The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-04
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The Sad Story by NJ. Quad ., A..
as Was Skun. MA
"By gum!"
was about ten feet behind l..
Twenty-third street, when be .uaa o
stopped, showed his left hand ;ns
pocket and exclaimed as abova ~" "a
Anything wrong" | asked, =,
"Say, I've been buncoedm hs -.
pered in reply. YES, sir. bin WI. Wns
right out Of a calfskin walle, Su,oa
1even dollars and half!' ''u'a
"You shouldn't have made m u;a
stranger" " WIN q
81 didn't. hain't spoken to 49,
soul this morning, except a feIler vs
wanted to sell me some matches "00
TheG you haven't been buncoedn
Haven't I? Then it is what thu, .r
the confidence camel" 'au
"But you haven't talked with arv ~.
lent any money! 'U'
"No."
Then it is not a confidence game
"Mebbe 1t was skin game, Mebh
I've been skun-"
Your wallet is gone, is ity'
"Gone, and 1even and a half gone VII,
it! Say, I'm as chilly up and down n.
backbone as if had been washin' shssn
in the CREEK Ivy
"Some one probably picked it out q,
your pocket"
"Jerusha! but think of the boldnes, =,
itr he gasped, as he leaned up aea;ns.
showcase. why, any man who'd do
that would steal hull flock Of sheenl
Do you 'spose they knowed who wssr
at isn't likely"
Didn't know l was supervisor 70, M,
town and ex-justice of the peaceY
"No."
Hadn't no idea I'm one of the town
trustees. and own the lot where the c;r.
Gus allus shows when it comes to town.
ri think not"
"Great jinks! but my watch is gua
tool" he exclaimed, as he was feeling in
his various pockets
Nor
'Sure's you live and breathe! Thecon.
sarned sassy thief wasn't satisfied with
1even dollars and half, but skun me
out Of a watch worth eight more! Saw
I'm shakin' as if l had the regular old
fashioned ager! Say! I've bin wrongd
-robbed-scooped!"
MY friend. I'm sorry for you, but
you must have Teen careless
mo, wasn't! was a-lookin' out al
the time, and never saw one single
thief! Lands alive! they've got that
watch | brung down for Jim Peters to
git drive wheel put in! SayI gosb-aI-
fish hooks, but my ole tobacco box and
silk handkerchief are gone too! I'm
stripped-skun-swept out doorsinto the
back yardT
"It's too bad" was all could say,
while some Of the rest Of the crowd
grinned and chuckled.
And say!~ hoarsely whispered the
owner of the circus lot, as be used bis
coat sleeve to wipe his forehead, "lcan't
hev nobody arrestedT'
mo; you don't even know the parieA'
I've got to suffer and stand it tho
best kim.
sit seems 80"
Then show me The car which runs 70
the Central depot, and let me get Up
thar. | know a man up thar who'll
lend me eighty cents to get home on
was sent down here by the town to geo
about buyin' fifty feet of hose fur our
fire ingine and to price triangle fur TIE
new tower. Hain't this purity piece OF
bizness? Hain't got to pay Jim PeseiS
at least six dollars fur that old turmn
aud wasn't goin' to buy mother an a..
paca dress out O them leven doiialS
Town trustee. county supervisor, e1.]us.
tice of the peace, president Of the school
board and treasurer of the missionary
fund, and yit I've been made as olg .
fool of as if | was a blind hog rooun lui
taters on mill pond in .JinusryF-Ne"
York World.
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