The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-07-26
The Street Fakir la Logan

Yves McClintock of s'ours' was in
Logan on last Saturday and witness
ed the performance of a fakir fool
ing the fellows. He tolls about it
in the Columbus Journal of last Sat-
urday. We publish his article be-
= low:
1.-The jewelry iakir who has been
quilting the pepIc in various towns
Inn Ohio for some weeks reached
Logan Saturday. and of course the
result was a repeti i N of the same
old story. He caught long string
of suckers. His wife smiled sweet
Ily on the victims and as the cara
van hurried away tits not improb-
able that the winged winds brought
back words that long since became
historic. '"God oy, Brother Craw-
ford. Ah!"' While it appears to
warn the people about the workings
of thi. particular class OF individu-
ais it may be of interest to the VIC
tins of this latest fakir to know just
who lie is. We have it upon the
lauthority of a gentleman who is per
sonally acquainted with him and his
family that his namo IS Charles Her
ring. and that he was raised In for-
ry county at point somewhere be-
tween Rehobeth and Somerset. lie
is about 2S years old, pleasant talk
er and one of the siickest men in bis
line of business that ever operated
IN Ohio. When he strikes town
he gees TO tho mayor and gets Ii
ccnse to sell merchandise and then
presents his ware to the public
he sells q lot of cuff-buttons at
25 cents per pair. Then he offers
90 me of the better class at 80 cents
per pair and returns 25 cents to the
buyer. lie tells them he will do
that. But after whlle there il
change in the game. Taking an al
legged gold watch from his case he
holds it up to view. In tho other
hand he displays $40 bill and a
ST. While he talks the 81 bill
falls from his hand. Every body
seems 10 notice it but the fakir. He
goes on with his talk, keeping his
eyes On tho crowd and carelessly
folding the $50 bill Thon ho do
posits it in the watch case, that Is
the CROW d thinks he does, and then
asks, '"Who will give mo ten dol
lars for thls watch and 81 bill ?"'
He doesn' say anything about Civ
ing any money back now. 1t is a
plain proposition. A man who has
watched the proceedings knows that
the fakir has made o mistake and
put in too much money, and he
takes the watch. He chucsles over
his bargain and retires to tho o"t-
skirts of the crowd to examine his
prize, and 10 and behold. he finds |
nothing but a 81 bill. Tho $40 is
sone. Now what will he do ? The
fakir said in the start he would give
him the watch and 81 fer $40 and
he receives just what was offered
Why he is disappointed Because
he was certain as he WAS living that
he was going to mako his $40 back
and make tho $40 and watch clear
off the fakir. lie was sure the fa
kir had made a mistake and he pro
posed to profit by it. His greed was
stronger than his common sense.-|
After The play is over the faklr
says: '''Now. gentlemen, If any of
you think you have been sold hold
up your hands SO that your friends
can see who you are."i OF course
no hands are put up and the fakir
drives away. 1t pains US to remark
that among the victims at Logan
was we'll known pension agent and
among the would be victims was a
prominent young wool buyer. For
tunately he did not have tho $40
about him and when he went to a
friend to borrow 1t, that friend led
him away and explained how dan
gerous it was 10 bet on another
mans game. We have no pity and
there should be none for the man
who is caught by. the jewelry fakir."