Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-18
4 GRANGER IN LUCK.
How a Countryman Struck Oil for
All 1t Was Worth.
New York Journal


Chairman Washington Force, who pre-
sides over the Little Oil Exchange at 6S
Br7 "dway, has the easiest time of any chair
man among the score or SO who daily watch
over the good behavior of spectators down
town while on change. The whole universe
are members of this miniature exchanged
they care to be-and the absence of a gov
erning board, committee on discipline and
all the other terrors of the regular exchanges
does not tend to discourage levity among
members" Chairman Force is exceedingly
patient. The other day tall, lank country
man, with his trousers tucked into his wet
boots, and an old SLOUGH hat on the back of
his head, shuffied into the establishment and
addressed Mr.. Force on his high stool thus:
''This yeres place where poor cuss kin
speckerlate in lie, hain't its'
Yes, SIR" he replied. You can buy or
sell any amount from 500 to 10000 barrels
here"
well, hain't so doggoned ambitious as
that" drawled out the countryman. ETH
Jist take two or three to try my luck.n And
he planked down $50 bill.
'What do you want to do, buy or sellr'
was asked, in the usual monotonous tone.
''What!" yelled the customer 81 want to
buy lie of course. That's what I cane here
/, for; hain't got none to sell"
Mr.. Force took the money and three min
utes later handed the old fellow a pink col
ored slip, on which was set forth that the
countrynan had bought 1900 barrels of oil
at l.l19<. The countrvman took the paper
and gazed at it, greatly puzzled.
'1f yer doan't mind, stranger he said
'Fll be obleeged if yell tell me when this
thing wins:n
MIR. Force promised to do so.
Cant we let teller see some of the stuff9
I'm considered moighty good ledge of lie in
our parts"
Certainly" replied Mr.. Force, and he
promptly requested one of his boys to take
the customer to the foot of West Forty-ninth
street TO inspect number of cargoes which
had just arrived. The old fellow changed
his mind, and said he would take Mr.. Forces
word for the quality of the stuff. He then
buttonholed a fellow member on Change and
asked him to explain the document Mr.. Force
! had given. He was told that he had agreed
| to buy 1000 barrels and had put up the usual
margin of per cent
''Great Scottr he exclaimed wildly. 1.-TWO
thousand bar'ls of lie! What in thunder kin
do with 1000 barls of lie? That's enough
w S0ONh ohC htiii VI OiotOi
burn that in 100 years. 1 told him 1 only
wanted two or three bar'ls"
''Well, it's too late now" urged his fellow
SPECTATOR. Perhaps you can use it for
hair-oiln
"But look at my headl" he clustered out,
pulling off his hat, displaying bald spot that
extended half way down his back.
He then rushed up to Mr. Force and de-
manded an explanation. Mr.. Force told him
that che was regular" that he had already
made a good profit, and while he was talking
the ticker noted lis 3-S, and Mr.. Force
said:
''The transaction is closed, sir; please hand
me the slip"
The old man in dazed way banded it up,
saying;
Il don't want any of yer darned lie. Il
yen Just let me git out Of yere I'll be salts
fed"
''Perhapg you'll take this with you" said
Mr. Force, handing him forty dollars.
The farmer, with his eyes bullying out. took
the money and said in u way that made the
crowd roar:
This hain't honest, know How'll I ex-
plain all this to Martha2 Is this ali miner
Every cent of it, be was told.
''Wel, by gum, I'm in luck" laughed the
old farmer. L don't know how the thing
was worked, but if it's mine Pm satisfied, y
and be trotted off, bundIing the money away
in "a well-wOrn yroIJat