Show MATTER OF MORAL STANDARD mr henry buskirk woefully inferior to H s W fe here s a counterfeit half dollar that somebody worked off on me said henry buskirk I 1 guess give it to you you can put it on the tion plate at church if you like henry im ashamed of you ex claimed his wife I 1 don t believe in saying such things even in jest it seems to me that you re getting just perfectly horrible since youve got to going to the club saturday nights I 1 wish you d give it up I 1 used to be so proud of you I 1 thought you were one man in a hundred but I 1 declare i often find m self wondering now w hat you re coming to you seem to you austn t blame the club for my downfall the members are all gentlemen be steadily lowering your moral stand ard why can t you keep your eyes open when people give you changed you never hear of anybody giving counterfeit halt dollars to me we cant afford to lose money that way cant you remember where you got it no probably on some street car but never mind no use crying over spilled milk im sorry that tm sink ing in your estimation try to do better but you austn t blame the club for my downfall the members of it are ah gentlemen what are vou going to do with ita with this counterfeit half dollard oh throw it away or keep it as a pocket piece just to remind me to look ait my change next time it im going to atop at the butcher s on my way home from mrs sleigh s the cashier is such a stupid thing that I 1 m quite sure she 11 never notice it henry what s the matter with youa dont sit there grinning like monkey t declare you look sometimes as if iou really dian didn t have good sense where are ou goings excuse me dear there s the money I 1 think run out and see it I 1 cant raise my moral standard stan daid a little just tor practice |