Show Penny wise le peter dr britton D evens the brilliant a alienist ieni t said eald at it a recent dinner in new york then there is the cunning lunatic 0 f whom there used to exist a good example a at DrIdge bridgetown town there was a halt half witted willed youth in bridgetown to whom the neighboring farmers liked to otter offer a penny and is a nickel gathered about him in a circle on market arket day the farmers ane me after another would say eay now ye nave have peter I 1 heres ae res a cent heres a nickel take yer choice and foolish reter peter invariably would choose the cent rather than the nickel and tho the farmers before such incredible foolishness would roar ivar with laughter double in two and slap their legs noisily with their brown hands peter I 1 said bald one day to the lunatic why 1 in it that you always take the vent cent instead of 0 the nickel peter grinned a very cunning grin suppose I 1 took the nickel sald said he be would I 1 ever get it a chance to take alee mother another otie bouet washington post |