Show too witty it is not profitable for a merchant to be too witty at any rate he should not try tc bo witty on every occasion not long ago in a country town where there are two groceries in the street very green towheaded timid looking young countryman came into one of them one afternoon at a time when half a dozen villagers were grouped around the stove the storekeeper was waiting upon some one and paid nc the newcomer presently the timid young man aid in a faltering half frightened voice do you kaip eject pt etters nol 1 alie storekeeper we dont keep em we sell em jest as fast as wt cani then he winked at the company around the stove who snickered appreciatively the green young man said ohi and went up to the stove and spread out the palms ot his hands the storekeeper went on waiting on bis other customer and used up about fifteen minutes in doing so then ho stepped toward the green young man who was still warming his hands al the stove and said brusquely did you say you wanted t buy sweet potatoes the young man turned slowly about and answered 1 I say I 1 wanted 1 buy none Ijes tast ye itye kep em 1 ho warmed his hands a few longer then ha walked slowly out of store remarking ho went iguess ill go darwn the street an buy me some sweet the laugh around the stove was not at the expense of the greenhorn this time youths companion M |