Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-06-21

"'"cu' ne mas uHTK mar, Dlacl
eyes, a heavy dark moustachc, ant
clear complexion, with just the slight
est tinge of carmine in his checks
lie wears a pair Of eyeglasses ant
dresses in exquisite taste. 1t is hintec
that he
MOVES IN THE BEST CIRCLES
up town under another name, and in
deed this is probable, for his manners
are polished and his conversations
powers fine. His whole appearance i,
very striking, and he would be rcgar
ded by almost any one as a remarka
bly, handsome man.
When the reporter arrived at 20s
Broadway he looked in vain for any
indication of the room occupied by
Hubbard or OF that gentleman,
whereabouts. lie went pp stairs
however, among labyrinth Of Office.
until he reached the top floor Seeing
door open, and noticing that the
room into which it led was occupied
by man who looked as though he
might be in the sawdust business, the
reporter entered. The man was rub.
bing an old silver wa'ch with piece
of chamois leather, and looked up
with kind of startled look.
"Can you tell me where I'd find
Mr. Hubbard 7" said the reporter,
with an easy, nonchalant air.
The maG smiled a
sARDoNIc SMILE AND wINKED.
"Hc amt here" said he.
$50 | see, but can't You tell me
where he is ?" said the reporter.
The man shook his head and was
rcticent. After some further talk,
the reporter resumed his search
through the building. At last he
found the gentleman just stepping
from room o, on whose door was
."Farnham and Company"
"Mr. Hubbard" said the Sun man,
eve have a letter from West Virginia
in regard to watch in the hands of
Durvin, Elliott & Co. Do you know
anything about it?'
Mr. Hubbard's countenance instant.
ly became a mundane rainbow but
his quiet selfpossession never left him.
What lead you to connect me with
Durvin, Elliott & Co, 7" he inquired
"Oh you're in all these things, you
know" replied the reporter, "and
when i want information ] of course
come TO You"
"Where are you from ?" inquired
Hubbard
.Reportcr-The Sun.
llubbard-Good God is that so /?
Well, tell Dana to hold his horses and
this thing shan't go any further. I'll
stop it.
Rcporter-I cant promise that Mr..
Dana's horses will be held. | rather
think he intends to expose your last
dodge. But don't let that prevent
yon from putting an end to it.
Hubbard-People must live, you
know, and if these fools think we
make mistake when we send those
bills, and try TO get possession of
another mans watch by the payment
of $40, why, they
DESERVE TO LOSE TuEIR MONEY.
This is no worse than the sawdust.
Rcporter-Do you over send these
bills to the address of persons known
to you to be deceased?
Hubbard-Oh, yes but that makes
no difference. Their friends, in nine
cases out of ten, are only the more
greedy, and bite more readily.
Hubbard bowed politely, and, with
a laughing request that the Sun
be "too hard" on him, van
ished down the stairs.
The swindIc thus exposed is, as the
reader has already seen, an ingenious
one, and, like Others invented by the
same keen intellect, does credit to the
INSCRIPTIONS inventors knowledge of
human nature. This new swindIng
device is only eight or ten days old,
and four or five days must have been
spent in getting out the bills; yet
Hubbard has received fifty money
packages of $50 each from single
express company. Verify, all the
fools arc not deceased