New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
NOT TO Be FOOLED.
From ia Ner.London TeLeeranl

From The Weir LOudOn IflfGTQn
Mr.. Josiah smith. age hity-tINc, WAS born ana
brought up in the town of SmthyIlle, Connecticut.
where hIs father had been born and brought up
before him. Neither circumstances nor Inclinat0ns
lad ever carried Mr. smith far from his native val
lage and his mental horizon was bounded Dy tue
town limits. Tor pig-headcd obstinacy and self
concct. the man whose knowledge oi e "oiid -
gained IN lis own back yard has Iew HNals Slr
Josiah Smitn was bright and SHINING example Of
his class II WAS his proud boast thai nobody could
tool hun. To be sure n body IN SUitnYulr ever
trled 10 OF waited to. Living apart rom the tur-
mol and temptation Of the busy world bis aculieC
had never been submitted 10 the sharp test oi ex-
perlence and for hity-hye ears e Lad been abe
to nurse the comfortable belief that he Was Goa
sderably smarter than his feNow-nortals Ihey
can't tool me- Nr. smith was accustomed I" say
with considerable unctlon. followed W dpp.audinS
assent az the grocery store where ne tIadcd. MI.
Josiah Smith was farmer. and Ike other farmers
vino have city cousins IA New York two years agO
he received summer Visit from his city rela-
tives. They stayed on the farm for "A Few weeks.
d,olayed their ignorance Of ,uch fundamental prn-
cplcs as mixing and moving. enjoyed the fresh AR
and the move. experience, u.ch l"oi hih' ana Meuo
away leaving cOriIal invitation for htu to return
the visit ana come and see them IN NeW-iork MI.
josiah smith went this summer. lie spent the H.
teryeHing two years IN ertuug posted. II" read an
Old guide book aud a cheap novel called Lie IA
York" but most OF all h. read the cty column
in his TRIBUNE. q. all the III, is aud GOlges, that
which most impressed Mr.. smith and that which he
regarded Win the most infinite contempt was that
species OF confidence game whereby the operator,
reco-ning the lotlm As an OH acqua taucr lures
hum INTO some den TO see hlu cash lottery ticket
and leaves him Denniless. Mr. smith, when ne
thought OF TINS simple cOhirlFtnre 10 calch .he uh-
wary, NaXed eloquent over tie fools ho VIII De 20
easily shared. and ended by asserting again that
thrv cor ldn't tool Lln. Early this sprlng Mr. Smith
started for tie metropolis. No trunk TRUNKS Wero
sometimes lost: he carried his modest Wardrobe IN
an old-iashiOuei carpetbag shaped Ike an inYerted
bellows with brass lock OF generous SIZE ana two
large leather handles. lnen. with linen dh,ter On
hls back one hand on his carpet-Dag aud The other
on h, " atch and rlgld determination on MS lace,
he seated himself in the cars. He resisted the blan-
attf fu. NNN fed
customary round OF peanuts, literature and mixed
candles. ile resisted Tie temptation 70 turn over
an illustrated paper whch the boy iald on tue seat
and look at the 0tuer size, ieafuE thtt sucD Al az.
might give the boy u2nt To demand the lirlre Oh
the paper. When they stopped ten minutes tor
relres hments he took from tie grip-sdck hree hand
boiled eggs and four slices of bread, ana atcs them
IN wary and cautious manner; he changed cars
under protest. and finally rolled IutO the Grand
Contra Depot past the tail station where TIE tram
dispatcher sends out over the network oI rams,
east south. north and west the trains with
their weight of humanity, always surg
mg IN and out from the great metropolis. unsll the
tr IN stopped NJ the Otuer end OF the huge station.
Now among the city cousins who had visited Mr.
Josiah SIN. th young Johu oi Ne"-iork, ana TO
Young john deputeu ne courteous tasA o.
meeting aud greeting Josiah Ar the depot
And there John was; but two years had aIered
young John both 10 MS clothes ana ~ 10 his pbys-
lque. lt takes decade to nOticeaOiy aitei the
cut of trousers IN small country village but lne
world moves faster 10 ,he city. and young johns
trousers had grown very small Indeed ne wore
toothplck shoes and another hat from the tile or
two yeaIs ago, and moreover ne was cultFating
slight mustacne. Cousin Josiah didn't know hun,
but he know Cousin Josiah To every stitch IN has
raimeut But Young john had pleasant and
gamey Az " ith him, AMI 50 lusteaI OF tal NJ out,
Hullo Cousin Josiah" be slipped aIily forward,
and lifting his hat. s1d, This Is Mr. JOSIAH smith,
[ believe " tie wanted to make an impression;
he did. he old man. mindful OF tie confidence
6@tlle cr,, of rhe New-Engl Inder, " By Gosh ne
syuuv aloit the mighty earpet-hag and eXclalming,
- You cant tool me- he brought % down on tue
head of Young John 4 qBartO Bible, PAIR or
benvv shoes "A hair brush and other brl1-a-0raIc
bound In leather and cloth. and supplemented by
bra,. lock. makes no mean weapon. loung John
dropu.d ike a bullock. There was crowd and
some confusion, but when young john had been
mopped into Consciousness again. he explained
matteGs However. yOnL John Is not quite ~ airy
a. he was and JOSIAH Smith has not been heard
during the entlre summer 10 assert that they can
fool hlm.' .,.
IL Is believed that this little tale Is not without
It's moral the extraction and application oi "hieh
IL lett 10 the caacr