A RICH PRACTICAL JOKE.
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A friend told us Joke few evenings
|ago-and though it was told US in conf
dence, we cannot resist the temptation of
having i: before our readers, let the conse-
quences be wfa:: they may.


In the western part OF this city live and
flourish two jolly young fellows WHO follow
sign painting for livelih ood-and who are
sometimes in the habit of cutting up what
are termed "high Shines" Ii so occurred
a few days ago that one of the partners had
some outdoor business TO attend to. and
left the shop in the charge of his partner and,
"a little boy who was employed TO grind
paints. During his absence, the partner re-
naming went to work and painted the bows
neck SO as 10 represent a large cash, and
cut over the eye. He then took red paint.
bespa4iered it over the floor, and clotted the
boys hair, and made him lay down in a
corner. He Their painted large cash on his
own cheek, barred his bosom, dsordered his
dress, dipped long bladed knife in the red
paint pot, and patiently awaited the coming
ofhis partner. Directly he heard him at the
door, and the performance commenced-a
The partner stuck his head into the room
door; one glance was sufficient-the boy
was PROSTATE on the floor with his throat cut.
groaning and crying murder-chairs, tables,
benches, Jugs and paint pots, were strewed
around the room in dire confusion. while
the murderous looking partner, with the
bloody looking knife in his uplifted hand,
was running through the room uuering wild
and incoherent expressions. II was evident
that his partner had killed the boy. The
thonght was horrid. Swift as lightning he
flew to his father annd informed him of the
circumstances. A number of friends were
mustered, who repaired TO the scene of ac-
ton. The crowd augmented as it neared
the shop-and in walked the whole posse
but what was their astonishment to find the
boy without mark of any kind, the room in


perfect order. no mark ofblood perceptible.


and the partner engaged in lettering sign!


and utter ignorance of any transaction of the


kind avowed by both him and the boy, to the


other partners great notification; more es-


pecially as the pc sons he brought there hint


ed TO one another that during his absence he


might have indulged too feely in Sire water.'


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