Show an story there resides in one of Hos tons suburban hamlets a man who is notorious as a practical joker there is also in business in that place a grocer who lias has fully as g great a mauta reputation tion for his shrewdness the joker recently entered the grocery store and ordered a dozen eggs lie ile paid forty cents for them and ordered them sent to his house that night his wife met him at the door ns as he lie returned houie home and inquired how much did lid you pay for those eggs you or depedr derod forty cents cent he lie replied NV well ell the tile next time you 0 order eggs better pick them thein out yourself yo said his is better half as she produced to his astonished toni shed gaze a dozen pullets eggs each about the etzo size of an english walnut the joker get mad he ile simply remarked ill get square with him that evening he be went to the grocer and remarked that those eggs were pretty ali benall all for forty cents per dozen never mind eggs are eggs the grocer aa as he lie chuckled knowingly the next day lay the joker bought two gad a rooster and carried them thern home lynea tak k care aart cie grocer Aroff lr ahoT nn itee t them bern and rind go so learn that his former customer intended to get bis his eggs lit at home thereafter A month laterre later he antema enter d the grocery store with a large basket on his arm rm illow much are you paying for eggs he asked thirty five cash forty trade arra w the reply let me have forty cents worth of corn then ben heres a dozen eggs the corn was put into a bag and passed over the grocer took the basket of eggs and ht hl i customer left remarking eggs are eggs old man when the grocer opened the basket he found a dozen robins eggs and now when he be has pullets eggs in stock he always mixes them judiciously with the larger variety boston herald |