Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1889-08-21

comet Tie almost n'alcu from nss seas
when dapis'r h-'sing young man with
adycd nlss'achc ani glittcriny silk has
bent over him aui reftly remarked:
well. Queer, i,o,V 90 you nnd tlings In
New York."
"nc gosh Easpcd the deacon. How
In thunder did ypu know mcy"
The mad With the high hat and dved
mnssacic suppressed asullo with som.
difficulty. Igrmight have answered that
he knew him lrc:tusc he was the only
man ia the rusn Vi,o-o hair wn. sur.
gc~tiye ot chicken feathers. whose boots
had been grcnscd instead of hlncked.
whose face hetokcncd anxious cxpcc-
fancy AMI whose whole appearance. slc-
noted familiarity with rustic methods Of
life.
He dh! not lay this. hat he aaIi what
p'eased tho deacon excessively. and rnisesl
himself nc onec In the estimation of thne
excellent rnrnli-t- liis ropiy was: ''Oh.
Tn accustomed Co rcco,nizlng people
right away. know o slirowd man when
s'v hint. is'fa take drink"
Don't kecr ~ I dew, stranger" said
the deacon, na he rnsc from his acat AMI
accompanied his newly mnds friend 10
tho bar. II guess | bo alnloit ca ahrewd
es they make 'cru ,laown aonr way. N liza
gottcr bo a pretty smnrt Yorker @. kin
take I'm old .Iosi,h fiarlsholl. Younr
man. gimme n lgstlc inisc O rusa IN
gum
CHARLEY. ALSO. WAS Knows.
And now to business said tho dap
per gentleman. ns the two seated them
selves by "a snsail table Ia u corner OK tha
bar room.
TIN with yc," responded tie deacon
eagerly, ~ kiu tell yc. young man.
yc'li lind mo a pretty bard nut 60 crack
every time
"That'e the only sort OF mon we deal
with" responded tile other impressieeiy.
''and can nssurc you. cir. we make IL a
point to find ont Just how ahrc,v,l a man
IL before we pat ourselves IN Isis hands.
NOW this stuff that wore goin., Ia all
you viii go down your wny exactly IA,
well ns the rcnl thlng. You can't tell
tho difference. and nobody clse can for
that matter. We can sell you q. 900 nr
our sort OF goods for SloJ OF yours. AMI
" you keep your mouth shut a. tight IA
wc keep ours nobody n bc the wiser.
fou can use u iI your neiShbOrliovd for
paying your grocer aud liftin,, the mort
gngo OF tho farm, and the nioney eoes
a~ny OF anil nohodys hlirt ut MI. Then
when it's I'll gone you can send To us Tor
more"
The deaeon's eyes giLien>d with dr.
light. Iio thought og the .'critfoss" In
his neIshborhood whom be could swim
die. OF tho mortgage which he could
wipo OFT and the immense rrofit nc could
make out Of the transaction.
Ia locks ter n,c like "a kinder coot
scheino," lac observed cautiously; abut
bc all thsm bills % yourn cs good es thaf
there dollar so sent uoeg'
Just look herel" rctorted the otber
producing roll ~ crisp. new crycn-
backs; "can you tell ssiiethsr tl,ese ara
queer or not7 Step up 10 tho bar aud 500
II We can buy couple Of drinks with
any ono OF thcm"---
I'm havc 20 take you IN. I guess.
Charley" said a well dressed mns, who
had been sitting near by, apparently ab-
sorbed In his paper. "And guess youil
have 10 como along. too, as a witncas.-
he continued, addressing the sieaconA
whose blood was freezing In his veins.
Tho dapper young man was baiie,i out
tho next day. bat the deacon - Sill Ian
gushing la the House of Detention. 10
has just occurred 10 him that there ars
certain "YoriEers" who nro ~ ssnrt a.
he h, and that some of tl,em may hr
found In hotel burfoofng, willie othcr4
are IA tho servico - tho Sew York de-.
tective force. - Scw York Star.