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MR. BROWN, a Kansas gentle-
man is the proprietor of a boarding
dinner sat his wife, Mrs. Brown; the
village milliner, Mrs. Andrews; Mr.
Black, the baker; Mr. Jordan, a car-
penter, and Mr. Hadley, a flour, feed
Mr. Brown
took a ten-dollar bill out of his pocket
book and handed it to Mrs. Brown,
with the remark that there was ten
dollars toward the twenty he had promised
Mrs. Brown handed the bill to Mrs.
Andrews, the milliner, saying, "That pays
Mrs. Andrews, in
turn, passed it to Mr. Jordan, remarking
that it would pay for the carpentry work he
Mr. Jordan handed it to
Mr. Hadley, requesting his receipted bill for
Mr. Hadley gave
the bill back to Mr. Brown saying "That
pays ten dollars on my board." Mr. Brown
again passed it to Mrs. Brcwn, remarking
that he had now paid her the twenty dollars
She, in turn, passed
it to Mr. Black to settle her bread and pas-
Mr. Black handed it to Mr.
Hadley, asking credit for the amount on his
flour bill, Mr. Hadley again returning it to
Mr. Brown, with the remark that it settled
for that month's board; whereupon Brown
put it back into his pocketbook, observing,
he didn't think a greenback would go so far.
house.
and lumber merchant.
her,
for my new bonnet."
had done for her.
flour, feed and lumber.
he had promised her.
try account.
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