THE CHEM AW A AM ERICAN
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IIU M O K O V S G E E A N I N G S
FROM V A R IO U S S O U R C E S
A C U T E SC O T C H M A N
S C O T C H M A N had
co n tracted a d e b t .
W hen it became due
he had no m eans w ith
w hich to m eet it. H e
w orried a great deal,
but no feasible plan of
raising the m oney to meet the obligation
presented itself.
A t last he decided th a t he would get a
pistol, go out on th e highw ay, hold up
th e first traveler th a t came along, take
his money from him , and w ith it pay his
debt. So Sandy got a g un and w ent out
on the highw ay, and when the first tra v
eler came along he pointed th e g un at
him , and said: “ G ie me yo u r m oney,
or I ’ll blow your brains out. ' ' T h e tra v
eler saw th a t Sandy was green at the
business, and began to parley and b a r
gain w ith him .
“ My good m a n ,’’ he said, “ I ’ll tell
you w hat I ’ll do. I ’ll give you all the
m oney I have in my possession w ith th e
exception of five pounds, and I will give
you th at if you will give me the p isto l.”
“ I ’ll do i t . ” said Sandy. “ I t ’s a