San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-04

BALKED BY A HICKMAN.
Sad Experience of a Society Man Who
Unwittingly Passed Bad Money.
A society gentleman, who has money and
business, found himself in preCicament re
Gently. He had alighted from a hack en-
route to a ball with lady friends
LET the bill go on my monthly account"
he ssid to the driver, as he started away with
the ladies.
mo you don't" responded the driver, with
that unmistakable air of determination to
collect or fight. I've been worked once or
twice that way. You will have to pay or
stay"
''But can't be detained You will find
me all right at your office" giving his name.
I'm in a hurry, too" said the driver, but
| can be spared long enough to go up into the
ballroom and hang on to you until you pay"
But, man, this is absurd | am B, of
such and such firm, known to everybody.
You needn't be afraid"
Il am not afraid of losing, for I'm going
to stay right with you. stick closer than
beeswax to friend" the ineXOrable man of
the whip declared.
Ladies' pardon this scene if you can, said
the society man as he reached for a handker-
chief from his spiketail and wiped the death
damp from his brow. This man is unreaSon-
able and happens to catch me at time when
| haven't money about my person. You,
hope, ladies' will require no further eXplana-
ton"
The ladies were all sympathy and smiles.
OF course they had no money, Where should
a society lady dressed for ball carry money!
A happy thought strikes t.l"ir miserable COM
panion.
Here, driver will male you out check
on any bank you name"
"Now, you really didn't take me for a fool
did you' If knew you well enough to take
your check I'd know you well enough to trust
you Come, the ladies are getting cold. |
want the money. Are you going to pay, or
must annoy you all evening"
The sound of merry music within didn't
cheer the sickening heart of the ROneyless
man. But hope came through thought
Ladies, will you kindly excuse me and
remain here as hostages till step in and Dor
row from friendP
The ladies we're willing and had rare sport
cutting the driver to pieces by speaking of
him in his presence, but never addressing
him.
"If YOU would save friend" said Mr. B.,
llll2 Ill anu
| ance he met, ''let me have 81 to pay a crazy
hackman."
"Why, certainly, me boy" said the friend
capping open a well loaded pocketbook
"only haven't the change. Take this FIVE"
and he selected from lot of bills a silver GER
tifcate
Descending to his friends the borrower
thrust the bill at the hackman savagely:
fol- that I hoy 70
wait for change Perhaps you can use it in
learning how to treat a gentleman"
Trouble drops from the mind when one
mingles in the mazes of the waltz, and the
foregoing incident was forgotten by the princi-
pal sufferer 1t was rudely recalled the next
morning when the hackman, immersed in
sardonic smiles, and accompanied by some
one who might have been detective, called
az his place of business.
counterfeit money don't go" was the
drivers sautation.
Counterfeit? tell you, man, I'll have a
lumacy commission appointed for you if you
don't clear out. You are the most pest
ferrous cusS ever encountered What's the
matter with you now9 Didn't you trouble
me enough last night"
I'm all right Don't talk too loud or
may not be satisfied with s.. Take this paper
and give me good money, will you" and he
handed out the borrowed bill which had been
passed to him on the previous evening by the
society man.
Tho bill upon examination, did look queer
Come with me-" Mr.. B. said, land we will
see about this"
Certainly" responded the driver; "in my
haCN at your expense."'
Tie whole affair was explained later, when
| the group stood before the gentleman from
| whom the money had been borrowed.
Great Scott" he exclaimed, did l give
you that bill? That was given to me by a
revenue officer as a sample of the counterfeit
certificates which were put in circulation
hero some months ago. l asked for it as a
curiosity and have interested many friends
by exhibiting the bad bill with good one
and asking them to pick out the counterfeit.
The officer who gave it to me marked it at
| my request, and if you will look closely you
| will see counterfeit marked in small letters
on the face of the bill indianapolis News
Insurance Restrictions on Oil Fuel.