| Show stop to weigh one morning an enraged countryman came into mr N s store with very angry looks he left a team in the street and had a good stick in his hand mr N 11 said the angry countryman 1 1 I bought a paper of nueme nutmegs 15 s here in your store and when I 1 got home they were more than half of them walnuts and the young villain I 1 bought them of pointing to john john sald sala mr N X did you sell this man walnuts for nutmegs 21 no sir 11 was the ready reply you lie you little villain still more enraged at his assurance now look here said john if you had taken the trouble to weigh your nutmegs you would have found that I 1 put in the walnuts gratis oh h you gave them to me did you yes sir I 1 threw in a handful for the children to crack said ing at the same time well now if that aint a young scamp said the countryman his features relaxing into a grin as he saw through the matter much hard talk and bad blood would be saved if people would stop to weigh before they blame others think twice before you speak once is an excellent motto |
