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Show A TRAMP WHO HAS A BOOK-KEEPER. There is a tramp who haunts the east end of Galveston who has got it down fine. He has reduced it to a perfect system. He has his regular customers, so to speak. He knocked at the door of a house. The owner came out, as soon as he saw the tramp he said, "Now, look here, last week I gave you a nickel to stay away for ten days, and here you are back again." The tramp put his hand to his forehead and was lost in thought for several minutes. Then he said, "You are right, colonel. Your regular assessment is not due yet for a week. When I get back to my counting room I'll pay off my head book-keeper and discharge him. He has neglected to give you the proper credit on the jedger." "Well, go on, now." "All right, colonel. This is not a professional call; it is only complimentary. No extra charge." It was a Galveston tramp, too, who grumbled when he was asked to take a dime out of a quarter. He said the year previous he had been out $50 by losses in making change. |
