The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-24

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ways gets the sucker. But you muen's
give him chance to speak yet, for
you see he don't know you--how
could be, when he never sch eyes on
yon beforehand you say: Now, that's
Why, I am Jones. nephew of Bphraim
Jones. Cashier OF the National Bank in
your town. Don't you remember
when I was at your place? was a
youngster then, Uut i remember you
perfectly All this goes to make you
solid with the sucker; if you are the
nephew of bank cashier, you must
be somebody. and if you have carried
him in your mind so long, you must
be deviish clever fellow. But he is
forced to say he dou't remember you,
and you think it's too bud that he
should have forgotten you SO entirely.
But you are determined he shan't do it
| again, for now you've met him once
more. you'll give h:m cause to remem-
ber you, which you are pretty sure to
do, bnt not in the way he thinks. You
ask him to take drink, aud ten to
one he does it, for these suckers are
nearly always ready to drink at some.
body ese's expense. II he goes iuto O
bnr-room with you, your graft is easy
after that; if he don't, you propose a
cigar, and il he don't smoke, you in
sist it's your lunch time. und you drag
him of with you. Wherever you
take him, you open him ut once. You
do all the talking, for it won't do to
give him chance, except to answer
questlons, so that you may have the
'ofhce' rs to his business, family,
friends and all that, so that in II little
time you know almost US much about
him and tho place where he lives as he
does himself. Then you get to talking
about yourself, and you always m AXE it
appear that you've been wonderful
lucky fellow. Yon have always made
money nt everything you pnt your
hand TO. 1on cant even buy lottery
ticket without drawing prize. Then
sudden thought strikes you. You
say: Blythe by, I've got ticket now
that's drawn prize Of some sort; I
must go down to the Office, and zee
what 1t is and get the money Then
you draw out your pocket. book. which
shows up well. aud ynn take ont the
etand show it to the sucker. His Gu
rioslty IS excited, for he never saw any.
thing of the kind BEFORE Your ticke,
ls one In past drawing in the Havana
lottery, and not worth u cent; but the
sucker don't see the date, und don't
tumble to it. never knew case
where one did. Then you suy yon
| mast go to the Office, and you ask him
to go along with you. for after you get
your money, you want TO go up town
| with him and show him the sights
The sucker always goes. Sometimes
he makes one excuse after another.
but you insist and he always goes.
"Well, you get him to our Office,
which is fixed up like oil tho lottery
places III town which hnve Exchange
on the windows. You luy your ticket
down and ask the man behind the
counter, who is the third 'pal-I'll call
him the dealer-if that has drawn a
prize. The dealer says he'll sec, and
he looks over list Of prizes pasted
on the wall ut the back of the room.
and OF course behind the counter.
He's very careful about it, but at last
he says: Yes, sir, you have drawn a
prize OF 1921. If you want the money,
III give 1t to you. although as rule
all prizes are cashed at our main Office
in Wall street. You say, of course,
that you will take the money, and,
opening drawer, he takes out a big
bunch of soft and hands you over the
amount. Then he says that as you are
in luck, you had better take another
ticket for the odd dollar. and determin ne
it by the dice. You agree to it, and of
course you win. By this time the
sucker ~ generally ready to bite. but
If he don't. you go through the thing
again and win again. By this time he
Ia always sure to bite. But by this
time the game requires large sum of
money, AMI he puts it up. The dealer
likes the amount by what he thinks the
sucker has. The first throw, no mat.
ter what it is, the sucker wins. Some.
times. il we think he has big pile,
we let him win Il second time, but it's
not often. Always the second or
third time we play him double or quits,
and ring the dice on him. that is,
we exchange tue true dice which be
has been playing with for false ones,
aud, of course, without his knowing
1t. Then we say to him that he has
an excellent chance to win, for he can
lose on no number but 2S, and it's al.
most Impossible he can throw it. His
money IL on the counter, and SO is
yours He throws, aud he throws %.
Tor the false dice wont count anything
else, no matter how they fall. Then
the dealer sweeps his money into the
drawer. remurklng its very singular he