Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-05
BEATING a BuNco.
An Amusing Incident Said to Have rran-
spired In Lincoln Park, Chicago.


It's curious feature in human ma
ture that while man will peril bus
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 skin"
game or q bunco man. On the next
bench to us in Lincoln park, Chicago,
one day, sat long, lean, lank stranger
who had hayseed and enion tops scat
tered all over him to prove his hallnlg
place, and he gave himself away IN
every move he made. Pretty soon
slick young man approached and eX-
tended his hand and exclaimed:
well, well, but how are you Stew
ens!"
How ar yea" replied the man, as
he looked up in Il puzzled way.
What! Don't you know me?'
"Why, your face looks kinder IA
miliar, but I can't place We"
Cant place me! | am William
Scott, nephew of the judge of probate,
in Grassvillel Isaw you hundreds OF
times in the two years | lived with my
uncle"
"Oh, yes. I thought l had seen yon!!
before. And you knew me right OIL
The minute l set eyes on you.
How S everybody down there.",
"All tolcrable You live here''
Yes. look after about fifty houses
and stores here for capitalist. )"
Gosh! you must get big wages.
"Oh, hundred Il week"
You do! BY gum! but you arc
smarter than fox traps, Mebbc you
kin help me to job?'
Il think so. Indeed, was going TO
make you an offer.
We were on to him from the start
as Il 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 $500 per
month";" queried bunco after bit.
"Jc whitaker! but you don't mean
III"
Il do"
Give us yer hand on ii! Say, I'll
work all day and sit up all night for
them wages. Say. will We bind the
bargain right now
Il will. That is, r
No nunking ont now. I've got 4
hundred dollar bill here, and III give
We fifty to bind the bargain. Yes, by
gosh III give We sixty
i was going TO say that | ought to
see my employer first, but l know 1t
will be all right Twill take your $50,
but only for a day or two, as l happen
to be little short just now. You
know where the Palmer, house is, OF
coursei"
That all fired big stone tavern"
Yes. Meet me there one hour from
now to sign contract and begin
work.
I'll be right thar, and III work like
boss Gin me $40 out of this bill"
He handed out bill, and the young
man scarcely glanced at it, so great
was his hurry to get away. 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 a grin on his face, and
queried:
How did ii act, boys'"
What
My young man from-the- turnip-
fields"
But you-you''-
I'm from Cincinnati. 1 do little
business with the three cards and the
shells when home Thought I'd see
what they were made of i'll Chicago:
But you gave him q hundred dollar
bill"
,Exactly-one of the counterfeits of
ISL | had fifteen of them once. I'm
just $40 ahead I'm going now. Ii he
should return before you leave tell
him that Stevens has gone to meet
him at Mr.. Palmer's big stone tavern.
Two hundred a month. Wake snakes,
but hain't jist struck a golconda with
big G.''-New York Sun.