Brigham City Bugler | 1891-08-15 | Page 2 | He was Fresh but Obtuse

Uo Was Fresh bat Obtaae. ! A merchant in St. Louis had been ! annpvc.d by n .NhW Vni-lr ilnunmaninl.il . he Telt that the time had come to give him a lesson. He was a good man in every other respect, but his freshness j I more than counterbalanced his merits, j j One day when he was in the store th i ' merchant asked him to step into tho ! ; back office. "I've got something to j show you that will do you good if you 1 will take it." ! Together they walked back, and then ! suddenly the merchant opened his vest, j and over the front of his shirt he had a placard fastened on which was printed , in large letters: ; ''You're too fresh I" ! The drummer burst into a hearty j laugh, and, slapping the merchant on : the back, said: ''That's a good one. j That fills the bill exactly. Say, let mo j have that for tonight, will you? I know a fellow up at the hotel who needs that tlung badly. He's the freshest duck J you ever saw. Let ma have it, and I j will spring it on him when tho boys are I aU there." j Tho merchant gave up after that. He said, "Nothing short of a cannon ' would do that fellow any good." Dry ' Goods Retailer and Buyers' Guide, j