The National tribune., 1891-12-24


already invented and patented something that
he knows viii be IN great demand the very
moment 30 Is put upon the market. He wants
the means TO develop this great thing that
everybody vii. want Just as soon as they know
% - ga existence. Most OF che inventors ars
really scIEdeceived aud some are harmless
franks. but there are those who operate with
deliberate fraudulent intent
Of The females those who work the sympS-
tFetic dodge are tho most harmful a. well a.
TIC most numerous frauds You don't know"
said Member Of Congress the Orher day. how
CarciBl have to be TO avoid getting badly bit
by some OF these female frauds. Only since
Congress assembled I was stopped in the ro-
funds By neatly though plainly dressed lady
who Gold me she was from my state. and that
she was here ia distress. She mentioned the
uJIue7 Of some whom i knew and said they
were her relatives. She suid she had been on
Jhe stage and that she bad come here By diroc-
Elon Of theatrical agent 20 join a company
that was playing 40 one OF the theaters here
that week. When she arrived she found that
thero was no vacancy in the company and thas
the agent had no authority to engage her She
was stranded, and she wanted money 10 get to
New York. She told her story with apparent
truth, and as knew tho people she had claimed
"a her relatives, I gave her enough TO buy
ticket 70 New York. She thanked me and
went away. I Thought, however that when
gave her the money she looked rather surprised,
and there was an expression on her face that
seemed Co recall something [ had seen before
Aitersac bad gone cudgsled By brain 10 bring
back that Couuteuance, and 1 finally Femem-
bcrcd that two years before [ had met that
sauIc woman with a little baby In her arms, and
man was with her who had his arm In a sling
/ met them just as ! was going away from the
capitol, and the woman told me a story about
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accident, and they wanted enough money 70 get
them TO Baltimore. They appealed strongly TO
my sympathy then, for 1 had little baby 40
home, and gave them s. bill. I'm suFe now
that the woman who came % ne the other day
was the same who had the baby two wears ago"
"WelI,' he added, Z" if she don't come after me
for two years more I may not be in Congress
then"
Women can work upon mems sympathies
much more effectively than men can. aud on
that account they are much more successful
as frauds. They can tell story OF hardship
and priyatiOn, Of invalid parents and sickness
IN the family, Of reverses Of fortune, and the
sudden change from afiuence TO poverty with
such an air OF apparent truth that 10 is hard TO
doubt them, and they usually manage to secure
some pecuHiary return for their efforts. In the
days before the Civil Service examinations
many women obtained places in the Depart
| ments through such fraudulent representations,
! and many Members OF Congress would more
willingly demand positions for these female
frauds than they would offer to relieve their dis
tTe5ses with money but now there is no such
/ outlet for Congressional benevolenee, aud when
an appeal IS made it must be met either with a
/ fat refusal or a donation Of cash.
funny incident happened tie other day"
said a Senate official. "0ns Of these fraud
women came up % the Senate and sent her card
TO a certain Senator. The messenger returned
with the information tha5 tho Senator was not
IN the Chamber. She then sent for another
Senator and the same answer was returned
She sent for a third, aud this time the reply
came 70 show her into the Marble Room aud
/ the Senator would see her there. She into
/ the Marble ROOM sat down in one Of the high
/ backed chairs, and soon the last Senator whom
| she had sent for appeared, and taking a seat
| beside her, commenced conversation. While
| they were talking the first one 10 whom she
| had sent her card entered and began to look
/ around. The woman saw him through the
/ mirror and began to let herself down ia the
/ chair so that her head could hardly be seen
/ over its back. While engaged in this operation
she was Keeping the Senator aC her side inter
| ested. and then she had another shock when
she discovered that Senator number two had
also entered and was evidently looking for her.
/ She then scrunehed even lower in her chair.
/ and seemed to telescope herself. all the while
I keeping up a running conversation with thO
/ gray headed man whom she had caught. For
| tunately neither Of the other Senators saw her,
and they both retired leaving her free to work
/ the third l watched the whole proceeding
and can tell you I was very much amused.
I You don't know the trouble We have with
/ frauds, particularly those Of the female gender.
| They are moro difficult to handle than the
men,"
| As fraud is not confined TO sex, neither is it
/ limited as 70 age. Even children are infected
Y !. . Z
/ Bind hearted aud benevolent. The Hon. Tim
| Campbell used 70 tell story Of now little
I news boy worked bin. He started out from
\ Chamberlin's one night and walked down Fif-
| teenth street. As be crossed New York avenue o
little fellow came up to him and in q whining
| voice begged him to buy paper saying he bad
/ got stuck and didn't dare TO 20 home. The boy
had four papers. and the Hon. Tim bought them
all, and then threw the papers into the street
aud continued his walk. When he reached
I street another little fellow met him and told q
/ story of a sick mother at home, aud how he
| had been unable to get rid Of all his papers.
\ This time there were 10 papers, but the gem
/ erOuS Irish member took them all, gave the
| boy the money, and proceeded down the street.
/ On arriving at Pennsylvania avenue another
/ new5bOy tackled him with a similar story, and
L then the Representative from Now York took
I a good look nc him and found ne was the same
| little rascal that had first appeared to him at
| New York avenue The legislator made grab,
but the boy was too quick for him and got
away" Think Of the cuteness of the boy. If
| he'd waited two more squares he might have
/ worked again. / didn't think OF looking
ut the boy the second timo nor would I have
suspected anything the third time. for / know
/ there are good many newsbOyS, only IL was
/ but square away from where met the other
fellow, and thought that the street boy
/ had given the snap away-tha5 he had met
/ soft hearted fellow who had bought all his
/ papers-but when found it was the same chap
| I had first met I was mad But it's all right"
/ said the Hon. Tim as he finished telling the
/ story; Z" / can stand it. although I would not
/ like to have it played ON me every day"
\ FRANK T. HOWE.