Show Penny wise iee peter dr britton D evana the brilliant alienist allen lat aid said at a recent dinner in la new york then there Is the cunning lunatic of who whom there used to exist a good example nt at bridgetown Dridge town there waa was a half wilted witted youth in bridgetown Idge town to whom the neighboring farmers liked to ocer offer a penny and a nickel gathered about him in a circle on an market day the farmers fan nero vw after an other would say now which 11 ye have peter heres a cent cen therea heres a nickel take yer choice and ant foolish peter invariably would choose the cent rather than the nickel and the farmers before such ble would roar with laugh ter double in two and slap their legs noisily with their brown band hands 11 peter I 1 said one day to the luna tic why la to it that you always take the cent instead ot of the nickel peter grinned a very cunning grin suppose I 1 took the nickel eald said he be would I 1 eyer ever gel get a chance to take another one bonef Wash washington lugton post |