Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-08
THE WRONG MAN.
Confidence Game Which Did Not Pan
Out We'll for the Originator,

A Confidence Game Which Did Not Pan
Out We'll for the Originator.
A tall, red-haired young man with an
innocent face and a black necktie sat
alone in a car seat on one of the swift
flying trains of the Pennsylvania Rail
road bound for Washington. lie had
just begun TO read 4 copy OF the Chris
ttdn Adroca'e when beneyolent-look-
ing middle-agcd man entered and sat
down beside him. For an hour the
young man read his paper and the old
man watched the telegraph poles 90 by.
Becoming tired of this amusement, the
stranger lished hnlf-dozen little pill
boxes out Of deep pocket in his over
coat and placed them in his lap. Tho
young man put away his paper and
eyed his ne'ghbor, who, pulling out
roll of bills from his vest pocket, selected
note and placed it in one Of the pill
boxes.
do you suppose you could select the
box containing the bll?" he asked of
the young man with a smile, and look
that seemed to say, LET us be socia-
BILE
Don't think could" laconically re-
piled the latter, pulling his mustache.
The stranger himself picked ont the
box, took out the bill, aud put $40
note in its place. This time. however,
a corner of the bill was left sticking out
after the cover had been put on the box
"Now do you think YOU could pick it
out?' he said showing his teeth.
"Of course could, replied the young
man.
well, If you will give me a dollar, |
will let YOU try"
20, no, wouldn't do that. You're
not sharp Mt all. You've LIFT q corner
of that bill sticking out OF the box so
any fool could pick t out
why, OF cor c, said the sharper,
apparently confu ,el b. the discovery
How could make such II blunderp"
Thercupon he took ont the $40 bill and
put in is place II right, new $50 note
The coracr OF the b II stuck ont as be-
fore, but the man pretended not 10 no.
tice it.
Now will you try it9' he continued,
after wipng his forehead with n red
handkerchief. Give rue a dollar and
take your pick. You've got a chance
to make SD in clean money!
The young man 5 face did not show
the Least animal on at this declaration.
II there was the lightning of a smile
hidden under his mustache it did not
reveal itsc'f when he answered.
You arr u stan ger to me. | don't
want to take 81 out of you; ii
wouldn't be gti'l,mally in me to do
50. If wowere oil friends the case
woull be dill'arel 1t. But | see plainly
you are not II ed to the wicked ways Of
this world. YOI are not sharp. You
have left the corner of that $50 note
sticking ont Of the cover just a YOU did
the othe'. You ought to 20 and work
on farm awhile, you ought.
The persp ration poured from the
sharperS forehead. He had caught
tartar, and had hard time of it, too
The red headed young man took the
boxes out Of his Leighbors hands, and,
after returning the 30 note, sail:
perhaps you woull Ike to try youy
hand at picking out the lIcky box? IL
put this $50 bill ia this one and SIC
note in this box. Give me So and you
shall Try your luck. "
The man reluctantly pail over the
money, and, after the young man had
shaken up the boxes in his hat, took up
one from which the grcei corner OF o
note appeared. When he had pulled OF
the cover he found it contained only
piece of revenue STAMP. His face fell
at the discovery.
TRY it again, said his tormentor.
He tried again, but with no better
luck.
Take the lot" LAT Ihed the young
man, pouring them on into his neigh
boris lap.
The sw,nd er opened every box, but
not sign of a bill appeared
Here are the bills, safe in my
pocket" said the bright young fellow
producing the notes from his vest
pocket and shaking them in his neigh.
boris face.
1.-THE next time you want to try your
game on a stranger don't pick out
man who is in the same business as
yourself. Ia! tau
The red-haired youth was an expert
confidence man from 'Frisco.-M y
MIu and EJUreSS.