Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1892 — A Skin Game in Socks. [ARTICLE]

A Skin Game in Socks.

Customer —Give me a dozen shirts. Shopkeeper—Here you are, sir, the best quality. Customer—How much? Shopkeeper—One dollar and flftj’ cents each. Customer—All right; wrap them up. Now how much for these socks? Shopkeeper—Fifty cents a pair. Customer—Well, I’ll take three dozen pairs instead of the shirts. The sotks are done up and the customer starts for the door with the bundle. Shopkeeper—Hold on there; you haven't paid for those socks. Customer—Certainly not; I took them in exchange for the shirts. Shopkeeper—Yes, but you didn’t pay for the shirts. Customer—Certainly not, because I didn’t take them. Shopkeeper—That’s a fact. And spends the next half-hour trying to make his cash balance.—New York Herald.