The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-11-05
OZARK, BITE & Co."

1t from the 'tT. ana ~. ". i. f. 20.
yours, respectfully,
OZARK, BITE & Co."
This absurd proposition is found by the
gift enterprise people to work so we'll that
it has been neatly printed, and scattered
through the country broadcast. Their
theory of human credulity appears TO be,
that when person is foolish enough TO
put one dollars worth Of confidence In
their advertisements, by purchasing SIN
gle ticket, he or she can be easily induced
to swallow few dollars worth Of extra
promises, and pay for them accordingly.
As their dealings are mostly with country
people, this theory is found to work we'll
practically, and to bring many dollars tse,
their pockets.
On receiving the above letter, my aunt
Sarah was overcome with visions of speed
ily acquired fortune, and forthwith bestir
red herself, as became a duly accredited
agent of the ''Garroters and Robbers
Grand Presentation Enterprise" to dis
pose of the tickets which had been en-
trusted to her. In the course of few
DAYS she discovered several female friends
quite as credulous as herself, who hastily
seized the opportunity to squander their
husbands money, and thirteen tickets were
speedily disposed of, and the proceeds du-
ly forwarded to Bark, Bite & Co..
Scarcely week elapsed before the good
lady was thrown into great futter by the
receipt of a letter, neatly printed, which
read as follows
"OFFIBE OF THIS GARRoTERs ( RoBBERs'0
"GRAND PREsESTATioN ENTERPRISE,
"No. -BroadTay Y, Y.
"Mrs. Sarah DuttOn :-Madam-You on
are hereby notified that one OF your tickets
has drawn prize valued at S200 Five
per cent. of this amount will be SO. This
amount Of assessed percentage must in all
cases be sent on receipt OF this notice,
with directions by what express you wish
the prize sent. Yours, respectfully,
BARK, BITE & Co."
This was the notification which my
aunt forthwith sent to me with her letter,
and now commences my connection with
/ Bark. Bite & Co." | had lived in New
York long enough to know that the
! scheme was sWindle from first to last,
! but determined to recover, If possible.
from the swindlers, at least the value of
the thirteen dollars which my country
friends had invested First calliDr unon
a police magistrate with whom 1 am ac-
quainted, and obtaining his signature
across the back of one OF my cards, | pro-
ceeded forthwith to the Office Of Bark,
Bite 4 Co. / found it as designated i'll
their advertisements and circulars, located
in the lower part Of Broadway, surrounded
| by the offices of bankers, brokers. insu-
rance companies, &c. Their rooms were
handsomely fitted up, in the manner usual
to brokers and bankers An iron railing,
behind which were several desks, separa-
ted the manipulators of the "Garroters
and Robbers Grand Presentation Enter
prise" from the ordinary mortals having
business with them. At each one of the
six or seven desks sat a sickly-looking
clerk, engaged in entering names in led
gers, addressing circulars to confding vic
TINS, or preparing fresh announcements to
catch new ones
a brisk young Englishman, who spoke
with q truly British disregard for his ''h's, .
and who pronounced ''g" like * " hustled
up to the counter and said:
"Can hi do anything for you, sir ?"
as Dir. Bark in ?" / asked
'No sir" was the reply; "'e's gone to
Washinkton"
''Is Mr.. Bite in 90
$40, sir, 'e's gone to Boston, and won t
be back till Chewsday week Can't at
tend to you, sir 2" pressed the young gen
tleman.
'Is Mr.. Co. in ?" continued I.
"hIr. 90, sir 2"
"Mr. Co., the other partner, or any
other partner, or agent or manager. L
wish to see some responsible person"
| 4 IL
none of the partners seldom ere, you
know; the business ere is all done by a
manager, but 'ees hout at present"
| gave the young man my card, and
said should be happy to see the manager
at my Office at his early convenience. The
clerk looked at my name and then at the
signature Of the Police Magistrate, with
which he seemed to be particularly i'm
pressed. His manner changed instantly
and dropping his half-impudent, sei.-im
portant, chatting tone, he sad respect
fully that the manager would be sure tC
call on me at once.
may here remark, that I have since
called at the Office several times, and
have never been able as yet to see any one
of the gentlemen who are announced al
the directors of the scheme. The business
is always transacted through the medium
of cheap and impudent clerks, who arr
employed principally on account Of th
readiness with which they can badger
BLACKBOARD and bully persons, who, like
: myself, call to ''obtain satisfaction Ii
7 nine cases out of ten they will so abus
r the seeker for information that he woul
rather abandon his claim than again ru
4 the gauntlet Of profanity and obscenity.-
4 Bark. Bite & Co. may possibly exist bod