SOMETHING IN STORE.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1295, 9 July 1883, Page 2

SOMETHING IN STORE.

• A policeman patrolling Gratiot Avenue yesterday was called into a shoe-shop, the proprietor of whioh is an honest, unsuspecting burglar, and ' asked : 1 'Oan you tell me if Sheneral Grant , is Btill in der oity ?' Grant 1 Wliy, he hasn't been here 5 in a year.' ' Ish dot bossible. My frent, vhas der Bresident here aboud dwo weeks ago?' 'No. t ' Vash dere some ferry poat got r blowed up. f ' Never heard of any.' ' My frent, ledt me ask one more [ question. Vhush some orphan asylums all purnt up one night las>t week uud ■ all der leedle shildren roasted like t ducks in der oofen V [ ' Of course not.' ' Vhell, dot explains to me. I have a poy Shon. He vhas oudt nights, and he doan' come home till 2 o'clock next morning. Vhen I ask him about it he says some orphan asylum burned down, or some ferry poat blew oop, or - Sheneral Grant vhas in down and 1 vhant's to see him. So dot poy has i been lying to me.' r • Looks that way." ■ • Vhell, to-night he vhill shlip oudt as usual, und by one o'clock he will 1 come creeping in. I shall ask him ! vhere he vhas all der dime so long, : und he vhill say Sheneral Sherman i l vhas in down. I shall tell him dot I j take him out to der barn und introduce | him to a school house on fh-e, und vhen I am all tired oudt mit clubbing him 1 pelief dot poy vhill see soiv.e l shokes und sthay home nights. I i ton slit it vims funny dot, so much '

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