Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-11-12

theh no very soon took Journey W
the railroad with him, and the tw'
were constantly IN bar'rooms an'
beer'houses together. lie drank and
gosslped with him, and thus the 40
qualutanoe grew thicker AT last OF
one occasion Sam was observed Il
pass counterfeit ten dollar note In I
hotel, aud soon aner to repeat the ac
tion in another house,
Now tho officer went to work, San
was travelling about Ia New jersey
but Rugg was watching him unobsery
cd aad one day jast after Sam had
come out OF a hotel 10 q countr,
place, tho detective went 10 aud asked
whether Sam had spent any money
there.
"Yes," answered tho landlord, "hfty
cents. lie Is an old mlser never stay
through the night
"What money did hc give you 7
ashed Rugg.
"a ten dollar note
"May see 1t 7"
"Yes, here it is,' answered th'
publican, taking the noto out OF The
till.
The note is bad, Rugg quietly re-
marked.
"rhe divel IL Isl" cried the host,
"Nothipg but counterfeit. my
friend, not worth cent.
The publican hercupon burst into a
torrent Of oaths, but Rugg whispered
to him
"Now be quiet friend. ! am a detec.
tive. Leave the rest to me, and take
care of the note till I return.
Upon this Rugg left him, and going
on the road after Sam overlook him.
Sam had just come out Of a store
upon whose proprietor he had played a
similar game.
"My daughter" said he as he went
in, "wants three yards of calico have
you anything good in that wayT
"Yes,' ans wered the storekeeper.
GLOW much is it yard"
"Twenty cents.
us not that a little dear =
"No, on theicontrary, you will not
get it as cheap anywhere else.
"Well give me three yards. Sam
took it, paid for it with another ten
dollar bill, and left the store with his
calico for his daughter, and nine dol
lars and forty cents in good money in
his pocket.
Meanwhile Bugg had altered his
dress, beard and hat so that Sam could
not recognize him. He also, as he
fell into Sans road, feigned to be
somewhat intoxicated.
@"How are you getting along, old
fellow 7" said Rugg, in stammering
voice. "Where are you going?"
Sam stopped. They gossiped for
little while, and then went on to-
gether.
Rugg asked Sam what he had in
his parcel, "Calico for my daughter,
which 1 have just purchased in that
store" Upon which Rugg suddenly
remembered that be had to take some
needles and thread to his 'old woman.
He took good ten dollar bill out Of
his pocket and asked Sam if he could
change it. Sam gladly seized such a
good opportunity to do business, and
he gave Rugg two counterfeit five
dollar bills, Gtor thought he the fellow
is so drunk he will not know a good
note from a bad one.
Rugg now begged Sam to 60 to the
store with him, then they would 60 on
together and as they set of Rugg
noticed, as if for the first time Sans
stick.
"What a curious stick" he stam-
mered. And so saying he took it out
of Sans hand, looked at it on all sides
and examined it to see If the large
top unscrewed. 1t did, he screwed 1t
off, and found that inside string was
fastened.
Sam was now on thorns, but he was
a cunning fellow and knew how to
control himself. t9l
Rugg pulled out the string, which
had a knot at the lower end, and out
tell a little roll of bank notes. He
pulled again another little roll fell
out, and then another, till altogether
there was twelve rolls of five dol.
lar bills.
Rugg who still pretended to be
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