Bay County past and present . an old Indian coming in with three muskratskins to sell to Hart, who dealt in skins. Ugh! said Lo, Jule Hartbuy some skins? Yes, was the response. Give you ten cents them there under the window. Heres your money. Lordsaw this. Creeping over to the window he reached his hand in andpulled the three muskrat skins out. A boy was standing near the doorof the saloon, and Lord gave the skins, stretched on shingles, to the boy sold them to Hart and was again told to throw them under thewindow. This kept up for a good while. The game came to an end atlas
Bay County past and present . an old Indian coming in with three muskratskins to sell to Hart, who dealt in skins. Ugh! said Lo, Jule Hartbuy some skins? Yes, was the response. Give you ten cents them there under the window. Heres your money. Lordsaw this. Creeping over to the window he reached his hand in andpulled the three muskrat skins out. A boy was standing near the doorof the saloon, and Lord gave the skins, stretched on shingles, to the boy sold them to Hart and was again told to throw them under thewindow. This kept up for a good while. The game came to an end atlast. With that Hart exclaimed, Ive lost the game, but have boughta heap of skins. He turned toward the skins to look at them. All ofa sudden he thundered out, Who stole my skins? Then Lord walkedin and said, Skins are as good picking as fish. Hart took the jokeall right. He had paid $ for the same three skins over and overagain.—Washington School. REFERENCES. See references for Chapter XV. 94 BAY COUNTY, PAST AND Bay City in 1854—Our Lumbering Boom in Its Infancy.
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