The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08

70 the ferry where I had TO CROSS l asked
tho ierryman how much II was 10 cit over
Nlushrat. says he.
periuced my coon, but the fensr shook
his head
Il CAN'T change il. says he. The rivers
ben 50 sor' % uppish for week back
says he. That thar hain't ben no travel
ana / nam TOOK IN a mu~hrat fer | dunno
when. cain; change yer coon says he.
Al night -sy- l. 1ll be jantin'
J then tn hev change and IN settle
nut no Teller sbuck HE head ag in, and
No he SAYS A mushrat in the hand
he -ay- i wuth a hun pas,el o 'coons In
the noier tree says he
Wal | says but IT. only n mushrat
10 e. over ia yer ornery old scow ! says.
and Won don't raik'n that I'm gvine 10
pay you tie wnth o three mushrat- 20 git
over dp Won;
80 says the ferrvman., that ~ouldnt
Ne business. neither But / CANT change
YER coon SAYS he and h,in'' never KEEP
10 books y'. and don't taik'n 20 open
none nov saws he
~er that he was right smart sort Of
business man, but 40 Wa and ! didn't
raik n 10 give him coon Tor somethin'
that warn't with only mu-hrat. "a -ays
TO him
Amt thar no other place to git across
this river but right vereF | saw
on. vas" he say You kin take tho
ford. he saws
Than, YOU for iettiu' uer SAYS
Which wav j. the iordt saws |
Down the river says the ierrvman
Fifty mile -ay, he
This Teller was a business man and no
mistake. ! begun TO sac. and was on the
pint o -tandin' and delvern' my coon
fer what was only wuth mushrai when
he says
Now he saws Won don't want to give
NJ and not git Yer moneys with says he.
and don't want 10 git your money and not
give You the wuth Of II. IT, wu'h mush-
rat for 10 git over this ferry says he i
cain change yer coon. and yer coon Is
vuth three mu-hrHt- Now says lie.
gimme yer coon III tote Won across and
back ag in, aud then over another time.
saws he That'lI he three cros-in :. saws
he. and you've had the wuth ~ ler money
and you're over aud I've had tine wuth O
my totin' says he
Il couldn't see how anything could be
fairer deal than that and ! handed over
my coon and rid in on the ecow. The
Teller ferried me over to t'other side. and
see him lookn' my coon over like he was
criticism Of it, Jest before he made tho
landin ON the back trip When he made
the landln he come 10 me with the coon IN
his handF and he says
don't raik'h YOU Iltowed It SAYS he.
hut this drcnlatin' meium has got a hole,
Sure gum stumps. the coon had n
hole IN il bigger'n tame p'~iinmou'
Wouldn't call for more than four bits
on demand. a coon with hole in It like
that IN, would it? SAYS the Teller,
Thar warn't no Use in my savn' It would,
for il wouldn't. -Four bits ID been top
ratin for that coon.
Vas SAYS the Teller Two mushrats.
And co'se CANT give you the with o
three muShrats for two mushrat coon,
saws he. Ben' a business man your own
self SAYS he 1 don't raik'n you'd 'spect
me 10. I've give you a NO musbrat totin
says he. and YOU orto be more keerful.
says he. about takin' clrcu!atn' mejum
with "A hole in II SAYS I've.
"Co'~e. I'd had the with o. my money.
and | couldn't find no fault 20 | rid OF o
the Scow ag'in and fifty E.ile down the
river to the ford. lest because
Just because YOU didn't have an air
ship exclaimed Promoter Dickcnsheels.
Il see more than ever the importance Of
one! There's no telling what time fellow
may run shy Of circulating medium and
Just see how an airship might come TO his
rescue III build mine right away
And make il a hot-air ship, Dick said
Col. Jim FIrlong. letting another streak
Of fire shoot through his whiskers from his
Then you'll always have your
own fuel with you. and It won't cost Won q
cent
But the secretary. manager, director.
promoter and scheme producer had the
nice clean looking old man in tow. and was
headed toward the highbaIl refectOry.