Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-05
EUCHRED
A Prfxs-Psc xa~s F1snc Loses oa
HIS Little Game.
Not staa&az . Fortune Ia ths EaseIope@ .
sGsl~-rt esr.axsr Tri~s tAs Eaest -
stissxf1g so ~s--A tsaa1<aes
G.-~s Ta4t 49,. Fo~tDoasa


sts- sqssiaz totiraxtf
Tue ntDf,l1Ak Aascb ~isafs ssss noe eeea
ssEonz enough. a0r has tbs ever atehfsl
sater grisizsZ pflzs- pse <Ass a2Aa fFon bis
B1~erY halbts-
The ~lnd and the package man havs
ssceeed4'i In rtroSi1s iiust Isto the eyes
u lhs hlus- dated guar haas of ths peace.
aud ailnSss daily naEnh.-f n victims are
allied - the long lIsI of fral mortals ~
Erust g. iass"
-Hsrs you aEst Only . eshss {. PACK
age, "a three for a dollar. sold a. ain and
ssoshsr rlAn la@ds happy. ~hzt did you
draw. sir"
A ts1-d3liaF bIli" l0yoasly exclaimed
. styiisAly y-dr-ssed mau As hs pOc2eted the
sFeeaback and cd gea ais ~ay thrOash
large crowd ~Aicb mads the corner OF
CsnAl and the Bo~ery almost impossible
yesterday.
"who's the next lucky man." cried oat
the tisbarssT q small sortanes, displaying
a hznif1i II snve-opes
Look ERE, 81. anger; 10 this thing
sqaarss' asked tail. angularly bult
esuntrs Inan, lookiag anxioasly at the
teanpElng ''paekages."
square, You Oct Watch me" was the
r-joinder.
Deftly shuffiing the envelopes. ne dealt
the eOantryman three, saying. Take your
choice, paFdner, but. rene ember, this IS only
for run"
To be certain" ansx cred the other, as
he trenblingy Eingered the envelopes and
hnaliy selected the middle one.
3"Hsre you are" ran. out the exultant
voice Of tae vender, ss ne held to view a
crisp nge-dollar ball.
The country man staggered back In
astonishnsnt afsd tue crowd ehesrgd the
clever bit Of sIght-of-hand manipulation.
Gin mo ten dollars worth | ou ght 10
~in pile on shss." exclaimed the young
man from the rural districts, hastily
snAtehing from ais pocket roll OF bills
and pesling OF the required amount.
From the mass OF envelopes thirty were
carefully counted out and handed 10 the
excited purchaser. Who in turn rendered
tea dollars.
No sooner had the money changed hands
than cry Of Look out. Here come the
eUpsw Mas raised.
The aIArm was sounded by the stylishly
dressed young man who had captured the
swo-dollar prixe.
The crowd scattered In every direction
and the package man closed the box with
bang and wassooh scutding up the Bow
cry with the stylishly dressed young man
The countryInAa stood rooted 70 the spot
for an instant; then, finally recovering his
composure, he glanced timidly around. No
a.
OF MS purchase and proceeded 70 see how
fortune had smiled upon him. One after
another he tore open tho envelopes, only
70 find that he had been duped.
They contained nothing in the shape of
moDey.
With a sad heart and unsteady tread he
walked slowly up the Bowery, bewailing
his fate and vowing vengeance upon the
swindler. On nearing Bayard street the
for.Orn youth dropped into a saloon for
some liquid encouragement
A. ha neared the bar his attention was
attracted by the pr sencs OF two men in
earnest conversation Their backs were
toward him, but be knew them az a glance.
They we're the prize packageman and the
ssy lishly dress d young man.
"Cnly. you're a trump. shake"
.'Whew. Wasn't n green"
They both laughed heartily, shook harhs
again snd ordered s1mcthing strong.
Tie country man clinchel his sun-tauned
dsss snd 0on- has stal~art form tor gi-
Saatic leap. At this ilncturs the prize
parkaEeman drew fprsh small wad of
bills he was about to pay for the liquor
when the hsawny angers Of the country
man closed upon the money.
"rhem's mine." ellsd the infuriated
youth. "snd this is YOUR" - dealing one
after the other Of the pair a right from
the shoulder bios wh'ch sent them sprawl
ing upon the sandsd l0or. Gaining their
f>et they showed dght, but the lightning
ike hcks from the furious farmer made
them ss@k shs street a. refuge.
Pulling himself together the coantryman
turned 70 the barkeeper and said, in a
chucSle.
Them drinks Amt paid for yet, and
they're standing there kinder lonesome
like. Have one with me?"
They tipped glasses several times subse-
qaentl ', and parted friends FOR the future.
When che coaRsry man on his homsx ard
way sa~ the evening breszss playing with
sundry scraps Of torn paper near Canal
-ss4es Se smiled bs-asiIy sad calmly solilO-
quiEsd
Il never had ~ much fus for ten dollars
in al my life"