The other day a soldier met an old man on the street carrying a piece of pig's liver. Pork had been very scarce and the soldier asked where Yhevimeat had come from. The old man explained he was ill and. had with great difficulty managed to secure a piece of tender meat such as'he could digest. The soldier sisted on being led to the shop, but, when he found it was far away, he asked the old man how much' the meat had cost. He was told 1,200 ash, whereupon he produced a puper Gollar and told the man he would Duy the meat from him for 1,200 cash, but in addition he required 1,600 cash change '(the rate for a silver dollar being:2,800 cash). The old man told the soldier he had no change arid in the end the soldier simply stole the meat.
Ikis a common habit with soldiers, if they-see anyone carrying a purchase. on the street, to ask where the purchase was made and to sisijon, being led to the: shop, where: the argument that there is no stock cannot. then be advanced. The soldier, thee buys what-he wants with paper] notes, paying the lower silver price! which he will first have ascertained from the purchaser who led him to the shop.
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