A stupids-looking U.S. recruit; halted before a blacksmith's shop, the proprietor of which was forging a shoe, aod eyed the. performance .with, rinterast. The brawny smith, dissatisfied - With the man's curiosity, held the red»hot iron suddenly under his nose, hoping to make him beat a hasty retreat. '.'lf you'll give me half a dollar I wilt lick it;"'' said the soldier. " I'll stop the braggart'i jaw !" thought the smith, as he took from his pocket a half-dollar and hejd it; out. The cunning son of Mars quioklj vgrabt^l the coin, licked it, and walked away, whistling the " Star Spangled Banner."
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4438, 27 March 1883, Page 2
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