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Show Repaying m Jxika. ' An incident occurred recently at the Roosevelt street ferry office which illustrates illus-trates how one man can make another's life miserable with little exertion. One I avening the collector shoved out to a I passenger thirty-two three cent pieces I and one cent in exchange for a dollar, j after deducting the fare, which was I three cents. The collector grinned and t thought he bad played a good joke on ; the passenger, who took the money without a protest, bnt made dp his mind to get even with the joker if possible, j He thought hard for three days, and at j last hit on a scheme. Sharpening the I end of a tile he nickxi one side of each i three cents. j Every morning ana evening ingoing ' to and from his work be placed a three ' cent piece in the palm of his hand and , slapped it firmly down in front of the collector. At these times there was al-j al-j ways a rush. In his hurry the collector J tried to slide the money along with the tips of his fingers, but it stuck fast ; Then he resorted to his finger nails, muttering mut-tering blessings on to bead of the man who annoyed him. This was kept up ; for thirty-two days until the nickel ' pieces were all exhausted. But even to : this day the collector always picks up a , three cent piece with bis finger nails, so strong has the habit become. Ernest Jnrrold in Ifow York J onrnal. |