"FIFTEEN CENTS, OFF."

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3324, 18 August 1879, Page 2

"FIFTEEN CENTS, OFF."

: A yo»ng genUemaot. who drwsX «ril? and has a reasonable share of good looki, bad occasion last week, to' make * trip to the country, aad oa« iijthft h« found himself at a farm-house at which a party was to come oflF.";iHe was invited to g participate in the festirities, indfkfter'lie'i ljtad consented, <th^ old fanner took him •round, the corner of the home and dp something and fix-it to make you kiss the .handsomest gal in tkeroom.^ j.\ ; yv i "Well/ I'll kiss her," was tke prompt , "Yes. but hold on a little," continued. the old man. " There's my gal Emma. ta? XinWoiS'S^ sniff at her 'cause hpr.rib.se .crooks » bit and her Lair iia trifle high colotlred. Now, I want you to kiss Em, for the handsomest gal in the worn. Itil do the "f oie woman good, do Em good, and kinder> Aset these 'ere sniffers back a HttleV I d.on't ask you to kiss her for. nothing, bat , if you'll do ie I'll thrpw fifteen o»nts off"n your bill in the, moring.' What d'ye ■< ■'.-. •*:- : v ! The young.man said he'd dp it,and the father &>ntinWr '-- 'T < ! -><~~ T| f. " That's the checker. Don't hare any '. make believe about it, but kiss h« right,.; pon out, so that,.we-kia, all hitr theN smack!" 'j k -?'"',;> 'v *""* , The game was splayed,'the.ybnn^ msjttf^ was " n'xed,'*;/and/he kiased^'.Em " litoi;the pop of la pistol.: He. Mt">ll thd^ happier forl, it that night, seeing ho#v t greatly the otd woman was pleased, bit o next forenoon as he jogged along bte> had to run the gauntlet of a score of y '^ farmer's sons waiting in fence corners to; 3 liok him because he passed their " gals " ' by for " Em." He was strnckby thtttwn stones, six clubs.and about>sTbushel of potatoes before he could get out of the - neighbourhood, and when- he. carne^to f,figure up be , realised that fifteen /©fnts/ , was no inducement at',aU>/- *•'-'--j-'m-T f.i) -■•-." '" '' -» :