Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1913-10-31 | Page 9 | Little Joke by Skimps

LITTLE JOKE BY SKIMPS backed H his Is statement with mona money but was compelled to compromise speaking of bantam chickens J remarked mt t aked skimps when the conversation turned to poultry 1 I have a lien ien whose eggs are so BO small that I 1 put three dozen of them in a collar box the other day of alte re him the ananias club medal I 1 shouted the rest la in chorus havo billave tiny any ot of you gentlemen lemen money with which to back youil your doubts ot of my overact veracity ty 1 I havo have a couple of dollars re replied plied gasich so have V I 1 added dukane good enough ill cover both of those bets very well now now show us those eggs in that collar box well I 1 can do it it yo you u insist but perhaps it may not be necessary ot of course its neressa necessary 1 you dont expect to win our money monay without proof do you not at all but I 1 merely wish to observe that it was a horse collar box I 1 put the eggs in with some bome difficulty the matter was compromised and am skimps was warned that the next break of the kind hind would cost coat him his life