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Show Greedy Foroleners. I Ail excursionists agree as to the avid-I avid-I ity with which those "furriners" seize I on to good, hard, honest American gold, j A Springfield man was bargaining for a ; parrot in a Havana bird store. The prlo was set at seventeen dollars, but the dealer Bhadcd it down, a few dollars at : a time. Finally the American took out ( a United States five dollar gold piece, . remarking that he wonld give so muck and no more. The dealer clutched the coin, and passed over the parrot, cag J and all, before the gay bird could wink, Springfield (Mass.) Homestead. |