, 1860-05-25

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Almost everybody Is aware Of the hlIacy of
trusting 10 outward uppearauees lod11 ~ DE-
fcelliul, as al Of Us are opt % hnd, sooner q
later, by bitter experience. The Boston Com
mercial Bulletin recollects an incident which Il
lustTHtes the folly Of trusting 70 Appearances and
which, IL says, will be remembered hY many Who
are well acquainted with one Of The parties.
certain wealthy cattle broker Of Franingham,
Mass Here Is the story '
It chanced that the bfokef-Who Is uniVtl-
sally known by the cognomen q Unclo Vauus
was sitting in the hotsl Office in fnmingh1m
with friend, playing game Of checker when
afashionably dressed young man stepped up q
the bar, called for cigar and, having lighted Il
/" You will have 10 trust me idF thIS tignfi q I
have no change unless,n he added. simfhh1t
iiSe hundred dOllsr biII@ -
ua";Well, = said Uncle 'vanus, 1louly looking up
from his ehecker-board, epeFhhps cnn ch1nE1
z bill for The young mar 4 he wants % pay -
sIlaYcuI' said the young man, somewhat snods-
ingly, as he glanced At the plainly y-1rollcd Old
man, and then, with wink 70 lhc bygandoI1 %
call attention % the capital joke he was about %
perpetrate, he continued; You change Nv
Well, since you are 80 kind. perhaps you win
cuAuBo me couple OI tIlcIu, nlIu nc. NIM||II.
down two notes Of five hundred each upon ~
table, with considerable emphasis. aa
"Don't ioggle tile chockcr-board." /" slid UncIo
'Vanns slowly, as he replaced three o. four pieces
that had boen josiled from their squares 81 the
young mans emphatic action then draNing q
huge roll from the pocket Of his well-WoTn pan
falcons, be carefully counted out IN notes Of an
sizes coors and denominations tho required
amount, handed them over 70 the young man and
pOcketed the two clean Boslan bank notes - a1u
hundred dollars each, that lay before bin. saying.
: !. PrsAsPs you would ike Two more q ihsn
\ TKs young man, with an dls d bsarido, thIuk.
ing he had stumbled on some diover who hap
pened 70 have only $1,000 IN he pocket.
crammed the heap Of bills The Old gentleman
passed 70 him into one pocket and dIuu IoIih
two other $500 notes from another, with r'l1c1
Of triumph b the byttand1r1 Who began b
gather around, and handing ih1m down upon |lin
table SAID, P1shaps lido; won't you change
them, old buster p
sjSny joeeIc ihs Checkers, s.Il DC oId man.
as the dradghis danced again upon their 11naIll|
and plunging bis hand into bis other paninl1111
pocket he dshed Up another npnnrln)lr promH;
etons heap q bank notes, which ha ldmoo|Icd
out and rapidly counted de required amount
vhichaboutusSd up the supply. und i1en lu11.l
them over . the young man. pockclin1 N nj
turn the two large noiea
The tide was evidently ngnin1l tho y1unr
bfagendocio, and he lolt Il IN he halfGnrl dressed
laughter that was ellciled from The l0oloI"on'
Abod coup was necessary lorcgain the ground
he bad lost, and be at once decided p1tI n
" frehaps, my old cock, you think that's Az De
money I've got, and plellnp1 you may hANt lho
rags about you for these two beauties, said BE,
as be ilirted two 900 notes OUT upon ~ l11llI
before The old man. a
Pretty well crowded. my bnnilm' Gi1 ~
latter, as he keenly scrutinized he notes. "NI
you keep on through lie ns you pear % have
begun Il, prehnps you may have fal1 11o1I yoA
that you won't Get rid Of % casly.H In.1
plunging his hand into capaci6os pocket 1rnc-
where under his len arm, be drew births h1II.
plsthoric, calfskin wallet, IN which be dtltal@1
the two 81 900 notes, and fl9n which No handed
the amount IN others Of smaller fsnonll1lirnl.
saying, as he did 80, ~ you would I'M 1H
the game Is wdillnE1
The young gentleman evidently flN dat 10
game ,oas waiting. and i began % Be 1nlaI.1II9
him lpho was the game 90 ho hastily 1a|nlI1l
up the money and prepared 70 leave. Ehsn n
was stopped BY Uncle 'fanus, who l'd' ~
you have got small bills enddsh, ny lI1nd. rIl.
haps you had better pay hf that cigar Any
broker IN Boston will give yon Boston hil|1 g.
the pile you've gut in your pockets ior . H'r
commission; and, he continued, with grin,
''you had better step into he city and l1k1 10
the note you were sent 70 pay, instead of swap
ping your money round here among catls'dl1'
fers" ~, - 4 ~ n
The young man threw dollar On ne counter,
and vanished amid shout oi laughter from
those who had Witnessed The scene uh'Ie Unc't
'Vanus quietly sealed himself IN hi1 t1at ard
went on with The interrupted gameo q schec1eu'
Tom Hobbs, coming ono day into lho oI|1c 4
. country lawyer, Of rcmarkablo domestic 1at-
lis, and perceiging him. q usual, imm.1l-d .
bis books with lreiy grave conntrnA11 -
dressed him as follows.
swell, Squire, declare, now, I have hloNn
you man and boy, these twenty years, and ". I
can't find you out"
The Squire booked extremely grave 4 N.
impuiation upon his character. aud hemmcd ~
hawod . number Of times before ho co1|1 1'Ve
GWhy really, Tom" at ietslh a1ld h1. ~
have always tried % sustain reputable cI1I1c-
teri belleveI have always dealt frankly and
aboveboard with yon." l, ss7.
true, true" replied Tom, slrokine h|s chin
with his len hand, as u weighing The import d
his words, "but for al that must sun eay
can't find you out
awhat do yon mean, TOMB Just explain
yourself ior really don't understand tho mean
ing Of this charge"
s.Inean as I say said Tom. ! can't Inl
you out; and the reason Is. tboning most pro.
ioundly % the lawyeo always nnd yen-ln
Dr.. Emmon's advice 20 young preachers rnl
noe " pIe-en oeet tn,tsy m.au',a {.t ~.