Three officers were walking on one of the principal streets casually looking in the show-windows when they heard music; looking ahead they saw a newsboy, a seller, walking along, playing a mouth-organ. Coming to him, it was noticed the instrument was an unusually fine one, and a new one.
“That mouth-organ is too expensive for that boy, there’s something wrong,” said one of the officers.
DIVIDING THE PAPERS.
“Where did you get that organ,” was asked the newsie.
“I buyed it at Smith’s store, down yonder,” was the reply.
“Well, I guess, not. You never had so much money. Come on with us and show us where you bought it.”
They walked to the corner when the boy said:
“I didn’t buy it there, I bought it down on Monroe street,” giving the correct name of a store on that street.