Year: 1871

n SHARE FAIRLY EARNED.


The marquis Della Scala an Italian nobleman,
having invited the neighboriag gentry to a grand
entertainment where all of the delicacies of the
season were provided, some of the company ar
rivng very early, for the purpose of paying their
respects to his excellency; soon after which,
the major-domo, entering the dining room in a
great hurry, told the marquis that there was Il
most wonderful fisherman below, who had
brought one of the finest fish in all Italy for
which, however, he demanded most extrava-
giant price.


"Regard not his price" cried the marquis,
! "pay him the money directly"


$50 would, please your hghness, but he
refuses to take any money"
"What then would the fellow have? ?"


GA hundred strokes of the strappado on his
bare shoulders, my lord he says he will not
bate a single blow"


| On this the whole company down stairs,
to see so singular a man.
ga fine fish p cried the marquis. What is
your demNnd my friend p


"Not n quatrino, my lord" answered the fish
|
ship wishes to have the fish, you must order me
a hundred lashes of the strappado on my naked
back; otherwise shall apply elsewhere"


Rather than lose the fish, )" said the marquis,
''we must een let this fellow have his humor.
Here - cried he to one of his grooms, I" dis
charge this honest man demands, but don't lay
on too hard; don't hurt the poor devil very
much"


The fisherman then stripped, and the groom
prepared to execute his lordship's orders.


"Now my friend, said the fisherman, "keep
an exact account, beseech you for don't de-
sire a single stroke more than my due"
The whole company were as:onished at the
amazing fortitude with which the man submit
ted to the operation, till he had received the if-
tieth lash when, addressing himself to the SER
want:


Hold, my friend" cried the fisherman, {" l
have now had my full share of the price"


"Your share p cried the marquis "what
is the meaning of oil this ?"


"My lord" returned the fisherman, "I have
a partner, to whom my honor is engaged, that
he shall have his full half of whatever receive
for the fish and your ordship, l dare venture
to say, will by and by own that it would be a
thousand pities to delraud him of single
stroke"


"And pray, honest friend, said the marquis,
'whO is this partner p


"Your porter, my lord, answered the fisher
man, ''who keeps the outer gate, and refused to
| admit me, unless | would promise him half of
what should obtain for the fish,"


"Ho no |" exclaimed the marquis, laughing
very heartily, "by the blessing of Heaven, he
shall have double his demand in full tale"
| The porter was accordingly sent for, and be-
ing stripped to the skin, two grooms were di-
rected to lay on with all their might till he had
fairly received what he was so well entitled to.
| The marquis then ordered his steward to pay
the fisherman twenty sequins desiring him to
call annually for the like sum, as a recompense
for the friendly services he had rendered him.
| DoN'T ADVERTISE. Don't do it. Don't adver-
tise your busines it's paying out your money
to accommodate other people if they want to
buy your goods, let them hunt you up.


Don't advertise, for it gets your name abroad,
and you are apt to be flooded with circulars
from business houses, and to be bored with
% drummers from city wholesale establish
ments, all of which also results in soliciting
your order for new goods, and money to pay for
them, which is very annoying to one of dys-
peptic temperament.


| Don't advertise, for it brings people in from
the country, land country folks you know are of
an inquiring turn of mind) and they will ask
you many questions about prices try your tenn
per with showing them goods, and even vex
you with the request to tie them up which puts
you to the additional trouble of buying more.


Don't advertise; it gives people abroad
knowledge of your town. and they come and set
tie in it it will grow, and other business men
will be induced to come in, and thus increase
your competition.


In short, if you would have a quiet town, not
too large if you would not be harrassed by null
titudin0us cares and perplexities Of business if
you would avoid being bothered with paying for
and losing time to read a great cumbersome
newspaper just remain quiet don't let the peo-
pie know five miles away where you are nor
what you are doing and you will be severally
let alone to enjoy the bliss of undisturhed re-
pose.


GREELEY says that in order to raise base-balls
of the average diameter and density, subsoiling
is absolutely necessary.


USFoRrUNATE.-A Kansas man is in Jail for
letting a neighbours mule follow him.