The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-08
YOUNG MAN, be HONEST.
rn.io Jonas Catches His Brisk Young
Nephew Initiating Him.

In. Jonas tLifH'" 49,
Nephew Initiating Him.
Jan on the turf now" said flashy,
black eyed Young man, still m ms teens
,n III, ocmainiance whom he met at the
GUTENBERG races. am ont for money
and everything goes.
"When did YOU quit your uncles iiOck
ehopy asked the boys acquaintance.
LAS week Wen'sdy. lie fired me out
for irving 70 work one Of his own games.
One Of The funniest rackets You ever
heard Of, and I'm Just sore enough on the
old man 20 give it dead away. The old
man was going up Center street one day
last summer. and he stopped in second
hand tool shop 10 see friend. While he
was there he got monkeying withasecond
hand signal box. II was q little cast
iron thing with the word police Oh the
front and a brass button on the TOP.
When he pressed the button 1t set lot
of clockwOrk going in the box, ana made
as much noise a. an alarm clock. lie
was stuck on the thing and bought it for
a half. | asked him what he was going
10 do with II and he saiu be would stick
il M on the wall and ring it If any
touehs tried 10 make trouble IN the shop.
WelI. that's lust what he did with it.
lie screwed it up in plain sight behind
The counter and fastened wires 10 1t TO
make It look as If they went somewhere.
Then he took some bronze paint and
touched up the letters 50 that noh)dy
could make any mistake I'D reading ti.ein.
| don't believe he thought Of what a
great graft the box was until he had II
up about a week. Then he made it use
FIJI for the first time. 4 young fellow
came in with dress coat wrapped up in
n newspaper and wanted five cases on II.
Uncle Jonas held the coat up and sized
it I'D with the fellow that was trying to
soak H. The coat was big enough for
two ike him and the old man says:
Dots q nice coat Ees id your own?
"'Betcher life, says the young teller.
"'Vait till call my bruder, says the
old man. and he turned and jammed the
button down hard ON the signal box.
The young fellcr Just gave one glance at
.hc box. and he shot out Of the door and
left Che coat behind. IIo amt been seen
around there since. After that the old
man give NE 10 understand ! was 10
come along kinder slow any time when
he ung the box. so that If people didn
scare. they would take il that the call
WIS for me. and then he would consult
me about the goods that were offered.
He worked the call on q man with a
gold watch next dag, and the man
snatched the watch ont Of his hand and
skipped After that be was more care
full. and when q crook came III WITH Q
ring a day or two later, he laid the ring
down ont of reach and touched the but
ton, saving that he would call his sou
and get his opinion about the stone.
The crook looked no the cali box and ran
his eve along the wires which ram toward
the front Of the shop. Then he began 70
swear, and made a jump for the side
l0or. Next day nice looking fellow
came in and described the ring. and raid
that IL was stolen from him, and that BE-
had corncrcd the man who stole It, and
learned where il was.
".All right: / viii send for it, says the
old man, and then he touched the button
again.
81 will come in again 10 half an
hour SAYS the nice looking young Teller
and skips out tho door. Did he come
backs Naw. Well, the old man worked
the new snap every chance he got, bul
sometimes he got fooled, and then had
10 come 10 tho front and be consulted
always askin': Did You ring. sirf One
/ day When the old man was out 10 dinner
3 Teller come in with a stud. IL was O
real bug ana ! wanted 10 win it. So
sprung the call box on him. He shot ont
/ Of the side door and ] dropped the ring
/ in nv pocket Two minutes later mf
uncle put his hand on my shoulder, and
| two big tears ran down his nose IS be-
/ told me that he was sorry that he hao
| found ont that I was not honest. HC
gave me a calldng old lecture on honesty
/ being the best policy. and told me that
| he had been watching me from the back
part Of the shop and seen me git Tx
/ 'chenuine tiamont. | had 70 giye it NJ
to him, and he Is wearing it now while
am on my uppers Oh, yes, he fired mo
'yust as soon as lie found / wasn't hon
est. You 90 up there tomorrow anC
see If he don't ring the box on You enc
( try TO bluff you out of your watch. Their
/ ask him about NE. New York Sun.