The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-07
as TOLD BY HIMSELF.
A Buffalo Mans Story of His Meeting
with Gotham Bunco Sharps.
E~ors IL |to,.-;..

u DOHdlO man > OLOry OF us meeting
with Gotham Bunco Sharps.
From the Buffalo Courier.
There is in this town an individual operating
as an advertising sgent, whose friends for short
call him Bob. His other name isn't Smith,
but to speak of him as Smith will serve Just as
well for this recital. He has Travelled some
His eve teeth were cut a good while ago. When
the New York crooks last week planned to
gather in his Doodle they barked up the wrong
tree.
He thus tells the story-a7d he has hitherto
maintained good reputation for veracity:
Il was on lower Broadway one morning when
a well-iressed man whom didn't recognize ad-
dressed me very heartily to the effect: Why,
hello Smith! How are you? How is advertis-
ing, and how re things in Buifao:'
For the life of me | couldn't place the fellow
or remember him when ne mentioned MS name.
but the beguliing cuss knew so much o. my
affairs that | thought we must have ,een &C
quainted before. We talked as walked. and
presently he said he had 10 buy ticket, and
asked me to stroll wi b him to the Office. We
went into Broome street and entered what was
10 all appearances railroad ticket Office.
There was the ticket case and all complete.
MY friend was talking with the man ostensibly
IN arEe, when in came another parsonage,
VINO affected a very free and-easy amer.
- l m from the south he said. Come here
with load of cotton. reckon I'd better be
tin back. Say. Can | get a ticket to hi %
sisslpp, and one for niger, to travel sep
~ guess we can fix you and the colored
man, said the ticket seller.
''Colo'd man De-. He's niger. That's
what We call EN- down our way. Sayr he con
tinued, now addressing my self-introduced
companion, here's the funniest thing | ever
saw. A feliah showed it to me, a al won a
pot of money on it, I'm going to take it with
me TO Mississippi and show it to the folks
The gent teman from the sunny south here
produced four cards which he tossed on e
desk. Bet you can't turn over the card with
the base ball on it, said be. 'Tweaty to one
my friend laughlIngly laid down dollar and
turned up the right card
Why. how did you do it so easy? the other
exclaimed, affecting great surprise. Here's
your so. You won it tair, and we southern
genl men always pays when we lose. Now
you try it, for the fun OF the thing
Il drew out a dollar, and turned the right
card, as was of course intended. The man from
Mississippi made much show of establishment.
Y on can't no 1t again, he declared.
"'Go him, go him heavy. urged the friendly
citizen at my side, in an emphatic whisper
Now was dead onto the game, aud as soon
as it had been Introduced, was dead onto the
cappsr. For answer, suddenly picked up the
four pasteboards. threw away the one with the
base bal and proSeeded to manipulate those
remaining in approx we'd three-card- monte fash
ion. Gentlemen said |, this is the way we
do the thing out whore came from. Do you
want any OF itY
You ought TO have seen the stupefied look
that came over them scampS. At last the Mis-
slsslppl man exclaimed 10 the other: You
TOOL, you are a bigger sucker than the one you
caug a., and SEEING the cards, he decampe1
forthwith.
Presently my friend the disheartened cap
per, moved to the door. So did [. AS l passed
him mildly suggested:
1t looks like RAIN
Damn he said s1vagely, and dusted.S