The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-02
TIE FOOL AND HIS "ToAosnrs..
Tsss Bapko sharps Tackle the srons
Man AID Are sadly disappointed.

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Tsss Basko starFs Tackle the erohs
man AID Are sadly disappointed.
Tuesday forenoon Erastus 2. Aoul
| throu. a well know farmer, who lives q
| little distance west Of the Ss.epaug de
Dot. received a call from 4 we'll appear
| Ing stranger WHO Introduced himself
/ a. Mr.. Chase. az officer Of the Wa
tcrbury Clock company, who said that
| be had SO GEO which he had decided
/ To invest in real estate, and would like
| 10 look over Nr. Aouithrop's farm,
which he had heard was for sale. Mr..
| Chase bad "A horse and carriage, which
/ be had hired Of Seth Pratt, and he and
/ SIR. Moulthrop got In the carriage and
! drove to the south portion Of the farm
! on the Plumb Hill road Here they
got ont 10 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 10 advantage in Philadelphia for
..toadskins," but had lost 81, 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 81, 900
In New York, the stranger took from
his pocket a handkerchief, and after
untying it took ont 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 a very difficult thing to
do" and he would wager that neither
"Mr. Chase" or Mr. Moulthrop could
tell the red card.
"Chase" took up the cards, and
while the stranger was gathering up his
money from the stone wall quickly
and offered to take the bet. When the
cards were shuffled again of course
Chase" picked out the right card and
won. Then Moulthrop was requested
to put up some money and try it, but
he refused, saying lie had no money,
and despite the urgent request of the
fellows he refused to bet. Finally
Chase suggested that they might as
well leave the simpleton and return;
but he and Moulthrop had not driv
en- far on the way to the latter's
house when the alleged "Chase" said
that it was not right to leave such
foolish fellow with such large sum of
money, and that they ought to see that
it wss safely deposited in the bank for
him, and he turned 10 drive back, but
Moulthrop decided that he had seen
about all of the gentlemans company
that he desired to, and left him.
Whether benevolent 'Mr Chase"
was successful in his effort to induce
the poor, foolish fellow to put his
money in the bank is not known, but
he evidently thought he would look
elsewhere for a farm, as he drove Mr..
Pratt's horse to Cornwall bridge and
left it to be returned by the stage
driver. From some inquiries he made
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 certain
that he got hold of the wrong sort of
man when he tried to pluck Assessor
Moulthrop. Waterbury American.