Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 269, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1913 — LITTLE JOKE BY SKIMPS [ARTICLE]

LITTLE JOKE BY SKIMPS

Backed His Statement With Money, but Was Compelled to Compromise. W” .... 1.1.. "Speaking of bantam chickens.” remarked Skimps, when the conversation turned to poultry, “I have a hen whose eggs are so small that I put three dozen of them in a collar-box the otner day.” “Give t)im the Ananias club medal!” shouted the rest, in chorus. “Have any of you gentlemen money with which to back your doubts of my veracity?” “I have a couple of dollars," replied Gaswell. “So have I,” added Dukane. "Good enough! I’ll cover Both of those bets.” “Very well. Now show us those .eggs in that collar-box.” “Well, I can do it if you insist, but perhaps it may not be necessary.” “Of coursd it’s ' necessary! You don’t expect to win our money without proof, do you?” “Not at all, but I merely wish to observe that it was a horse-collar-box I put the eggs in.” With some difficulty the matter was compromised, and Skimps was warned that the next b{eak of the kind would cost him bis life.