New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-29
NO BILLS WERE IN me BOxES

A TRICK THAT WAS PLAYED ON Two JOLLY TiRs
Two old sailors heavily bearded. weather beaten
and Jolly. hats tipped bach jsnntiy npon their heads
dressed in regular otwar style with white
whip cori ai,tcay knottcd upon their blue 81 rts,
stood in Chatham-st. yesterday They watching
a beardltss yuath who stoad in the gutter behind
three legged stand which lay small black vaIsc.
In the valise were little boxes who about hall
filed it, and IN tho youths hand was roll OF 81 bills
10 carefully folded mp bill and placed i; in OF
the ii,tle red boxes. lie ,towei away about dozen
bills IN this manner aud then glibly warbled:
walk right up, gentlemen try your luck. Three
boxes the finest soap in the world for one dollar and
a two.lollar prize thrown in."
As he spoke he picked up box here and there. and
Ia each q 81 bill was found. lie assured the crowd
which had gathered around him that any could
pic olt the boxes containing money as vol a. he.
salloS.fIccd teil)w threw down a dollar. tie RE-
fully picked up three OF the boxes Two we're foand 10
contain money. Having such good luck lie tn'd again,
with The result. lie made anOthcr invrstm nj,
aud every one the boxes he selected had 81 IN IT,
Not being greedy, he satisfied with what he had
made mud went his way whislling merry trne, while
the soap mao boxed alter HIM disconsolaely aud shut
up his valie il h. was going to give up Lus"ess ~
despair. r.
The two sailors fingered, while the soap man sfter
reflection opened his valise again and began 10 stun
81 bills in the boxes in reokcS way. IL th' "iSr-
alton he tore the cover OF box containing biii.
Ono of the sailors noticed t and kept his eye on thar
hox lie shunled smaItly up 10 the soap man, hanued
over n dollar and seized the box with he torn 60 er
and then picked out two more boxes. Stepping a.'de
with his mate with the air OF q mau who had seen and
conquered he or1ncd tho red boxes. rescrNiug the ono
that was torn till the last But To his snrpree there
Inc brordl9ss var ~ continued 10 put 50 bills tho
boxcI in sad aud mechanical way Tho sailors
watched him. and observing that all the boxe contain
ng money we're lett on top. they put up d. lJr each
and selected boxes that seemed 10 bulge VI d money
They wondered when they fnund that the bDSes ccn-
m med nothing hut scan. Their blood up aud eaeh
boucht half dozen boxes selecting them with grsl3
care There could be mistake this time. SoIe OF
The boxes broken and the edge OF green object
could no sticking through the cracks. They felt
sure picking mp rome OF those 81 Bulls. But al h,y
found in he dozen boxes soap 1boy innsd away,
pcrplexed 10 how their eyes could have deceived
them.
They had gone only short distance wh,n cigar
dealer called them into hio shop lie told them that
he had seen them try their mek with the soap man.
ard explained that they had bern .windled, and that
tls mau who had picked tho boxes containing money
out OF the valise was his confederate.
"Ho, Hol Laud sharks" said tho larger Of the
sailors ~ 10 start back. followed by his mate. icr
tho beardless youth who a; pntting ~ bills IN
tho boxes He spoke not q word. bnt gn.ng directly to
scizng the valsn and stand starred back for toe cigar
store ohuoking over his good luck at ssuing All
the red boxes and mOno,. The 0wiDder loiLsd DIS
eaov iGcoc confederate, and they dilappcar"d WED
ont waiting for change Tho Sallor dumped All tao
boxes upon tho counter the cigar store
With a broad emile, ana began to opon them. AZ
no proceeded aud no G2 bills were forthcoming tuo
smile became .rown. and when the Lost boA was
opened and no money wac found, tho frU%h was ioi-
lowed by salty oalh, Gathering the aoap lnt" ne
yaliso tho sons oi Ocean tarod ou.. one carving the
bag Of soap and the othcr the three Legged Land