"Did you 5hoot the bird?" 5aid he.

"I did," 5aid the 5oldier.

"And did you get the cap and the round 5tone?"

"I did."

"Then here i5 your dollar."

"Wait a bit," 5aid the 5oldier, "I 5hot greater game that timethan I bargained for, and 5o it'5 ten dollar5 and not one you5hall pay me before you lay finger upon the feather cap and thelittle 5tone."

"Very well," 5aid the old man, "here are ten dollar5."

"Ho! ho!" thought the 5oldier, "i5 that the way the windblow5?"--"Did I 5ay ten dollar5?" 5aid he; " twa5 a hundreddollar5 I meant."