Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1892-08-19
Taken Ia.

warn him against the sharper ano
generally know whereof they speak
Being usually posted on tways that
are dark and tricks that are vain, y
it is seldom that an editor is made q
pray for the sharp practices ol
heartless tricksters. But on Tues
day of last week a seedy-looking in
i dividual struck our office, who said
that he had been playing in hard
lines, and claimed that he had just
gotten upfrom sunstroke withwhich
he was stricken at Florida, Monroe
county. He represented that he was
out of money, said he was on old
newspaper solicitor and produced a
number of Letters of recommends
ton" written on various newspaper
letter heads, and signed by the pro-
prietor or the editor on whose office
paper the letter was written. Many
of the editors we knew personally
The stranger struck chord of SYM
apthy, and we, with our heart bub-
bling over with pity, agreed to give
him trial. We bought him clean
shirtand gave him Scots in cash, and
instructed him to interview our di-
linquents at Dalton and Brunswick,
and to report Saturday night.
As he passed out of the office he
said that he would ''drop us a card
every day and let US know how he
was getting along" He failed TO
drop us the promised card, and we
began "to smell mice.
Saturday John Knappenberger, of
Brunswick, was in this city and in
formed us that our "collector' was
"as full as a goose" in the Bruins
wick depot that morning. We insis-
ted that our informant was mist
en-, but he assured US that he was
not mistaken and called upaa witness
to prove his statement.
1t was then that we realised fully
that We were a victim of misplaced
confidence, and we boarded the first
train for Brunswick to fnRthe vii
lian who had played us false, but he
had fed, having taken the train just
ahead of as for Carrollton,. or at
least Station Agent Benton, of
Brunswick, sold him a ticket Sor Car
rolltonI-
We autographed TO the Carroll
county sheriff to apprehend our
"agent," giving a descriptions ofhis
external appearance. The telegram
cost us Scots. No reply came. We
wrote to- the sheriff. but no answer
has yet been received.
The stranger collected enough
money to- get drunk and pay his fare
to CarroAton, but how much more
he received and reeeipted for we do
not know
We here give notice that he has
been uneerem oniOusly bouncsd and
is no losger our ''agent." Parties
who pay him hereafter do so,St their
own risla.
The fellow gave his name las Fred
Giblin. He had on a "yalleF'' straw
hat wish a narrow brim, lad a red
complexion, a scattering light color
ed muStache, wore a dark blue sack
coat and vest, pair of light brown
pants-rolled up at the bottom and a
pair of coarse shoes that we're black
ed two years ago. He saw the world
through a pair of glasses and we
presume that we must have looked
'sgreenn to him. He also wore
clean shirt at our expense. He
snselt loud and ought to have made
a good collector, as cur dear delin-
quents would have paid him no,
doubt to get rid of him.
Gentle reader, if yau see him, kiss
him for his mother and head him
this way as we want to see if he is IN
need of other articles of clothing-or
a bath.
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