The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-04-16
BUNcC MEETS BUNcO.
An Entertaining Little Game Played By
Stranger in Lincoln Park.

It's curious feature in human ma
ture that while a man will peril his
life to assist stranger who is being
forcibly robbed, he will turn about
and delight in seeing that same man
taken in and done for by ''skinn
or bunco man. On the next bench
to us in Lincoln Park, Chicago, one
day, says writer on the n. Y. San,
sat long, lean, lank stranger who
had hayseed and onion tops scattered
all over him to prove his hailing place,
and he gave himself away in every
move he made. Pretty soon a slick
young man approached him and ex-
tended his hand and exclaimed:
well, well, but how are you, Stew
ens?"
How ar YEP" replied the man, as
he looked up in puzzled way.
''What! Don't you know me?"
why your face looks kinder famil-
iar, but can't place ye."
Can't place me! I am William
Scott nephew of the Judge of Probate
in Grassville! [ saw you hundreds of
times in the two years [ lived with my
uncle"
"Oh. yes. I thought 1 had seen
you before. And you knew me right
off?''
1.-The minute I set eyes on you
CLOVIS everybody down there?''
E'All toIerable. You live here"
Yes I look after about fifty houses
and stores here for a capitalist"
Gosh! You must get big wages"
''Oh, hundred a week"
you do! Buy gum! but you are
smarter than fox traps! Mebbe you
kin help me to job?"
Il think so. Indeed I was going to
, make you an offer"
We were on to him from the start as
bunco man, but had no thought of
interfering. Hayseed should take the
papers and keep posted.
How would you like to come here
and assist me at salary of 5000 per
month?n queried bunco after bit. :
''Je whitaker! but you don't mean
it?"
81 do"
Give up yer hand on it! Say, I'll
work all day and sit up all night for
them wages! Say, will ye bind the
bargain right now?''
i will! That is, -
mo fiunking out now! I've got a
hundred dollar bill here, and I'll give
We fifty to bind the bargain. Yes, by
gosh! I'll give ye sixty"
Il was going to say that l ought to
| see my employer first, but l know it
will be all right. l will take your $50,
but only fora IA day or two, as l happen
to be little short just now. You
know where the Palmer House is, of
course?"
THAT ALFRED big stone tavern?"
Yes. Meet me there in one hour
from now to sign contract and begin
work.
.I'll be right thar, and I'll work
! like hoss. Gin me $40 out of this
biIl.n
He handed out bill. and the young
man scarcely glanced at it, so great
was his hurry to return the forty and
| get away. l think he mistrusted us,
| although we pretended not to see
or hear anything When he was out
Of sight ''Hayseed'' came over to us
with grin on his face, and queried:
How did | act it, boys?n
| ''WhatI'
| my young man from-the-turnip-
fields.n
But you-vou-'
I'm from Cincinnati l do a little
business with the three cards and the
shells when home. Thought I'd see
what they were made of in Chicago" "
But you gave him hundred dollar
bill"
'.Exactly-one of the counterfeits of
1871 | had fifteen of them once. I'm
just $40 ahead. I'm going now. If he
should return before you leave tell him
II
Mr.. Palmer's BIG stone tavern. Two
hundred Il month"; Wake snakes, but
hain't jist struck a golcon with a big
orr