Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1879 — An Old Story in a New Dress. [ARTICLE]

An Old Story in a New Dress.

M. C., having broken an indispensable article of table porcelain, goes to the dealer from whom he had purchased the set to endeavor to replace it. “ Have you - any objection to breaking up a sets he say*. “I bought one from you last week, and one piece is smashed. It is like this. How much’ll you take for that BUgarbowl there, without the cover?” “Well, the price is fifteen francs with the cover; but Til let yon have the bowl by itself for fourteen. Yon see, the cover doesn’t amount to much—in point of fact I may say it is worthlem—rat. it would look absurd not tb make some deduction, so I'D knock‘ off one franc for the cover.” “ What, one franc only P ' Surely, the cover most be worth more than one franc.” “ No, strf in reality it isn't worth more than half a franc, but seeing it’s yon Til eail it a franc and let you have the bowl for fourteen. ,r ? * -’ Jp iT - “Why, by Jove, what an ass I’ve been! It wasn’t the bowl that my wife told me was broken—it was the cover. HbW funny o< me, how stupid! It isn’t

the bowl I want, It’a the cover. Here ia your one franc, don’t mind wrapping it np.” (Vanishes into the infinite azure of the street.) “ Brigand'. (Fainte.)— Paris Figaro.