Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-09
A BOGUS BANKER.
How a Bunko Man Pulled the Wool
Over an Old Soldiers Eyes
at New Orleans,

An amusing story was told a BEE re.
porter to-day by a Colorado gentleman
just returning from New Orleans. "You
know Captain Stanley, of course" said
the gentleman, Everybody does who
ever heard of cavalry exploits along the
Rappahannock or climbed the Sierra
Madre mountains. The Captain is a
genius In his way and prides himself mp
on his ability to outwlt any sharper liv-
Ing, whether in q burro trade, sailing a
silver mice, or downing a bunko imp.
He went with a patty of US to the great
exhibition in Louisiana last December,
and forming a sort of Colorado colony
down there, we roamed about the Cres-
cent City In squads of two or three, tax
ing in the sights. In our place out west
there is a very prominent tanker named
Calvin, n OF those generous, popular
fellows whom we so often find in the
mining countries. One day in February
last Stanley and l were walking along a
street near the ST.. Charles hotel,
when a nice looking gentleman overlook
us and a, he passed by, threw
his gaze for an instant on Stanley, then
quickly slapping him en- the shoulder,
said. Hello. cap when did you get
hsre2 I'm glad to find you, boy Stan.
ley paused tor a moment, and, seeing the
nice gentleman, said, Who the deuce are
youT Who am |? Why, Calvin, the
| Colorado banker; what's the matter with
you T! little off, eh2" by Jove, Calvin,
old man, since you have gotten out Of
your o~veralls and put on that piccadilly
collar and dudefisd hat l did not recog.
nize you. Come, let's try some of these
frog eaters spirits; come, Perry, Join us.
We stepped into n of the incest places
you ever saw; walls covered with gor-
geou, pictures and q dozen lovely GIRLS
with great black eyes standing behind the
bar. Stanley whispered, 'creolss, by
jipgo!' and ordered a bo' tie of wine.
Calvin wa, particularly peasant. A
second and a third bottle were emptied
and Calvin proposed one more to the
boys we left sno T-bound at home. This
wa, put away also, when Calvin, with the
princely liberslity becoming a Colorado
banker, invited Stanley and my, elf to a
jewelry store, where he proposed to pre-.
sent his old mountain friend with some.
thing for q keepsake. A handsome elf,
was selected for the captain, and Calvin
concluded to take something similar tc
present to his cashier on bis return. The
bill amounted to about $500, for which
Calvin offered his check on a New Or.
leans bank. The jeweler h~esitated, al
he did not know banker Calvin, of Colo.
RADIO, though he had no doubt, Of course
the check was all right. "Here, Captain
Stanley, have you pills for my check TO
S30O2' said Gslv n. "Why, certainly,
said Stanley, pulling a roll Of wealth fIou
MS pocket and counting out the cash
"here you are" The bill was paid, good
nicely put up In scented boxes &c
handed to the banker from Colorado, VII
invited the party TO walk across tn
street for lunch and a glass OF wine
where the pretty creole bsrmaids were
Arrived there the wine was ordered wit
a becoming lurch, and Calvin excuse
himself for q moment to stsp into anothC
: room. Have the cork drawn, boy
I'm be back in a second" /