people. This
simplicity at least saves them from
wicked guile
One Of these stories relates that an
honest mason once had a contract to
build small house of stone. He came
early and began from the inside to lay
the stone, working very fast. At noon
his young son brought him his dinner,
peeping over the wall as he handed the
basket to his father. With honest pride
in his eye, the mason looked over to the
boy.
"Weel, Jock, hoo dye think I'm
gettin on?'' he asked.
'Ye're getting on famous, feyther, "
answered Jock, looking at the solid
wall, in which there was no break.
''But hoo dye get cot"
The mason looked around. It was
true. He had provided the house with
no door at all, and he was on the inside
He looked kindly and very admiringly
at the boy.
"Mon, Jock, ye've a grand held on
YEP he exclaimed. "Ye'll be an archi-
tect yet, as sure as yer feyther's ma
son!''
Another story shows how unsuccess-
full as a thief the rustic Scot may be-
Two young plowmen went into gar
den at night to steal gooseberries. The
bushes surrounded plot Of potatoes,
and as one of the lads CROPPED about he
got handful Of potato plums, which
he quickly put into mis- mouth. Then he
gasped to his comrade: .~s.
"Oh, Jock, I'm poisoned! Fer ony
sake, shove me through the heds> gain,
for I waudna like to dee i the auld
mans garden l''-Youth's Companion
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
ABSORBED IN WHIST.
A Game That Cost General DorbIe-
! day Fortune.

-
day Fortune.
Not many years ago a famous whist
game was played at Sudbury, t., two
Of the sitteFs in be-. 4, General Double
day and Henry Dater Of the well Known
firm Of Dater, Thompson q Co. It was
something like or 10 cents corner;
SO you see it was easy for q man TO lose
as much as 81. SO IN an afternoon. Play
began after the Sudbury dinner hour,
half past I and lasted until teatime.
The old ROSTERS became SO wrapped UP
in the game that nothing short OF an
earthquake could have disturbed them
Brokers in New York could do nothing
to shake the interest.
The game was played at the time Of
the historic Hannibal and St. Joe cor
ner, engineered By Kennedy, Hutchin-
son & Co., in the interest OF their client
John Duff Of Boston. Doubleday was
selling the stock short through Van
Schaick & Co., and at a quarter to 2 on
the eventful day he received a telegram
from his brokers advising him of the
situation. The game was stopped just
long enough for him 60 read it and lay
it aside. In 30 minutes second dis
patch arrived, was read and cast aside
Doubleday was winning at the rate Of
50 cents an hour. What didlhe care
about Hannibal and St. Joe? Later in
the afternoon a third summons came
from Van Schaicl1 e Co., and at 5
o'clock fourth. Then Dou bleday arose
and remarked: '.Gentlemen, have en-
joyed the game. My winnings are ex-
actly 81. IS. I must say good afternoon,
as it is necessary for me to take the first
train for New York. - The next morn
ing his brokers informed him that he
could settle for 500, 900. At the time
the first telegram was sent he could
have settled for $25, 900, at the time of
the second for $4,000, the third for
$4,000. He had ample warning, but
in the thick of the Sudbury game of
whist he believed the rise was only a
threatening furry. New York Press.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
JUST A CURTAIN FIRE.

1t Was In Girls Boarding School
anu Did Complicated Damage.
A fire in a sl1yscraper may be thrill
ing, but for dramatic episodes and I'M
expected complications a fire III girls
boarding school surpasses it. The board
ing school fire is usually what is Known
among insurance men as a curtain fire,
but a curtain fire in girls school is
more exciting and causes more casual
ties than an ordinary blaze anywhere
else. .
One evening last week two girls, who
occupy a microscopic hall bedroom in a
swell up town school, took the globes
off the gas fixtures for hair curling pur-
poses and left them off, because it was
easier to do that than to put them on
again. Then the girls raised the window
a trife in order to cool the room and
dutifully sat down to write home let
ters. The inevitable happened and
when girl number one poised her pen
in the air and glanced around the room
in search Of inspiration she saw the
curtains in a blaze She screamed. Girl
number two looked around and echoed
the scream. Then, with promptit17de
and discretion, both girls tainted. The
screams had attracted the attention Of
the other girls, who rushed to the scene
and then did various and sundry stunts,
according to their several dispositions.
One tainted, several wept, a few ran
out Of the house, and the rest shouted
for the one man on the premises.
When he arrived, things looked rather
hopeless Curtains and woodwork were
blazing finely. The floor was Uttered
with PROSTATE FORMS and when three
gills have tainted on the floor Of hall
bedroom there isn't much space in the
room for promenading. The man picked
his way across the PROSTATE forms and
ordered all the girls who were not in a
dead faint to leave the room, but they
didn't go until he lost his temper and
spoke with a force which isn't common
in boarding school circles. Then they
fled; but unluckily, there was an enc
my in the rear. A vigorous and practi
cal woman from Texas had been inspir
ed to go after some water. Returning
in mad haste with a large pitcherful
Of water borne triuznphantly aloft she
collided with the retreating forces at
the door. The pitcher struck the leader
Of the retreat squarely in the face and
knocked out two Of her front teeth,
whereupon the injured girl made the
fainting trio a quartet and the water
carrier dropped her pitcher and went
into violent Mysteries.
Hysteria, as boarding: school teachers
know to their sorrow, is contagious,
and the one case touched off the crowd.
By the time teachers arrived upon the
scene the fire was out, but the survivors
were in bad way. It was necessary to
put nine-tenths of the school to bed and
order wholesale doses of bromide. Even
now the girls insist that they haven't
recovered from the shock sufficiently to
do hard studying, and the victims of
the water pitcher are both under the
care Of trained nurses. AS for the man,
he gave up his place the next day and
confded to the cook that he was going
to look for job in a lunatic asylum,
where his boarding school experience
would be of value to him.-New York
Sun.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Malicious Interference

'I'll get even with that printer, -
said the editor of the Plunkville Bugle,
eff it takes me the rest Of my life
"What printer?'' asked his friend.
''That tramp I took on while my wife
was visiting her mother. I got $40
write up out Of old Hiker, who is lay
ing his pipes for the senatorship, and
said that some day his little son would
make as big a mark as his father, and
that villain fixed it that the young 'un
Woulo be as big a mark, etc In
dianapolis Journal
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

To Cure Constipation Forever.
rake CaScareL> s5tiiiy EaGhartIc. Toe or &c.
II c. G. 9. fail to cuv,. druggists refund money
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
A SONG.
b, what is better than this, my dear,

All, what is better than this, my dear,
What is better than this:
The thought Of night which has lost its way
Between tomorrow and yesterday;
The full Of the tide and the gray of the sea,
And gull that circicth endlessly;
The breath from a wind which bloweth well;
A sail that hasteth new ports to tell;
If aught is better thar, this, ny dear,
find it not here FIND it not here.
Blanche Trasli in s'ITle Land of Sunshine. -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
A Useless Wish.

"Oh," sighed the poetic lady, chad
/ the wings of birdl' .-.
"Don't!'' protested her husband.
Don wish for the wings of bird. If
you had them, some other woman
would probably be wearing them on her
ington Star.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
Elephants Teeth.

Elephants have only eight teeth two
above and two below on each side All
elephants baby teeth fall out when
the animal is about IA years old. and
new set grows.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

A well known professor says that
over large area Of central Russia the
magnetic needle does not point north
or south. 1t is in one part DETECTED to
the west, and at another part to the
east, and at one place it points due east
and west.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01
The Honeymoon.

An early Angl Saxon custom. strict
" followed by newly married couples,
was that of drinking diluted honey for
80 days after marriage From this Gus
tom comes the word honey or hon
eymonth 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

Persons who don't know enough co
come in out Of the wet are not likely to
be the salt Of the earth for any length
Of time Detroit Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-01

''You are just going out, I see''-
eyes, an important engagement.
What was it you wanted?' "
cit was about that little debt owe
you"
"Ah, yes! Take seat.
Il was going to ask you for little
delay .... H..
'Oh-excuse me, but I'm already
late - .t.-
81 say, I was going to ask you for a
little delay when I met a fellow who
paid up what he owed me, and''-
''Why on earth don't you sit down?
Will you take a glass of wine? Paris
Figaro.