Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-05

SAID THE COBBLER
 as he extended his hand. Good lands but where lave you been for the last year?"
 Il haf been hunting fer you.' was t!21 brief reply. You owe me $2, und ha! run my legs almost off to get dot nor ey. If you vhas in your office when ! If you see me on der street, you ru, avhay. I wait for you here dis mori' ing. und ve shall settle up or haf soai. fights"
 Flights? Fights? My dear Ma. Vi serman, don't get excited. Come Fig into my office and we'll talk if ovo: I've had check lying in my desk f. the last six months for you. I'm &o.r. it isn't S2OO instead of S2. as yoil T. one of my old friends"
 Il don't want some talks init yoi' said the cobbler as he refused a cll "1'll take my $2 und go right avha When find q man who vhas sol: deadbeats don't do some more Li ness init him.
 Don't you call me that, my frie!l It pains me to hear such expressioa. from you"
 But you pay me or l make I row
 "I hope and trust you won't" gent replied the promoter as he backed u to the rusty coal stove to get col.l ..In the old days when I was hard u'. and had few friends you did some work for me and did not demand the ready cash. In fact, you trusted il. my honor, reposed confidence in ny financial integrity. It is one of the things l love to remember"
 You said you would pay me in two days" persisted the cobbler as his bris ties continued to stand up.
 eff I did the fact has slipped m., mind. It is only a trifling detail. how. ever. Mir. Wasserman. l suppose you have heard of the great changes in my financial condition? You have not con- graduated me, but you will as soon as your excitement is past"
 Il told you l don't want some talk, " replied the cobbler as he began to doubt himself If you vhas rich man now you can pay your old debts.' ''
 "'Iis true, my old friend; 'tis true can pay q thousand dollars for every cent owe, and the feeling is a placid one. You come up here to collect the old account of $2:"
 "Cnd l vhant him right avhay, queek If you don't pay me, look .oudt. vhas T I ,/J,a a felier beat me oudt of 10 cents, und 1 almost kill him"
 To collect all old account of $o" unused the major, "and you had no sus picion of the good luck awaiting you. My old friend, don't have a fit or faint when inform you of the fact that you have been appointed treasurer of the Universal Goat Raising company, whicl9 has just been incorporated, with a cap ital of $5,O0O,0Oo. The appointment was made last evening, and l was de, egated to inform you that your salary would be $20,O00 per year Let us con. gratulate each other, Mr. Wasserman. am the president of the corporation. of course, and. you being the treasurer. we will run things to suit ourselves. You can take off your hat and apron and go to work at once, or I can give you two or three days in which to dis pose of your business and get a swal- lowtail coat"
 T want no talk; want no goats" exclaimed the cohbier as he pranced around the room. If you don't pay me dot g. we shall have some rows,'
 Gently. Mir. Wasserman. It acts this way sometimes. but the excitement will pass off. Yes, you are treasurer of the U. c. R. C., and will explain to you that the idea is to buy 3,OO0,OOO goats at dollar apiece, ship them to the