This text is part of:
Table of Contents:
One of the venders of Charles H. Scott's neat pamphlet edition of the Constitution of the United States was arrested at Jeffersonville for peddling without a license.
When taken before the Mayor, the agent was asked what wares he was selling, and when the answer was given, the Mayor said, “The Constitution of the United States--what do you ask for a copy?”
The reply was, “Only half a dime.”
His honor then pulled out a dime, and said, “Well, I'll take two copies, and you, sir, are discharged.”
The Constitution of our country is not contraband of war with our good neighbors over the river.--Louiswille Journal, June 12.
Van Nostrand. New York, New York. 1862.
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.
An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.