Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1876 — It Got Monotonous. [ARTICLE]

It Got Monotonous.

Six or seven days ago an old man entered the store of a Detroit hard ware man, who also deals in seeds, and, inquiring for the proprietor, soon stood face to face with him. “ Want to see met” asked the dealer. " Yes, sir, I do! Seven years ago this coming spring I bought a paper of seeds “ I presume so.” ' “ I’ll swear to It, Mr ! Seven years ago, sir, and not one of those seeds came up!” “Well, that’s ftinny,” laughed the dealer. “ You may think it was,” said the old man, “ but I’ll make it cost yog. ten thousand dollars! When you sold me those seeds, air, you did hot know that yog were dealing with a Hon I” “ Well, you stop your blowing and get out of here!” “ Give me a package of cabbage seeds, air!”, , “ 1 won’t!” The old mad went away, but invan hour returned and said In a loud voice: —Wr-

“ Seven years ago this coming spring I bought a package of seeds at this store. Not one of those seeds arose from tho sile!” He was ordered out, and he went out. He was there the next morning as soon as the proprietor was, and he said: “Seven years this coming spring you sold me a package of seeds. Not one single seed matured to manhood!” He was put out that time, but he returned in the afternoon when the store was full of customers, and exclaimed: “ Seven years ago this coming spring I was swindled by mat man there! Hp sold me a package of garden-seeds, not one seed or which ever thruv!" When he went out something hit him three or four times in the back. He went down the street for awhile, and then returned and stood in front of the store and said to the people who passed: “Seven years ago this coming spring this store here sold me garden-seeds that never sprouted!” > He repeated the words over and over until a crowd began to gather, when he was called in ana given a dozen papers of seed and told to forgive and forget. 1 ‘ Six papers of onion seed to pay for the choking!’'’ he said, as he buttoned his overcoat. They were given him, and when stowed a way he remarked: “ Six papers of cucum-ber-seeds ta pay for four kicks!” f After Borne argument these were handed hhn, and, as he backed out of doors, he said: “It’s all right! acted like a man about it, ana if you want any vegetables next fall I’ll make a discount to you!”— Detroit Free Press.