Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-13
80 False and yet SO Fair.

William McMi!ls, wholesale produce deale!
Of Rochester, II. Y, left his home on Thurs
day afternoon 10 supervise the transportation
aad sale in New York If some thirty odd thou
sand bushels Of potatoes. After pssiiog OiEc
20 an unexpected accident of some sort brought
the train to halt. After il started again n
young lady entered tho car in which the pro.
duce dealer was end commenced locking arxl,
ously about. She was i very pretty yourg
lady, With very light blonde hair and excessive
Iy glossy silks aud seslSkius, and as MIR. Nc
Mills farclcd at the time, most coIhdlug b.uo
eye. The gallant dealer i1 produc, was inter
ested.
lie watched The young lsdy narrowly. and
suddenly oun1 tho melting otbj directed full
upon him. They were suflu5ed with tears, and
Mr. McMiIis instaataneousy sympathizod with
their distress. Can do anything tor you,
miss?" he asked. My father, sir, respond
ed the young lady. arxiously, got of TO see
what was The matter, and L III aifsid he has been
Left behind. am 50 worried. To Mr. MclllI!s,
to thick 10 such cise Was 10 act. Calamity
saa!iDg lhe young lady u his seat, he tock
mental notes of her missing parents desciip.
ton and went 10 search CT hin. Tho quest
was a vain Que, aud he returned disappointed
TO find an elderly person 10 an ulster a1d
soft hat cnscouccd at his fair friends side.
"Oh, papa here is the gentleman non" rx.
claimed the yuuog lady. DO lhauk him, you
naughty old waudcrer. You dou't know what
trouble be has taken to fipd ycu. The gentle
man in the ulster did amplo justice to his
daughters (?J Command. His thauks were ss
protusc as they were ardent, a6a the thrto
Tcre s0on upon the best ol tcrrns. The stranger
presented himself as JOshus Srucker, an cp-
ulent cattle dealer Of Butfl:o. lie Was on lis
way to NV York 10 purchase trousse&u Tor
his shorly-to-b -bC-WoddCd daughter julia
otherwise the yautg lady CT the seal skins. His
bouhonie, aud his ready conversational gifts
charmed Tie Rochester potato merchant as
much ss MS daughters beauty had, aud tho
little party baolne q very merry Que lodced.
At last, Wncn tbs ooaTcr:ai9n began % ijg
game Ct cards was suggested.
The young lady assisted il icH hands ci
railroad euctre, aGd pleaded WcaTioass ard
adjourned 10 sitoping berth. Her parent
produced pocket nask aid extended to lis
Jew FREUD the courtesy o? Il d!ipS, Meanwhile
the game cortioued. No money w.s iavo!Fcd
and NJ McN!!!s was constant Winner. At
last the Buffalo Ban threw dcTn bis cards.
mpalicutiy. ITS nc u.s., BE ssid you teat
me ua bAd as that fellow Gid at Tho ether game,
50 giVeun" Naturally curious, Dir. McbllIls
iIuuircG wha! tie other gGmc vas.
The stranger rciuctalt!y cln.esscu that 1t vas
non,c lie had been bcatCn out ci $lOO at it
R;o the train Zas so9p:d. Hero wcro tho
very c!ris lie had lg=t ~ add which nc had
bought l;on the sharper fer an odd i've dollars.
Auc he produced thrc. vel! worn cards. enc oil
which b0.c very pa!pabIc e.cssc spot en- it's
back. ''la doaa il in this way, ho exclaimed,
and forthwith coinmsDocl to nix the cards up
so c!um:iy that s.rabisDic child would hayo
detected each one. Now Mr. McMills had
heard Of mooo before ard had read Of il, and
knew, aa be faEcieG, every point 0! The ccceD-
| tive game at which SO many conhtipg natives
Of TIC granger districts have come to 2ticf. But
the Buffalo man evidently kccw less, ard bis
Bcw friend kindly undertook to explain its mys-
| tcries to lin. While The explanation was in
progress tic you0g tdy returned. She YVES
afraid to Icnaln alone III lhe a!etp:Dg car, and
demanded that pa should come to her protcc'
| ton. TIE new game interested hcr. 1t was
50 vefy funny Wou!du't the strange gentle
men explain i. to her, too? Of COURSE ho
would And he did. The result oan bo quite
as readily imagined as described.
A small Oct was offered by tho yourg lady.
She lest. dr. bIcMiIis galIsnt;y offered anoth-
er to indemnify her. Bat nc T0c, much to
his disappointment. Then papa took hand
| 10, and IA GenllcmanIy straugcT IN tho next
seat begged lcave took at the performance. 10
| mako Iuag story short, Nlr. Mills went to
| sleep a, o'clock n i1us 5000 o money AID two
checks fjr 5000 more. but with enough Of his
Buffalo ircud's ghi.ky o him to sleep sound
| ly iu spite Of bis iJsaea-so scu1dly that, when
he awoko and want 10 bis l3tc iticud's berth to
| rouse him, he found it empty. All that he
| could learn vas that Mr. Strucker aDd his
charming daughter had got ctf at 3p. %. at
way station.
lie applied to headquarters as soon IS tc ar
| rived at New York, and from his description
his Buffalo acquaintance was recognized as
| Texas Jack, 3ho, under score OF more aliases,
has been illustrating tho neautlcs Of monte
over all the railroads cf !he Uaited States for
tho past thirty gears. The female who go
clevey impcrsooated bis daughter is supposed
to be q we'll known shopfter, kuo.n to the
po,e as Blonde Madge who shook tho s!ush
of New York from her feet some months ago,
leaving couple Of observed wariaots behind
her. Ooe OF the Two checks which the shsrpers
succeeded ia extracting from their vic'im was
payable to bearer, and is probably a loss. The
other, draWa to his order 90 local bank, has
been storpod.-Boston Globe.
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