ILE TOOK A TUMBLE A well to do ma A wh 0 w an tea to some balins I 1 bul alo courier A prosperous citizen dropped into buo ouo of the crockery stores yesterday and said he wanted a teacup and for a christ MAS present yes sir said the clerk fine quality or ordinary beat youve gait said the man no cheap stuff for me 5 the clerk opened it cise and took thence a dark clouded blue and gold cup of devres ware theres a pretty thing faid lie handing it to the customer who took looked it over carefully yes good said lie got anything better oh yes heres a piece 11 said the bleik handing tle custom r another cup of white and 1 old with ruby and bead ing thesa the best youve got asked the loan yes about our best well how much for the blue one twenty dollars awen 1 the man elearly dropped the cup in his twenty d ollars for t gat tiling he gasped glaciona Gra ciona anke show much is this other one thosa we ern let you at the dozen W soo doll mra clity bollaro a beco I 1 and earthal x c fainted the man ll avent ye qu got for a dollar ob yes plenty of them replied the urbane clerk but you said 1 I wanted the beet well I 1 10 to 1 ut ding dong nio if ill pay 60 or 20 for the beat leaeu P and saucer that aver was made so be selected one for aud went away pon dering on the pom p s and of I 1 1 I 1 I 1 0 I 1