Connecticut western news., 1891-11-19
THE FOOL AND HIS "roADskINs.a T

Two Bunko Sharps Tackle the WxonE
 Man and Are Sadly DisvppointAe.
 Tuesday forenoon ErasGas P. Moul- throp, a well know farmer, who lives . little distance west of the Shepaug de- pot, received call from a we'll appear ing stranger, who introduced himself as 'Mr. Chase" an officer of the Wa terbury Clock company, who said that he had $40. 900 which he had decided to invest in real estate, and would like to look over MT. Moulthrop's farm, which he had heard was for sale. ''Mr. Chase" had horse and carriage, which he had hired of Seth Pratt, and he and MT. Moulthrop got in the carriage and drove to the south portion of the farln on the Plumb Hill road. Here they got out to view the land and were joined by simple looking individual, who carried tin trunk.
 The third party, who did not appear very bright, remarked that he had come from the south to sell some iron mining securities, and had disposed of them to advantage in Philadelphia for ''toadskins," but had lost $1 900 in New York. When asked what he meant by "toadskins," the stranger opened his tin box and began to take out fistfuls of bills and silver certificates and throw them on the stone wall. The box seemed to be full of money. When asked how he had lost his $1, 900 in New York, the stranger took from his pocket a handkerchief, and after untying it took out three cards, two of which were plain white on the face and the third red.
 He then proceeded to show how he had made a wager that no one could tell the red card as it lay face down ward on the handkerchief, and New York man had been able to pick it out. Still, it was very difficult thing to do," and he would wager that neither ''Mr Chase" or MT. Moulthrop could tell the red card. Chase" took up the cards, and while the stranger was gathering up hil money from the stone wall quickly turned down the corner of one card and offered to take the bet. When the cards were shufled again of coursa Chase" picked out the right card and won. Then Moulthrop was requested to put up some money and try it, but he refused, saying he had no money, l and despite the urgent request of the fellows he refused to bet. Finally Chase" suggested that they might a. well leave the simpleton and return but he and Moulthrop had not driv en far on the way to the latter'i house when the alleged "Chase" said that it was not right to leave such { foolish fellow with such a large sum o1 money. and that they ought to see tha, it was safely deposited in the bank fol him, and he turned to drive back, bu, Moulthrop decided that he had seer about all of the gentleman's company that he desired to, and left him.
 Whether benevolent "Mr. Chase was successful in his effort to induc, the ''poor, foolish fellow'' to put hi money in the bank is not known, bu he evidently thought he would lool elsewhere for farm, as he drove Mir Pratt's horse to Cornwall bridge ant left it to be returned by the stag driver. From some inquiries he mad' previously about the road to New Mil ford, perhaps he is thinking of pur chasing in that town. What has be come of the card man with the toad skins" is not known, but it is certai, that he got hold of the wrong sort of { man when he tried to pluck Assesso Moulthrop. Waterbury American.