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Show The Eggman In Philadelphia. A young farmer from Clementon, N J., was selling eggs at tho corner ol Fourth nnd South streets when a bar tondor walked up to him and asked him tho prlco of a dozen eggs. The farmer answered: "Forty cents s dozen," and ns thoro was an extra egg ln tho dozen ho wanted threo cont! extra, but tho bartender wanted it "thrown In with tho bargain." "Well," snld tho ono who sells the liquor, "I will tako tho egg and treal you to a drink." "All right," said the farmer. Wher thoy camo to tho tavern ho was asked what ho would drink, to which ho ro plied: "Well, I alius drink sherry with an egg in it." And they say farmers buy gold bricks. Philadelphia Times. |