It Was Not a Natural Hump.

Manawatu Herald, 9 July 1898, Page 4

It Was Not a Natural Hump.

Ho got <>nt of his wagon in front of a Woodward tvvemio clothing store and said to the floorwnlkor, who mot him at the door: '•I'm thinkln somo of buyin a snit of clothes. D'yo think tiicy klr» il'v nio ho: - cr" "6b, certainly ! Take tho elevator, ' ' was the reply. When a salesman came to look him over, tho caso was different, however. He noticed that the farmer had a largo and doolded hrnnp between his shoulders, and after a little he jnado bold to say: "It will Lo hard work to got an exact fit on account of your misfortune, but I'll do the best I can." "What mlsfortln?" was tho qoory. "Why, that hump. It makes it very bad, you sco." "That hump? Oh, you kin take that off! Jest m«ih up your hand and pull it out. That's no natcral hump, but a turnip tho 010 woman crowded in under my vest." "So ib is,," exclaimed tho clerk as he brought it out to view. "Why on earth are you wearing that around?" "Sho put it in thar to make me remember that I was to buy a flno comb. Here, write it down before I forgit it. That's it — f-i-n c c-o-m-b — flno comb, and now I'll put the slip in my vest pocket and shove the turnip dowir"my boot leg to make mo wTuomher the sllpt" — Detroit Free Press.