A GOOD STORY BY BARNUM.
1 once went to hear Barnutn telling atories at; Lady Aberdeen's. The funniest of them illustrated the heijjht of moannesß. A man in " our town " had opened a store and offered free drinks to his customers. Oae night entered a stranger with ' ' What's the price of darning needles ?" " A cent apiece." "And whit do you give for eggs'? 1 ' "Sixpence a dozen." "Well that's a cent apiece too, isn't it ? So I'll take a darning needle and leave this egg." The exchange was effected, and then the egg man said, " You promised a treat to each customer." "Well, what will yon have V* "I gueas I'll have a glass of sherry wine " The glass of sherry was brought. Looking at it thoughtfully, the customer observed : "It's a very curious thing, but Bomehow I never conld drink sherry wine without an egg in it." " Well, you shall have it," said the storekeeper. As the oontents fell into the sherry, it was seen that the egg had two yolks. " Well now," said the drinker, "my wife would be blessed if Bhe knew that— to think that she had parted with two yolks foe one daruing needle. You really muat give me another for that second yolk," There are some 15,000 people in London whose professional occupation is writ- > ing foe publication,
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXV, Issue 4252, 26 June 1895, Page 4
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224A GOOD STORY BY BARNUM. Tuapeka Times, Volume XXV, Issue 4252, 26 June 1895, Page 4
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