Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1884-05-15

A1iraiaia free gress.
WIr AND HUMOR.
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care or IiSeJ.

cpd You 20 int tSc side show ?" asked
Of the coun,rynan a, Greeley, Colorado.
Ne. sir. l studied the oil paintings Sp
the outside, but didn't go in met
handsome looking msn there near the side
show. though, tia; seemed to take sn inter
Is. in NE. There was lottery along with
the show and Re wanted me to GO snd throw
for him"
"Capper probably"
Perhaps so. Anyhsv, he gave me e
dollar and told NE to 60 and throw FOR
him"
"Why didn't he throw toF himself"
"Oh, he said the lottery man knew him
and wouldn't le. him throw"
"Of course. Same old story. lie saw
You were a greeney and get you 10 throw
for him. He stood in with the game so that
you drew big prize for the caPPer, created
big excitement, and you and the crowd
sailed in and lost 81 the money you NJ tv
I'll BET he was a man with a velvet CO 'ad
moustache dyed dead black and wazed
as sharp as q cambric needle"
"Yes: that's his description 20 q dot
Iwonder if he really did do tina, a-Par-
pose"
"Well tell US about It. Il does me good
% hear a blamed fool tell how he lost his
money. Don, you see that your awkward
ways and general greenuess struck the zap
per the frs. thing. and you not only threw
away your ova money, but two or three
hundred other wappyjawed Pelicaas saw
you draw a big prizs and thought it was
yours, then they deposited VIA; little they
had and everything was lovely"
"Wel, I'll tell you hos j, was If it'll DO
any good and save other young men in the
future. You see this cappsr, as you call
him. gave me 81 bin 20 throw for hin and
[ put il into my vest pocket SO, along with
the 81 that father gave me. always carry
my money in my right haad vest pocket.
Wall, I sailed " to the game. big as old
Jumbo himself and put dollar into the
game. As you say, drsved a big prize,
$50 and a silver cup. The man offered me
IS for the cup and l took IT,"
"Then it flashed over my mind thst 1
might have got my dollar and the other
feller's mixed, 50 says 20 the proprietor, I
Will nav invest dollar for gent who ask
cd nc 20 draw for him.
"Thereupon took out the other dollar,
and I'll be ctsrnslly chaslised if didn't
draw q brass locket worth about two bits &
busLel."
Ibid no; say anything fo' a long time
Then l asked him how the caPPer acted
when be got bis brass locket"
"Well, he seemed panied and grieved a
bout something, and ne asked me if I hadn't
time to 20 away into a quiet place where We
could talk it over 10y ourselves, but he had q
kind Of cruel insincere look in his eye,
and I said no, believe l didn't care to, and
that / was q poor coayersadonaliSt anyhow,
and 50 came away and left him looking 1t
his brass locket and kicking holes in the
ground and using prctane language.
"Afterward ! saw him talking with the
proprietor Of the lottery and feel somehow
that they had lost confidence in me. 1
heard them speak Of me in q jeeriug tone Of
voice, and one said as passed by: There
goes the meek-eycd rural convict now, and
he used a horrid oath a. the same time.
eff it hadn't been for That one little
qu;ncidence there would have been nothing
70 mar the enjoyment OF the occasiou.-BU'
Aye.