| Show A successful kuge use A couple of thirsty fellows who had been loafing nil all tile the forenoon on the quays at stockholm were struck with a brilliant idea they borrowed an old brandy keg and halt half filled it with water then one of them slung it on his bis shoulder and took it to the nearest spirit vault where lie he stated that lie had been pent by one of the skippers shippers in port to have the ke keg filled with brandy the captain captain is sorry lie he only got it half full yesterday and thinks it would be better to have it filled to the top the keg was accordingly held under the tap till it was full and t the lie fellow hoisted it on his shoulder but as he was waa about to wall walk off it bebas he wad stopped by the clerk who demanded payment for the spirits our skipper a running account certainly not bless me met I 1 must have gone to the tha wrong there is nothing for it but to empty half the keg back again tills this was no sooner said than done after which our hero ilter illy went in erch bearch of his companion |
