Show LITTLE JOKE BY SKIMPS backed his statement with money but was compelled to compromise speaking of bantam chickens 1 remarked skimps when the conversation turned to poultry poul tri 1 I have a lion lien whose eggs agga are so BO small email that I 1 put three dozen or of them leoin lit in a collar box tho other aher day asto yo him the club modal medal shouted the rest lit in chorus have any of you gentlemen money with which to back your doubts of my veracity 1 I havo have a couple of dollars replied gaswell so have I 1 added dekano good enough 1 ill 11 cover both of those bets very well now show us those eggs in n that collar box well I 1 can do it it you insist but perhaps it may not bo be necessary of course its ita necess aryl you dont expect to win our money with out proof do you not at all but I 1 merely wish to observe that it was a horse collar box input I 1 put tile tho eggs in ill with some difficulty tho the matter was compromised and skimps was warned that tho the next break of tho the kind would C oat coat him ilia his life |