The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-03
SELLING A GREEN Y.
BY F. DELAcY.

an entrance from two streets it is a
favorite locality for the operations
of the swindlers who live by fleeing
"green countrymen." A frequent game
is to get some verdant individual to ad-
vance money for which they give them
either spurious draft or bogus coin as
security, and then enter the building
above mentioned and leave by the door.
on the other side. A young man
well posted in the ways of the city, deter
mined to see if he could not swindle one
of the sharpers, and having come to this
determination, went to the Park Hotel
dressed like a well to-do" countryman,
and entered his name as Charles 7.
Charles, of Westfeld Mass. The next
morning he passed out of the hotel at an
early hour for walk, and as he sauntered
up the street towards Park Row, merry
twinkle might have been noticed in his
eyes, had the spruce young gentleman
who was dogging his footsteps been in
front and of particularly observant ma
ture.
This humble follower in the train of
the green boy was a distinguished look
ing parsonage. He was apparently some
twenty-five or thirty years of age, was
dressed in the very height of fashion,
and sported precocious pair of black
side whiskers. He wore very hashy red
necktie, on which sparkled, or tried to
sparkle, very large Alaska diamond.
He was person to attract attention, but
the young man noticed him not. Yer
dant was busily engaged in staring at the
massive buildings that surrounded him
on all sides. His eyes opened wide as he
gazed, and he took his pipe from his
mouth and allowed it to go out, that he
might open that, too, in country style.
The two had reached the corner of
Park row before Greeny became aware
that stranger was nigh, much less that
he was the object of that strangers special
attention. At this point however, the
whiskered gentleman touched him gently
on the shoulder. He turned and met the
gaze of that tremendous Alaska.
While yet under the influence of its
dazzling brilliancy, the. stranger spoke.
He exclaimed with the fervor of an old
friend: Why, Charley! Where the
deuce did you come from?'
Verdant was astonished, and had not
the art to conceal his astonishment.
Alaska looked at him for moment in
silence, and then said with the politest Of
airs:
I" / beg your pardon, sir; / took you
for an old friend of mine, Charley Charles,
of Westfeld, Mass" Then, as Greeny
was still apparently intent on gathering
his bewildered senses, he soliloquised soft
ly, Wonderful resemblance" '- ,"' 81.
"Wall, you see," said Verdant at
length, with an Enthusiastically moral ac-
cent, that's me and no mistake" But |
kinder don't seem to remember you"
"What !" quoth Alaska, with touch
of genuine pathos, not remember me !!
Why, l spent whole day atyour fathers
house once. Let's see it was three years
ago, You we're in the field, moving,
when 1 first came, but / saw you at din
ner and again at supper. Don't you re-
member" 81, ..f s.tl 5e,,. .r.,
Greeny bethought him. He did have
sort Of faint recollection of having met
a stranger at the house some time or
other. But by gosh, sir, l would never
ha' known ye agin." " ''
Alaska gushed "Charlie, am that
stranger. / made your father promise if
ever met him in New York that he
would make my home his home" '
Greeny interrupted him. The two
here came to cigar store, and the West
field boy wanted weed. He invited his
friend to join him. i 44i bn
The cigars were spread upon the
counter. Greeny selected one, immedi-
atcly lit it, puffed moment, said it was
" burned good one" and pulling ten
cent stamp from his pocked, threw it on
the counter. Alaska looked on with
placid smile. ......
Thirty cents" said the cigar man
What" said Verdant.
The vender of weeds reiterated his de-
mand.
g | never paid more than FIVE cents for
a cigar in my life" said Greeny. Do ye
think ye can swindle me ? I've read too
much, of this burned old place to be taken
in" .aBar sr graIs .a 'p4.b e5H .H
A scene was imminent. Alaska came
to the rescue. He saw game ahead.
Greeny in Offering the ten cents, had un-
consciously unfolded q check for a hun
dred dollars, and the diamond had flashed
for an instant on the magic figures, Alaska
profsred a five dollar bill, received his
change, and the two went forth ,. eo,t
And now" said he of the side whis-
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