Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02
He Was from the Country.
lFrom the Baltimore SUM-

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Mr.. George Anderson, farmer, from
standing at the corner of Pratt and
Light streets about 8 o'clock Saturday
morning, when he was accosted by o.
well dressed stranger, GLOW do you do,
Mr.. Anderson?" followed by kind in
quiries about number of Mr.. Ander-
sons South River neighbors. Mr.. An
derson did not remember the man, and
SO stated, but the stranger continued:
"My name is Sherbert, and am Of the
Sherbert family of Anne Arundel Coun-
ty. ] left there some years ago, and
went to Philadelphia, where am con-
ne,ted with large cloth house. / am
anxious to have my business circulars
distributed about your section, and if
you will go to my boarding house, on
Camden Street, and take number OF
these circulars for distribution, I'll give
you pattern of cloth for suit.
Mr.. Anderson accompanied the man
to n beer saloon on Camden Street. op-
posite Hanover Market. The cloth mer-
chant retired to the rear for the alleged
purpose of getting the circulars and
samples Of cloth from which Mr.. Ander-
son was to make his selections. They
sat down nt table, when two other
strangers came in and sat beside them.
One of them, claiming to be Keutuck-
ian, poured out pathetic story of losing
over $500 the previous night at game
of cards in q dance house. Meantime
his companion had gone to the front
door of the saloon, doubtless for picket
duty. The cloth merchant became inter-
ested in the story of the Kentuckian,
who was Il ''total stranger" and asked ii
he had any cards like those with which
he had been swindled. He had, strange
to say, and quickly produced them. The
cards were shuified, the cloth merchant
turned the corner OF one of them, nudg-
ing Anderson as he did so, and bet ten
dollars on it and won. Then the cloth
merchant suggested that Anderson and
himself should go in and win 500 from
Kentucky, not 'for keeps" but simply
to show the western greenhorn that
''some things could be done as well as
| others" 'f
Mr.. Anderson is not betting man,
but he confidently placed roll of notes
on the table supposed to contain SS5,
and the cloth merchant added SIS. This
time the farmer turned the corner of the
card, but some other corners were also
turned. Kentucky won the pot and
quickly pocketed it. The cloth mer-
chant was sorry, but determined to SUBJ
NIT to the loss. Mr.. Anderson at this
point opened his eyes very wide, and his
brawny hand, too. He collared both
men iii an instant and demanded his SS5
or their lives. He was broad-shouldered
and muscular, and at the moment some.
what desperate, and he gave the swim
dlers such shaking that they begged
for mercy and agreed to return Ander-
sons money and call it quits. His roll
was counted out three times and each
time $50 was found. Anderson insisted
he had "antied up 1885 and would ac.
cept nothing less. The confidence men
added the S. and were released and
made hasty exit. On putting his hand
in another pocket, MIR. Anderson found
$3.50, and then recollected ne had taken
a $5 bill from hie roll out of which h G
had paid so cents forbreakfast. So be,
came out of the saloon $3.50 and a
breakfast better Off than when he en-
tered it and witha large addition to his
knowledge of the wickedness of the
world.