Show Wants to Be Shown CB By Pieced WIre Jasper CIt City County Mis Green a prominent and revered citizen ot of this community was done out of 2000 by two miser miserable miserable able scamps who enjoyed his hospital hospitalIty Ity before taking hIs mone money They came caine to 0 Mr Greens house and asked about the resources of Show me count county They lowed that Mr Green being a Prom Cit ought to know He explained everything to them and then asked the wretches to stay to dinner After dinner they put three concave objects on the table which these men whom Green thought were gentlemen but who proved to be scoundrels of tile the worst t type pe said were the dwellings of mussels Under one of these a pea was placed They then bet Mr 11 Green 2000 that he could not find the pea Our and neighbor thought tile the good dinner had made the themen themen men lose their minds but to humor them and not Intending to keep the thc money he was about to win made the wager Imagine dear reader his as astonishment astonishment when on picking up the shell he found there was no pea be beneath beneath neath it The Tue strangers then left the place Jonathan says say It If they dont return and show him how the swindle was encompassed lie he will have the law lawon aw awon on them |