New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
A BUNCO- STEERER BANlBOOZLED.
ALL IS NOT GREEN THAT LOOKS so, AND Irs
NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN.

NEVER TOO LATE 10 LEARN.
A rather green looking young fellow sauntercd into
a bar room uptown the other evening and looked
around the walls and up at the ceiling and at tho
ornaments behind the oar in a way that betokened
stranger seeing the sfeIts of tie metropolis. He sat
down at Of the little tables and ordered drink
which he slipped in lonely way.
A keen-eyed. quietly dressed, elderly man had fol-
lowed the stranger in and now he sat down at the
other side OF the same table. lie too ordered
drink but seemed to take no notice whatever OF MS
neighbor As he set down his glass. however. he
awbwardly knocked ID over and little OF the dress
Of the liquor it had contained across the table,
Hastily apoogzmg, The awkward man called tho
waiter to wipe oil the liable and at the same time no
expressed hope t1at the accident had not annoyed
anybody This remark he addressed 50 polntediy 10
the man opposite. that the latter could not but reply.
Don't mention it, he said, looking for the hrst
time straight into the face OF his neighbor. "Ac-
cidcnts will happen
BY Jove.o exclaimed the other. III you're not
Young Harold Smith, I'll eat my hat
.Th,t,s my name,' replied the stranger in q sur
prised voice, but don't recognize you" -
Don't re11embcr James wilsoni'
"No'
90" .Sa Wilson & D'ns''' }
Hardware merchandise
"No.n
"Ot scrantoni'
"Non
scranton Pennsylvania"
"No'
aYou,re a son Of Harold Smith, realestate AGENT
Of scranton, aren't you,'
eyes,
And yet you don't remember me1'
"No'
"Whv. I was the senior member of Wilson & Bangs
in 1879 and was a close friend and good customer
Of Your worthy father. young fellow, and, though You
,t,ars nainy
the time in the old Office there the courthouse, be-
fore left Scranton some years ago.
as that !"
.ye. indeed that's so. And If there is anything
can do for the of my old friend, I'd like to know
it,.
That's kind Of you. Mr.. wilson, said the yours
fellow Pas struck IL rich since you LETT scranton
and I have come up to Ncw-Yorl for the first uina
10 see the town. Tie old gentleman is generous with
me- Won know and | have plenty of money to DO the
thing in STYLE but don't know any one here ana I'm
afraid to make friends with strangers for fear should
meet dishonest people. but now that i've found an
old friend of my fathers, why its all right. ion'ii
show me around. won't your ana lie puAed oul
big roll of bills to pay for his drink
That | will, my boy, right gladly, for my OLD
frlerds sake as well your own,' said the elder
man as his eyes snapped at sight Of the money
Now that come to think OF it, remember hearing
my father speak OF YOU, Mr. Wilson,
:. Yonr nrm got into temporary embarrassment and
made an assignment
Yes -, -. ~,
There's an unpaid balance on our books Of sll
against You yet"
" don't remember it -.
I'm NV fathers bookkeeper and there's no douot
about II. Now If you're an honest man, MT. wilson,
youI paw me that I'll right here and I'll give You
receipt for ii. If You won't, | don't want TO have
ythng mOre to say 10 you.'
Mr. Wilson looked the green young man over Slowly
from top TO toe. lie nothing but innocent honesty
and he thought of that big roll Of bills Heres me
all" he said, drawing a ten and one out OK ms
wallet and handing them over. Never nina the
receipt but let's 20 for stroll up Broadway -,
The Young fellow took the Til. folded them up with
his own roll and remarked: Good night, Mr. "liSoh'
have no further for you" ,
rhe older man jumped up almost livld IN the face
with rage He opened his mouth as II to yell shower
of eNpetives but the young fellow with quiet smile
raj sed his finger warningly and said Don't make
bigger fool OF yourself than you have already. MT
to win every time. Ira. la, now. Trot along
The older bunco- seerer hung his head ana walker
of without word, dazed by the preternatuiai
c.frontery of his younger rival.