Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1900 — The Stingy Man’s Bargain. [ARTICLE]

The Stingy Man’s Bargain.

A man noted for his “nearness” went Into a meat shop and Inquired the price of a certain soup bone. The proprietor of the shop Is a generous fellow, and in answer to the old man’s question he said: “Oh, I’ll give you that.” The customer put his hand to Ms ear. He is hard of hearing and had missed the reply. “Can’t you take something off of that?” he asked. The dealer took pity on Mm. “Yes,” he said, “call It 10 cents.” And the old man went home with a comfortable sense of having driven a good trade.