Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-29

steerer-knew il as well as | knew |
was in Chicago.
"Im awful glad to see anyone from
Detroit" he continued. II suppose
you see my father almost every day p
assured him that | saw his father
semi-daily, and that the old gent was
looking as happy as hubbard squash
at fair time. This seemed to relieve
his intense anxiety on that point, and
he invited me to have cigar. No
man who can get good cigar at the
expense of bunko-steerer should re-
fuse it. We entered gilded den of
deviltry, devoted to the sale of tobac-
co, and got our weeds, and rs we
sauntered up State street we seemed a
band of brothers. | knew what his
next move would be, and was ready
for him.
We had not gone two blocks when
he halted and said :
"Ah this calls to mind. | bought
lottery ticket the other day and it
drew little prize. This must be the
place where they cash it. Yes, this
is the place
congratulated him OH his luck.
Told him / had been buying lottery
tickets ever since the year one, and
had never yet struck prize. His
next move would be to ask me to 90
up stairs with him and get the cash.
I've seen the game played fifty times
you know.
by the way, come up with me a
minute" he said, as he looked at his
ticket.
went. Who's afraid of bunko-
steerer | was chuckling to myself
all the time, and was willing to give
the fellow little more rope. We
assembled to the third floor and enter
ed an office. They didn't seem to
know my fried, and he looked around
him as if he hadn't been in that very
room five hundred times before.
"This-this ticket hit a-prize yes
terday, didn't it ?" he asked, as he
produced the paper.
ayes, sir-S350," was the reply.
"Jim give the gentleman his money"
1t was counted out. Then the
gentleman explained to me that they
had daily drawing, and cashed
prices at once. That's the way the
bunko game is always played, and no.
body to be taken in. The tickets
were So each, and there was to be a
drawing right away. fl wanted to
invest they would -"
invest Ring in on me an old
chestnut Of that color! Take me for
granger from Posey County But
after a little reflection | thought I'd
try it. 1t might be all right after all.
While they looked like bunko-meD,
one can't always Judge by looks. /
invested So and hit prize Of SO
| was 81 ahead, and I'd give them
the grin and walk out, /. But if
l invested so I'd probably bit $50
and-and-well, | invested the SO.
| lost 1T, but was assured that I'd
have better luck next time. | knew
that as well as they did. No bunko.
man can teach me anything. invest
ed SO more and lost Then invest
ed 500 and lost. Then / put in $50
and lost. Then | remembered that |
had agreed to meet man at the First
National Bank at 10 o'clock, and /
babe them good morning and tripped
gaily down stairs, stopping at the door,
long enough to ask them if it was
good day for suckers.
Now, that's all there was to do,
and that's all the foundation that
Chicago had for saying | was a bunko-
ed. | identified the steerer the
moment he addressed me. knew
the Office up stairs was snide the
minute l entered it. | knew the
drawing was fraud, and therefore
the fellows had no show. Oh, yes |
left some money up there, but when
man sees three young men trying hard
to earn an honest living, he's pizen
mean if he won't help 'em little. -
Nj. Quad i'm Free Press.