, 1874-02-08

said lie.
Thank you," said the Enensanan, II an
very we'll, how are you2''.
''Never better. How ilcHhy you've got in tbs
past tyo years. When did you leave Hong
| kong?"
II never left Hong-Kong."' said Mr: Walters,
| in Chin. I nm nfrald you layo made mistake
| in the person. don't recollect you"
Tho confctlorAte-steerer's ignorance Of geog-
| saphy had placed him in nice fix. He didn't
know where Yokohama was, go he gave li,nself
away still moro chcaply.
II came down in the train with you from San
! the smoking -car?" said be.
q! thought you hadn'tsesn me for two years, ~
persisted 3fr. Walters.
50 1h,t was joke on 36u; don't you remember
What yon eaid your wife would say when you got
back?' bfupdered on the steerer, in hope OF
striking something intelligible.
No. sir: neyor smoke, am not married,
didn't go into the smoking-car. I an nfraid, sir,
you are mistaken. it indeed you arc not a d.
imposser." roarod Mr, Waters, getting extreme
II lrate. But he might have roared at tho
lamp-post for all tho good it did. Tho unsuc-
cessfu steerer had skunk away long before and
left 31r. Walters pondet'ng over tho e1traotdi-
nary social condition of a city in which every
body recognized him and yet knew nothing at all
about him,
SYSTEM OF OPERATIONS.
This case, which is well authenticated, repre-
se,its the ready adartability of tho professional
roper. The iutimate-trlend dodge is capable OF
mnny notifications. Aftor the intended victim
has told his nauno and residence, which is exact
ly what the steerer wants to know, and tho lat
ter apo1ogizes for the mistake be has made, he
invariably asks tho man to drinl. with HIM. Our
idiotic Western practice Of every man asking
every other man to drink aids him. "Let's tnke
q drink to show there's no i'll feeling saya he;
11n 6rrn
what will you take 7" or something equally &c.
ductive and Irresistible, ensnares tho victim
into tho bar-room. Whisky here serves
double purpose. It aids in drawing the
stranger out. while it deadens his discernment.
When lie is pretty we'll filled up, and rises to go,
the confederate, who has unobseryed noted down
these things follows him out and then p1ys him
with more drinks, until the victim is ready to be
steered into the proper place, and then and there
robbed in broad daylight under the guise OF
fighting luck.
The public has general lies that the porgon
thus ensnared il always victim. To certain
extent ho is,-bnt too often lie is the victim Of
his own greed. The couutrFman is Arrays
toothsomo morsel. He sells hiB pigs, aud is
knows everything, when he comes to town. He
can tell you all you know, and moro too.
What's the use Of your trying to teach him ?
3efore he leaves home. he has pledged himself
to show some OF these city fellows what thoy
know and ,shat they don't know. Hear about
how TINT chap from Podunk got taken in? Why,
certainly, but he was tho softcst fool you ever
sot eyes on, he was. Why you could turn him
round your finger any way you wanted to. He
mover had any mind Of his own. he hadn't.
Coming to town in this lofty spirit Of eelf-coni-
dence. the farmer is just the very man to be
swindled.
SWALLOWED UP.
when the stcerer, recognizing in him verdancy
accosts him, he il sure Of his bird.
qead sure. my namo amt Smith, and
know aoqs 3an, f,na live darn st - 9shkosh 9st but
he said hc knew the steercr's face. He wouldn't
It any city felier have the advantage over him
. 'tWay. That chap down at Podunk would,
= y 70 wouldn't. "aly names Brown, and i'm
ntz dams County you can't fool me. young
" steere, Ike great good-natu-cd echool-boy.
WeU- no Fonro TOO sharp for me-" says tho !
.aa-a1 ant. now you've stuck me for the
,SoEs aud titen-they drink. Hero asaiu 9fr. !
-,-.T,,,s confidence i'll his own superior scunea
~. ,rrf y tho stcercr in Eood stead. Dir. Brown |
as, lo"e - TORS Tho Eoyer get bit Of fresh air,
- T. in bed TIL noon, and be drinks ]
ou nI The steerer leads him On, measures |
y he drinks circulate, and finally says
aa - p1,v p1ot r., anl IN bis room waiting fgr him.
rctty SHARP C. hap At tel'l;'g Yarns OF th1s cnap
T-A,+ Z
20 n1"n IT., "oRr Rrorrn WAS telling about. trd So on
na s ~. oa,foderata as ovcrhear9 Al this, and is
u9 ,o5 ,~t,, ., 'ccaotes Of the most aston /
,;ne mn pte cbsr.cter ca 'cclated to confirm Mr.
rown in the opinion nsf a sonn eo 4plnson 3, at
itler the most unnitiRa ~. G.t ~ " tue ~ nos'
ueed' ue @ accoSFding to the d. y ~ g Nj Hsown's
Eoripa7 Iayina climbed up to- do, gambling
en-. il is no difficult matter to tt1-1i ~: troNns
upe,ior intelligence to the cou@ea'Ita.loa, 81
1;pko, or to extract from h1r. Browns pocket
he entire proceeds Of his sale OF STOCK.
THE COUNTRY PARsoS- L;
Ono of the most ready victims OF this ne%1 (
7ste7n is the country prcacher. Away from lns /
crutlnizing eye Of 8 Gossip-loFlo. con5resauon' |
onscious that ho is trcading ground upon which
orturos are daily made, and unconscious that
,cy ave- daily lost also, lie is just the man tho
toercz is looking for. His business IN town IS
e7y likely to invest. Perhaps it is his
IN money he a,e,a thank' esra''a o. .oou0'h hs ia
ntrusteI NTH ths depoHit OF Ho1ne fabulous
nm belonging TO him es Trustce.-S60o, OF oven
1ore. Nov, tho reverend gentleman abhors
arl-plaYing on tho part Of his congrcgahon.
ut, protected By onoWho neyor deserts MS 1a1th-
III followers why should lie not SO in and de-
poil the philistincs, even us David and iona
Ian dcspoiled them and by doubling the cash
q the cofTers Of the church. arm TINT body null
ant to dcubly crush the power OF CYL: under
ucb circumstances it needs but little persuasive
.xcrtion to bring him to the playing point.
10 is wary, he is s1y, lie plcys cant1ouslE,
mt he is not all expert, and no
nan can successfully fight bunko or . short
ards" He loses rs matter OF course. anu
:cturns home full Of penitccco If it is tho
money of tho church his orthodoxy soTecety
:ricd II he happens to be the only sufferer
This may seem hard t,ut it is 4 matsor of fact. |
llany Of the victims Of bunko, end We 40 not
hink it al over-estimato to say most Of them,
erc induced to play from tho very outset with
tne hope of making money. It is o greed OF
raiu that takes men into bunko and b1ace-taro
houses in most cases, Here and there the ap-
potito for gain is stimulated by judiclous lying
IN the part Of tho roper-in. and judicious ply
ne with alcohol, but the victim is generally
Irawn into the tolls through his own ayarice-
OUTSIDE AccoaPL1cEs.
It would nstonish the world it it could be |
shown il detail how systematic is tho bunko rob- |
berry uractcri in Chicago. There are agents in |
different parts Of the State who lie III Tnit for
he stock salo season, and notify their employers
IN town when any promising person is expected !
10 come to Chicago. An nccu1ato description Of !
his appearance, habits. md character is sent: and
n estimate Of the money he will have about |
hin. The world is still crowded with fools. and |
thc proyerb etill holds true, ~ fool and his !
money ARC soon parted