Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-06
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/ was down near the lower railroad
bridge at Niagara Falls having couple
of boys with me, when hackman drove
NJ and Offered 20 take us down and show
rs thu whirlpool. mile below, and re.
turn NJ 10 sha bridge for half dollar
leach. When thia otter was deolined he
eald hs would take the three OF us for a
dollar, and We got into his carriage. He
drove down to the Whirlpool House, and
az we got out j saw q sign reading /:
"Fifty cents 70 go down to the whirl.
rool
lyon agreed TO bring no down and
show us the whirlpool" | said to the
hGckman.
swell it's down those stairs.n
"But don't propose to pay atty cents
to go down thers.n
"rbsn you wont ees IT,"
'And you wont get your dollar !"
"Woat / Come, am feudy to take
you back"
But we are not ready to go. You
lied TO us, ard refuse to pay you a
cent"
"You either pay or I'll mako jelly Of
you !"
"Oome and try TIN
Ne did not accept the invitation, but
drove of up town, and stranger said to
me:
HE has gone for crowd, aud you
will be lucky 20 get of alive. It's a
shamefsced swindle, Of course, and here
are dozen OF US who have been played
thc same way, but what can we do about
it2"
.'You can kick against the gang"
eyes, but we'd get the worst OF II,
They are bad lot, You'd better send
the fellow his money"
'I'll be hanged If do |"
y As We started up the river on foot
dozen men followed to sec the finn.
car track mob OF IL haokmen received
us. The one who had lied TO us de-
manded his dollar. refused to pay IL.
He called to his mob to come on, and
backed up to tbs building, lsysled a 70
yolver at the crowd, and waited. They
didn't come ON worth a cent. They
didn't care for dollars inst then. One by
one they skunk away, while took the oar
back to the falls. The leader tried to get
me arrested for carrying deadly weapon,
but no one would issue a warrant. One
justice told him in my bearing
EVERY man coming 70 visit the falls
ought to come with two reVolYers, and
tha oftener he hrsa into your crowd this
battar it viii he for tho few honest people
here 1 wish more hickers would come
here,p
in going down the jersey coast by way
Of Nov York. oRrsther by Jersey City, /
rtachea that poiRt 10 discover that I was
trTnkiess, went over the river aud
consulted the Eric baggage agent and
after telegraphing to various points, il
was found that they bad been laft in the
station at Buffalo The baggs9emau
there had thTea hOurs in which to get |
them GboaEd, bat be had singled me ont |
MS victim. Every body slse's trunk had |
come along, but mine lad been held over
for rest oouidn'l kick on men 500 T
miles away, Int isid Tor him. All the
while | was fishing and sailing nursed
my wrath 10 keep Il warm, and six weeks
LATER | walked into the baggage Office ct
Buffalo. hGd thu documents 10 back
noe mp, o. | sad
YOn the 22d day Of July passed
through bste was ticketsd to Jersey
City atrsigl,er than string, and before / |
left Detroit saw that my checks were ill |
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