Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
A FAKER'S CONFESSION.
Traidiug on the Weakness Of Hu,
man Nature.
Some of the Wicked WiIes of Men Who
Travel With ws---EnYeIope Game
-" Through Ticket" Dodge
Working day"
Nsto York World.

more den you kin talk widout wind. You
hear mel"
The speaker formed one of a group who
sat at round table in "beer join" much
freSuentsd by "showmen They were not
bad looking lot Of young men. They
were we'll but rather fashily dressed, run
ming q good deal TO cluster pins, loud
sleeve buttons and rings and were generally
given to shirts Of sporting patterns and pro-
bounced colors. Their faces we're not those
of disipated rsons, neither was their Ian
pusge particularly ofensive. They used q
few explosives to give point to their re-
marks, but they did not swear as often or
as plssphemously as so many politicians
would have done. They drank small glasses
of beer with gus!o and smoked bad cigars
with evident relish. They were all slangy
They called everybody of whom they
spoke, Guys" Some-the more impor-
tsuE psrsons-weIe designated as Main
GUYS" Countrymen were Jays" Hay
seeds" "Blokes, and Suckers" Money
was called Blunt" Tin" or Gases. I"
Beer" or other drinks wers spoken of as
Lush" Clothes as logs" or Harness"
food as Grub" conversation as Weed
,ngs," the verb to see was rendered Stag"
eyes were called "Ogles," hat a"Dicer,'
or a "Cady," while ladies were spoken Of
as Danes" girls as "Molls," argument as
Cuff" clowns as "JoeyS" and bank bills
as "Flimsies.
How long have you been in the show
business2' the reporter Iasked of one after
O. short preliminary conversation leading
up to the inquiry.
well, about eight years this season. |
began by helping around der mensgerie,
fetching water and doin odd jobs about
der lot. Den
GOT IN Wild DER CANDY BUTCHERS,
and | was hired to peddle lemonade on de
ne Its by der man wot had der privileges"
"What are the privileges|
"Well der privileges is wot der pays der
money for to run on der lot wild the big
show, SUCH as the aide shows, der concert,
der candy stands, der sellin' o tickets out
side on der lot or in der town at a slight
aevauce on the price at the ticket wagon,
ieweIY cases, weighing machines, and der
takin' generally"
you soy they pay for these privil4gesY
PAY! Well you kin jest bet your lifs
dey pay! How much? Why sometimes
$40 900, sometimes $4,000. Why, know
one show wot gifts $4,000 year for der
privileges"
But does it pay to invest go much
money in that way?'
Does it psy2 You bet it pays! Dere's
lots o big shows wot goes broke but der
side show and privilege men don't. DO
you hear me, they don't! If der big show
runs short o blunt on der road who put up
der money and helps EN- out? Why, der
privilege man! He's der bloke wot'does
it till he finds der big show can't pull
through and den his attachment ia de lust
wot is put on when der smash comes, I'M
less he got bill o sale o de whole chow,
dat he 8 liable to have.
And they all make money by taking,
ss you call it,?
Cert! ! tell you no show can't live
widout it,
What is taking? How is it done2,
81 oppose you know all about 'bunco,
three card monte and SIGH old fakes, eh2"
The reporter nodded
Yes most city guys is lily to dem. But
it's queer how der jays gifts caught on EN-.
Why, if dey wac to put Hll about EN- in der
pcp ers for a whole year them smarty hay
seeds would think ~ they was too cunnin
to be caught, and dat dey could beat der
racket every time, while the smarter they
think themselves the easier we do EN-.
What do you mean by turn backY |
heard you speak of that just now.
"Oh, that's al old fake FverhodI plays
it. The outside ticket-seIler, the candy
butcher,
DER BOYS wOT SELLS LEMONADE
on the seats, and concert tickets and pes-
nuts, besides the men who is always askin
the laws to give small bills Tor large ones,
they all does it. You see, when ajsy goes
to der show he always takes his best gal
wild him if he isn't married and his whole
family if he is. He goes TO the ticket-sel-
Ter to buy bis ticket, and gives him FIVE,
ten or q twenty to pay for EN-. Why
I've known the suckers 10 hama in o hun
dred. dollar bill Well, whatever it is, the
ticket fakir gives him his ticket frst-then
he gives him his change-but he turns over
one or two bills in such way that when he
counts the change before the Jays very
eyes he makes the bills be has turned tscs
count double. Maybe ne turns back q five
or ten, or only one or q two, but, which
ever 1t is, be turns back. The Jays change
is shcrt list that much, and he gifts pushed
away by the crowd. o. tao Uappers, lie
shoVes il INFO his pocket and hurrieS into
the show to get good place. When ha
gis into the snow lie AaUls out his money
Gud counts it. Den he gees his change is
short Another wot has had his eye on
him goes TO him and ash" III, Inn woi0 the
matter. lie tells him his little tale; the
fakjr is surpri&ed Maybe the jay is mis-
taken. So he counts it over for him, turns
another bill on him, but be does the trick
By paIRipg--so smart thst the Jay thinks it
is slI right, after all, and puts bis wsd back
into his pocket The peanut aud candy
peddler plays tie same racket whenever
they get bill OF over q to change, and 80
does the concert ticke;.seIIer, and him wot
sells the reserved seats. It's very nice
game to play and it never seems to be plaT.
ed out"
Are there any more schemes for pluck
ing the jsys2'
Lots! There's the iewelry case and en-
velope game. You know ali about them,
aud then
THERE THE THROUGH TICKET DoDGEm %"
what is thstH'
The Snowman laughed, low, confident
ial, chucklinr laugh before he replied.
That's the bigghst thing O the whole lot
for fun. The boys enjoys that, you bet !
tie this way; A guy buys q ticket at the
wagon and makes his way to the entrance.
After be gets there TELLER meets him and
says: 'Hev you got your ticketY 'Ya.ss,
says the guy, and shows it. 'Phshaw!
says the fakir, that's only ticket of sd-
mission You want to get through tick.
ct What's tbstH Why, one to take you
eVerywheres-menagerie, reserved seats.
dressing.room-any place about the tent