Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-31

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k.xc,t keea ! crooked nan 10 ny nms.
- ,srsrksa y b leaned back agAinss
=. leor and pulled his hat down.
~ves IN know thst I'm just out Of inc
oh,e penjtentiAry aftsr serving ten iong
vesrs for trying to work esnx' an
H. 10 use in me denying Il. howsom-
sv<r' there Was more IN that case tnsn
~ rspsrs ever got hold Of, and II VIII
b no kArm 70 yarn x on.
To her;u with. I was knocking
.,euod Cincinnati, hard up and DIS
esuyseed. when an old pal Of mine
comes along one day with scfs snap.
lie had struck something 70 gladden. our
hearts. In village about hfty miles
away was . bank. That wasn'tso very
scrous. Is you may think, but il wasa
,ev hank, and the officials were q set
a. ereenhorns. The president was an
old farmer, the book-keeper former
u;Iler, and the cashier--~ell, he was
described Is Just the greenest specimen
ever brought in from the corn felds:
my pal had piped the bank until
ne knew how everything went. When
soon came the president and book
secpcr went TO dinner, leaving the
syesnborn alone. Indeed, he ate cold
luncheon a. his desk. 1t was chance
n any one came 10 between IL and
l:s0. and the two OF us could do that
cashier up as slick as grease with any
Of the old tricks.
.NelI. in . day or two We went up
there. and il worked like the biggest
layout ever came across. AS you
entered the bank there was an Enclosed
mace 10 the right, with gate 20 enter.
This was the presidents and book
keepers quarters, while farther along
on the same side, was the cashier 8
place, but not divided from the Other
by any railing. When the cashier was
at the pay-window his back was tosard
the other space, and also TO the big safe.
The latter stood at least twelve feet
from him, against the outer wall, with
oil the doors wide open.
"wby, when | came to enter the
bank and seen how easy 1t was to
sneak that safe was laid out with
astonishment and then the greenness
Of that cashier Why, gents, he didn't
seem 20 know no more about draft on
New York than about the complexion Of
the man in the moon and after ! had
detained him at the window fully ten
minutes on ore preeext and another,
lust 10 see IL it could be done, we went
out, feeling that We had the Doodle in
that safe dead TO rights.
The time appointed was next day
noon, and when we had seen the presi-
dent and book-keeper out Of the way,
my pal entered, walked to the pay win
dow and got bill changed, and then
began to decker about the draft. en-
tered the bank on tiptoe soon after him.
The gate was open. as also the doors TO
the safe, and the cashier, with his back
10 me, was feeding himself as he
talked. Why, s;rs, it makes my
mouth water TO think Of what a
glorious opportunity was before
me. bad on rubbers, and l slipped
halfway to the safe as softly as the
serpent creeps. Then there was agrowl
and rush, and dog about the size Of
q yearling steer flung himself upon me.
I went down with q crash, and the dog
held me there, but while it was happen
ing heard the click, click, Of re-
volyer and the greenhorn of cashier
eoolly saying to my pal =.
I'm on to you, my friend If
you move hand or foot I'll let daylight
through you. Tiger, hold that fellow
fast -
"His left hand slid down to a but
ION. ard rsyt moment bell outside
was ringing n fire alarm ard collecting
a crowd Of people. They lme rushing
into the bank by the dozen, and, of
course, our cake was done for. ! got
ten years for that little operation, and
nv pal took seven for his share. 1t
turned out that the bank was guarded
in al sorts Of ways, including dogs and
spripg.guns. and that the seeming
greenhorn Of a cashier had been i'm
ported from Philadelphia bank. He
had spotted us at first sight, and had
given us rope to hang ourselves"