The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-10-14

~e@0 49, 0o8IK0s
Notwithstanding the popular nsvspaper
nctico Of aharpcrs meeting green strangers
and getting hoist BY their own p~sard, the
fact Il that when an expert sopiidsacs man
puts his tentaclcs upon s'sucker" some
thing usually comes before hs less 20.
The encampment here hes furnished few
bona Ade exceptions 10 The rule that ere
verify Of chronicliug. Tho Low iares
and the presence Of 40 vast . number oi
ssrAngera have. oi course. drawing great
Number Of sharks 70 6an Francisco. This
class b distinct from pickpockess and
thieves. II IL formed cf coniidsncc opera.
tors. pure and simple, prepared 10 fleece
the Grand Army Of tho republic a any
thing from bunko 10 monte. Some Of them
como from Chicago. some from ~ Lonis.
and there are two or three fAoes on ths
street that Ass familiar 10 Inspector Byv-
m ssa hn dstssAivss u New York. One
II ~ nstsopolitAn ''oulnt" waS iansnling
his lack Of luck 70 party Of friends IN
Ksarney street sporting resort last svsu-
ing.
! had been reading up army history for
about month. hc said. and vas we'll post.
I'd on the leading battles. You sss want.
cd TO be able TO talk 10 tho veterans. bat Il
turned out that II got me into : pretty
tight fix. l got acquainted with "a old
fellow yesterday and found ont thsi he
had been III tho battle Of Gettysburg. I
wanted to draw him into poker game and
10 make myself solid, aud said; Why. I
was In that fight too.
Il that so' he said. You aint q. A.
T., are your
No, answered; I don't care 70 join Tor
private reasons.
So you were st Gettysburgi the old
fellow went on. What division. now did
you belong tor
To Hicklcs's'
Yes. yes-why, I belonged to that, too.
Where we're you the night after the first
days fghting'
/ slept in barn on Culp's Hill. l an
swered, cautiously, for felt WAS getting
into deep water.
No. he exclaimed. What kind Of
looking barn was ii?
Well, / said, at random, q near ~
remember il was . small single story
building, with one side partly blown ont,
No. Was there straw.rick In III
I don't know. l said, desperately. bs-
lieve there was
You don't say so2 he replied; and the
msnger busted? Vest; hink 80.
Was there another fellow 10 there with
you?
! think there was. said, like blamed
fool, not knowing what was coming.
You scoundreI. you'll yelled the old
man. that was me! Give me back my val.
lett
What wallet2
0. you know we'll enoughf The blasted
thief that slept with me that night stole
my wallet and two hundred dollars in
greenbscks. I've been looking for lin
now for 25 years. thought knowed you
when you come upl
II took some OF the hardest talking /
ever did in my life to get rid Of him. I
don't want any more Grand Army In mine.
Another story Is told 10 the Oregon
headquarters. II seems that couple Of
smooth-tongued gentry fastened on 10 one
Of the veterans. and proposed to 60 out
and zee the town. He agreed, but before
starting he excused himself minute. snd
stated on coming back that be had Left his
money with friend for safe keeping. aud
only taken along . few dollars. They
told him it was oil right II be knew where
TO find bis friend when be wanted him.
He said he did. aud tho party started out.
The two confidence men spent about 90
apiece entertaining the victim and then
that he lsok up his friend. and
get bis cash, and play poker.
cant get II from him Tonight said
the veteran.
Why, thought you kpsw where TO nnd
him. protested one Of the shsrps
So ! do. said the veteran. but II happens
be is the same friend on whose account
Am wearing this badge. l mean Uncle
Sam. You see for precautiou. put my
money in IN envelope before started.
addressing Il TO myself and dropped II 10
1he letter.box. No gentlemen. l cant get
my tonight
The confidence men vent of and vcpt.
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Marx Twain and Dan McQniIIe roomed
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Dan missed lila boots and After