| Show barter that satisfied A all 11 concerned in deal forty five years ago I 1 owned it a lumber business in a little country town in manitoba we were all desperately pera tely poor a 10 bill looked as large as a bed sheet one day a farmer asked me to sell him on credit 10 worth of lumber explaining that he had sold some hogs to the butcher who could not pay him the butcher would go good tor for the lumber bill he said I 1 explained to the farmer that I 1 would as soon trust him film as the butcher and told him to set get tile butcher who confirmed the farmers story I 1 asked the butcher it if he sold meat to the grand central hotel where I 1 was boarding ile he said bald he did and that they were owing him money I 1 told him to go to the hotel and get me two 5 meal tickets on account of his meat bill which he did and I 1 furnished the farmer with the lumber so the hotel paid for its meat the butcher for the hogs the farmer tor for the lumber and I 1 tor for my board without any money passing IV 3 palm P liner in wall street journal |
