Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-04
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lts a curious feature in human nature
that while a man will peril his life to
assist a stranger who is being forcib4y
robbed, he will turn about and delight
in seeing that same man taken In and
done for by a skim game or 3 bunes
a On the next bench to us in Lin
coin Park, Chicago, one day last fall
sat a long, lean, lank stranger who had
hayseed and onion tops scattered all
over him to prove his mailing place, and
he gave himself away in every move be
made. Pretty soon a slick young man
approached him and extended his hand
and exclaimed.
We'll, we'll, but how are you,
Stevens?"
How ar ye?" replied the man, N he
looked up in a puzzled way.
What! Don't you know mes" Z
"Why, your face looks kinder hmalax,
but I can't place ye."
Cant place me! I am William Sc.,ts.
nephew of the Judge of Probste in
Grassville! / saw you hundreds af
times in the two years 1 lived with mv
uncle"
ooh, yes. thought 1 had seen yssrs
before. And you knew me right org
The minute 1 set eyes on you.
Flows everybody down there~
"Al tolerable. You live here?"
Yes. I look after about fifty houses
and stores here for a capitalist"
Gosh! You must get big wages"
"Oh, a hundred O week."
you do! By gum! but you are
smarter than fox traps! Mebbe you
kin help me to q job?"
"Ithink SO. Indeed, I was going e.
make you an offer"
We were on to him from the start ~
a bunco man, but had no thought of IN
terfering. "Hayseed" should take the
papers and keep posted.
How would you like to come hene
and assist me at a salary of 500 per
month";" queried the bunco after 4 hh.
"Je whitaker! but YOU don't mean
it!'
Il do"
Give us yer hand on it! Say, III
work all day and sit up all night sr
them wages! Say, will ye bind the
bargain right now?"
Il will. That is, I-"
No tiunking out now! I've got a
hundred dollar bill here, and I'll give
ye fifty to bind the bargain. Yes, by
gosh! I'll give you sixty"
Il was going to say that I ought 70
see my employer first, but 1 know Is
will be all right. Twill take your $50.
but only for a day o. two, as I happsa
to be a little short just now. You knou
where the Palmer House is, of coursess"
"That alfred big stone tavernv
Eyes. Meet me there in one hour
from now to sign a contract and begin
work"
iii be right thar, and I'll work Ike
a boss. Gin ME $40 out of this BILL"
He handed out a bill, and the Young
man scarcely glanced at it, so great was
his hurry to return the forty AMI get
away. I think he mistrusted us, Il
though we pretended not to see OF lear
anything. When lie was ous Of
sight "Hayseed" came wei to us With e
grin Oh his face, and queried:
"How did I act it, boys?"
What.
my young man from : the -turnlp-
fields"
But you-you-'
I'm from Cincinnati. I do a Little
business with the three cards and the
shells when home. Thought I'd sea
what they were made of in Chicago"
But you gave him q hundred dailax
bill"
"Exactly-one of the c%ounterfeits of
1874. 1 had fifteen Of them at once
I'm just $40 ahead. I'm going now. he
he should return before you leave tesa
him that Stevens has gone to meet him
at Mr.. Palmer's big stone tavern. Two
hundred a month! Wake snakes, but
hain't l jist struck a golconda with1
big G"-NeW York sam.