The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-09
JUST "JEENIS."
He stretches His Honesty to Sixty
Days.

was on the circus grounds in a
town in Ohio. and while 1 was watch
ing a sharper throw the three CARDS
about and deceive the guileless as to
which was the queen, man beside
me whispered:
honest and full of brotherly love.
"And it gives you a pain to discover
your error" l replied.
Believe me, it does.
He was a large man of middle age
and serene countenance. You saw
at a glance that he had no wickednesS
in his soul. He was a man that Woulo
never trade jackknives with boy ana
give the little fellow a raw deal
trusted him at once
Ever up against green goods ??
ventured to ask.
ssYou refer to the verdure of the
pasture. 1 take it?" he replied. land
1 will reply that 1 have dealt in hay
Most men have a motto to guide
YEA. and I have one. 1t is: Hon
esty is the best policy Album"
''And mine is: There is sucker
born every minute.
He sighed and rolled up his eyes,
and during the minutes silence that
followed the man of the sells caught
Uncle Rube gor a five dollar bet. Then
the good man said:
Son 1 cannot believe you have ever
dealt in consumption cures.
NAV. nav. Take another look at
the back of my neck and observe the
scars and callouses of son of toll.
rise with the lark and HE me to my
labors. At night I retire to my couch
with the consciousness that have not
sent the wheat market down 10 points
to bankrupt the sixteen million farm
ers in the United States.
TT warns my heart 10 hear TINS.
You have name?
~Yes, I bought one a while ago for
convenience sake. 1t is Jeems-Just
Jeems; and yOurs?"
"Jones-just Jones'"
They will both serve. In our wan
behring's around the world we may &C
cidentally do something that we
should be ashamed to have our moth
ers know. See"
thoughtful and considerate young
man. But I judged you to be such.
Album! In sowing my buckwheat a
few week ago I strained my back and
am now laying off to give it rest
'And in splitting rails last month l
loosened the rivetS of three or four OF
my ribs and must take a vacation TO
let them tighten up again"
And meanwhile" queried Jones.
SHOULD a business opening present
itself I shall take advantage of it.
He gave my hand a cordial squeeze
and led me away to one of the circus
wagons and as we found seats on the
tongue he said:
"Jeems, we all have our limits-all
except Wall street."
Il believe you"
Album! Alas, that I should be
Obliged to confess it, my limit on hon
esty is a sixty-day one. At the end
of that time I am overcome with
desire to do the other Teller may
go as far as to say that after restrain
ing myself for the period named 1
would even rob church. How is it
with you? Give me your con-
fidence."
MY limit has never been over 80
days, and it has given me weak
heart to go that long, but if there was
a big thing on hand 1 might struggle
with thirty days longer. If 1 died I'M
der 1t my wealth could be used in
teaching the Chinese to chew plug to-
bacco instead of sleeping it with their
tea. Have you a thought that has
been working overtime in the back of
your head?"
Album! Jeems, there is the real
estate business
1T beats green goods if properly
conducted"
There is Lake Erie"
And there is much real estate I'M
der it"
Album! Jeems, observe that you