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Show PUT ONE OVER ON BUTCHERl Incident Proves That Art of Shopping I Has Not Been Altogether I Thrown In Discard. A dignified-looking woman stepped up to n showenso In tlio meat ninrket, and after sho had bought severul pieces of meat, she asked: "Havo you any shlnbono that 1 could use for soup stock?" "Just the thing," responded the obliging clerk ns ho took up n long shlnhonc and kuucklo and balanced It on his left hand. "What Is It worth?" asked the woman. "Just n half-dollar," snld he. "It Is such a largo pleco, would you mind cutting It nt Iho Joint?" "Sure, I will," ho replied. After cutting off tho largo knuckle ho again balanced tlio long, slim shlnhonc shln-honc on his hand and said: "You mny hnve this fpr 40 cents." The woman looked nt the pleco for n moment, then at tho knucklo and said: "Is that pleco you cut off worth only 10 cents?" Tho clerk hesitatingly replied: "Yes, madam." "All right," snld tho woman. "I'll take Hint knuckle." Tho clerk wulted a moment, looked at the womnn, then actually laughed aloud. Rut ho wns garao and .willingly .will-ingly wrapped up tho 10-cent ..soup bone. |
