Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-24
ONLY \ GREENHoRN
A $ ehe Between Two Rival Buueo. Sta.
ers in Chicago.

It's curious feature in human nst,,.
that while a man viii peril his it, n =
sIst stranger who is being forcjbly II
bed, he will turn about and deEob,
seeing that same man taken in and A.
tor by Skin game or a bunco ms,
On the next bench to us in Lincoln psre
Chicago, one day last fall, sat LONG ja5r
lank stranger who had hayseed and onior
toys scattered all over him to prove *.
halllng place, and he gave himself away T.
every move he made. Pref soon sI;aJ
young man approached him anl eytan5s3
his hand and exclaimed:
Well, well, but how are YOU. Stew.
ens?" 'e'e''
How ar YEP" replied the man. as h
looked up in a puzzled way.
What! Don t You know me?"
Why, your face looks kinder familiar
but ! can t place ye
Can't place me- | am William Scott
nephew of the judge Of probate in Grass.
Vile saw you hundreds of times In IT,
two years | lived with my uncle"
oh yes. thought had seen Won Ia
fore And you knew me right off?''
The minute ! sot eyes on you.
1ItN every bDuN uoWG LllNfe
'All tolerable You live here?"
Yes. look after about fifty house,
and stores here for capitalists. -
Gosh! You must get good wages.
"0h, hundred a week.
You do? BY gum but you are smart.
er than fox traps Mebbe you kin help me
to job?''
Il think so. Indeed, | was gong 10
make You an offer.
We were on to him from the start al a
bunco man. but had no thought of inter.
fering. "Hayseed should take the M.
pers and keep posted.
How would you like to come here and
assist me at salary of 5000 per month";
queried bunco after a bit.
lie whitaker! But you don't mean
Il do.
Give US 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"
II will. That is, II
No tlunking out now. I've got hun.
bred dollar bill here, and I'll give We fifty
to bind the bargain Yes, by gosh lil
give We sixty"
Il was going to say that | ought to see
my employer first, but | know it will be al
right. I'll take your $50, but only for
day or two, as happen to be a little short
Just now. You know where the Palmer
house is, Of course?'
That ALFRED big stone tayern?"
Yes, Meet me there in one hour
from now to sign contract and begin
work
I'm be thar and I'll work like hoss.
Gin me $40 out Of this bin. .
He handed out bill and the young man
scarcely glanced at it, SO great was his
hurry to return the forty and get away.
think he mistrusted us, although we pre-
tended 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 it act, boys?'
WHAT"
My young man from the turnip fields
But you you
Il m from Cincinnati | do little bus
mess with the three cards and the shells
when home. Thought ia see what they
were made of in Chicago
But you gave him a hundred dollar
bill. "
Exactly one of the counterfeits Of
1874 ! had fifteen Of them once I'm
Just $40 ahead. I'm going now If he
should return before you leave tell hint that
stevens has gone to meet him at Mr.
PaImer's big stone tavern Two hundred
a month! Wake snakes, but haint list
struck a golconda with a big G.