Eureka Reporter | 1903-07-24 | Page 7 | Two Retailers of Chestnuts

Two Retailers of chestnuts joseph H choate told a story at a banquet chauncey M depew arrived late and in Ms ills turn told the same story he did noty not understand the premature laughter and the lack of tumult when he concluded and asked his neighbor what F was as the matter you told joe choate s story five min utes after he had finished it mr depew laughed choate s story he said why adam told that to the snake at their first flat meeting I 1 knew choate it but thought he folIn followed wed me wa f