The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
NE WAS WELL TRAINED.
Esl Drnder Was Laying Low to Sos
Thorough Education and lie Got 1t.

"VeIl! wellrn exclaimed Sergeant
Kendall in great surprise, as Carl Dun
der softly entered the Woodbridge
Street Station Saturday afternoon. Il
thought YOU had started for Germany
Not oxactly," replied MIR. Dunder,
&c he blew his nose with great compla-
cency. ~,
Sergeant, vhas some greenhornss
"You don't look to be"
.If some cow meets me on der street
would she take me for hay?"
Hardly"
III YOU vhas some confidence man
would you try to play game on mes'
II don't think so. But what 90 you
mean by all this?"
SERGEANT, used to be like some
cabbacehead. Eaferypody beats me.
Eafervpody laughs at NE, und ike to e,
90 back to Shermany. Dis Thas all
shanged now"
'.Hows"
.:Vhcu. keeps quiet for der last six
weeks und get posted. II somepooy
can make fun Of me now l like to see
him do it. vhas right on to all der
tricks YOU eafer heard Of, und can
spot sharper two L.ocks away. You
won't haf to tell me any more to shump
into dot river :,
I'm rejoiced at the news NO" 'ei'
me who posted YOU" ..,-o,
me in q class all a:one for SIS per week.
How vhas dot. eh?"
Ard he threw up his right arm snc
made long jump sideways, knocking
q chair over and soaring q boy out OF
wears growth.
That's pretty good What kind OF
Z movement do you call it?"
DOT Was nickel-plate movement,
TO be practiced if a man shumps oudt
| OF der alley to hit you nit a sand-club
When dot club comes down you vas ter
feet away. Dot probably safes my Life
one tousand times"
What else?"
well, if tief come arount I car
spot him like grease rolling off log"
| How?
He carries his left hand in hi:
pocket, und can't look you in der face
can pick 'em oudt der street by del
dozen"
That's a good thing, and you ough
to start detective bureau. Anything
| else?"
II should shmile! Sergeant, if yol
vhas some pickpocket, where you lcol
for my money, eh?"
"In your breast pocket"
"So5 Ha! ha! ha! Dotvha anothe
trick. I put my handkerchief ool
here, und if tief goes to rob me he get
nottings. Dot probably safes me tw
million dollars"
Yes. Anything more!'
''Vhel suppose I vhas in Chicag
und q bunko man likes to make me hi
victim. If it vhas you. What would yo'
do?n
| II don't know"
| '.Ha! ha! ha! It pays me to lear
dot. 1t safes me tousands of dollars
I shust Wink at him-so, und say: HOY
yhas coons to-day?' and off he goes
Dot makes him understand Vhas t
der racket
Il see. What else?'
Suppose you vhas going home
night, und a robber steps out un
wants your money or your life? Ho7
would you do?'
Give him my money, of course.
You would. eh? Ha! ha! ha! Dc
shows who vhas a greenhorns!
shouldn't do dot vhay. / should ope
nv umbrella und hold it before me un
crv lire as hard as l could, No rol
Der can get at you if YOU hold an un
brella oudt. / know lots OF odde
things, but haf no more time to-da..
I come down to gif you some con
plants. Somepody stole S25 from n
last night, und dot feller from Ne
York vnas lost. He goes out to wa
around a leedle by himself, und beir
q stranger he vhas all mixed oop un
can't find his way back. ;. =.
All! Didn't you lose coat, too'
Eyes. 1t vhas behind der door, uE
: somepody takes coat und money too
Come this way
He led him into the lookup, halle
him at one of the cells and asked hi
if he knew the occupant.
Why, he vhas NY trainer? e:
: claimed Mr.. Dunder. Chow he come
in here9 Ehas he some lost shild?"
He got your coat and money. "
have the coat and most of the cas-
How do you tell a thief, Mr.. Dunder!
But Mr.. Dunder didn't reply. b
hair stood up, his eyes bulged out an
he walked out of the station like a ma
. going somewhere in nightmare
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