The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-22

That means plenty, I suppose"
said the agent.
"Of course; got any,"
I've some extra dry, SIS \ cave
replied the agent in his most business.
like tone.
Send up two cases."
Now" said the host briskly, "these
matters being settled. how about
eggs?"
There are the suicides eggs" mur.
INJURED the agent.
What" said the host incredulously.
did that man who hanged himself
with wire from beam in his cabin
have fresh eggs?"
why, didn't you know" said the
agent with surprise, at was brooding
on $4,000 eggs that caused him to COM
nit suicide. He thought they We're all
bad. you see."
But they weren't all bad, only he
didn't find it out until after he was
dead.' protested the agent with grin,
81 was member of the coroner's Nry
that sat on the case. and when we in
vestigated the effects of deceased we
found sixteen barrels of fresh eggs
worth 81 a dozen.
Let me tell you what to do when
you go to buy your eggs continued
the agent. not noticing the Interrupt
tion. Take a pocketful of money, a
cold chisel and hammer"
Whats all that for?" asked the
host with show of interest.
We'll, you see the eggs are In l.rd
like holes in cheese, and the lard is
frozen solid as a rock. The probate
court has charge of the matter and
they sell the eggs for 81 dozen in
the lard, purchasers risk. You have
to get 'em out yourself. If you get SIT
whole eggs out of dozen you are
dandy. They won't let you use
steam thawer because 1t would boil all
the eggs. want to tell you that the
probate court of this town is strictly
on to its job.
is there anything else that you
want that you don't see?"
Yes" replied the host. Il want
roses They are my choice. But in
! latitude GA degrees north, and in the
| dead of an Arctic winter, one might
as we'll wish for chunk of Polaris.
20 don't know" said the agent en-
couragingly, how would a dozen
Jacks and a dozen American beauties
do, with few sprays OF apple olos'
SONS to lay on the table?'
What's the use of trying to be
funny" said the host in an injured
| ho II, ct nj q
The agent made no reply to this but
quietly stepped into the other room
and returned presently with a birch
bark vase in each hand. One contain.
ed a large bunch Of magnificent jac-
| uueminots and the other an equally
handsome lot of American beauties.
well, I'll be-jiggered," said the
host. catching himself just in time.
"you could knock me down with
feather"
That's what they are" said the
agent complacently.
| SPRAY little perfume on 'em and
! after about two of the generals lash
ms nobody could tell EN-" said the
agent.
Where did you get them?" asked
| the host with interest.
co. said the agent, who was inclin-
ed to be poetical, they fiuttered down
from the wings of Aurora!"
"Fluttered down from the wings OF
geese" replied the host. who was not
| in the least so.
well, they are goose feathers" ad"
mitted the agent reluctantly but you
needn't be so disgustingly matter of
| fact about it, Besides I've got the ap-
| pie blossoms upstairs in the store.
81 must be getting home said the
| host, wormng himself awkwardly into
his squirrel skin parkie. Dinner at
o'clock sharp, and don't forget to send
up all the stuff, including Louis. the
marrow bones and the roses. Good
night" and off he went.-Samuel Hub.
bard, Jr in Sunset Magazine.