White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-12

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that were the best joke In the world.
Pm Dollar Bill"
Wallingford. both shocked and star
tied. scrutinized him again incredu-
lously. Why. Dollar Bill. whose spe-
cialty had beer sawdust money. had
been a roly poly little chap who should
have stayed the same age until he fail
ed to hear ten" you don't pass
with me- puzzled wallingford. THE
Dollar Bill | knew would still be
crisp
The other put his hand on his chest
and laughed again.. Il make 'em all
think I'm a counterfeit he stated.
do you remember the night the COOK
from Carson City passed me this SOU
venir?' and he exhibited u wrist across
which was u ragged seam.
Wallingford looked into the still zest-
full eyes and shook his head sadly
Its Dollar Bill all right. | guess" be
acknowledged. hurt by the discovery.
What tore your"
Il was bogus. and the government
put a stamp on me" replied the frayed
one. They laid me away for a ten
stretch. Jim. and they tool out Of me
everything ] ever had. In place Of II
they gave me the 'cunny.'"
Wallingford. who was physically sen
sitive to a high degree. FASTENED to
change that unpleasant subject. Hap
by news" he commented. Il suppose
you've dropped the merry little green
goods game to which you were such
an ornament
"Coldr' coughed Dollar Bill. I've
quit graft forever"
What are You doing?" asked Wal
lingford sympatheticalIy.
Manufacturing antique furniture"
was the cheerful reply. in which there
was u note OF pride. Il learned my
trade In the governments big board
ing house on the island. and II | do
say it myself. there isn't u nan In the
business can bore as fine "A set Of
worm holes as car or break n chair
leg so natural, Why. I've even bad
my own antiques brought TO me to b.
restored.
NO wonder you pin bouquets on
BILL" approved J. Rufus. Il suppose
there's "A good profit in It."
There would be II didn't have to
60 to Texas every winter to save the
piece of lung | have left. Looks as II
I'd be late this season. My best new
plant died. confound him. and ! had
just sailed his shack"
Its a game I'm not hep to-" con-
fessed Wallingford How do you lay
the pipes to sell genuine antiquesY'
We'll. I've worked w my W bunk
| watch the papers. and when ! see
that Mr.. Pozollop has picked up q prize
Pembroke highboy in Liberty Center
| hit out for that new Yukon ON the
first RATHER. because | know that the
junk bugs will swarm there like mos
quitoes around a rain barrel. locate
a brass necked old farmer or a thin
nosed spinster or even a thousand
year-old niger nanny living In q
shack with all the weatherb0Ards
loose and slip them in a few choice
antiques"
~ laugh as follows" observed Wal
lingford. with profound appreciation.
II should think these highboy high
brows would lave some way to tell
the real goods from the phony. though"
Il meet all tests" scorned Dollar
Bill. u know 'em as loon as they do.
My best gag. however. is to write In
the bottom Of the secret drawer: From
John to Prudence. With q heart full
of love. July 4. 1776' That always
fetches EN-. l got old Jonathan Bun
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the only rheumatic mansion In the
county. and he was such a crouch that
none OF the neighbors had been In his
house for twenty years. So nobody
knew what he had"
you fitted him up right. thenr't
"From cellar to attic" boosted Dol
lar Bill. glowing with pride. EVERY
room 10 his house IL Oiled with price
less antiques. with a secret drawer 10
everything but the glassware and NOT
an unbroken piece In the collection. }
had the plant all ready for opening 70
the public and had suction sweeper
working. reversed. for a week. to get .
good coating OF lust and had turned
two dozen spiders loose In each room
to put ON the finishing touches when
old Jonathan. who went through every
battle Of the civil war without q
scratch. ran a splinter In his thumb
and died OF lockjaw. Now. every stick
Of furniture ] had is In that house. !
haven't a scrap Of paper to show for
1t. and the Oklahoma heir will probably
throw me of the place when ] put in
my bill"
'Poplarviller' yelled the brakeman
as the engine whistled for down brakes
The antique furniture maker arose
YEARLY. Where are you going" h
asked.
Lafayette. They tell me it's q live
little county seat with plenty of loose
money"
.Ten miles farther on" commented
the other. ANY particular business