Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-10
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
 THE GAME GAN DE WORKED.

ters or Ut isn't a difficult thing to be bum ko steerer," said the man in the hotel lobby to q reporter. Do you see that clean looking old man over there on the scttee? Well, that's Mir. Walker from Binghamville. heard q man call him by name and inquire about all the folks | down at Binghamville. I don't know whether Binghamville is in this state or Kentucky or Texas. Don't believe ever heard of it before, but l can go over there and make him think know the town like book. That doesn't signify that he's green or that I'm par ticularly clever. but it's n fact never theless"
 What if he begins to ask you ques tions?' "I'n get out the best way l can. | Now, you go and sit in that chair just beyond the big settee. and you can hear | the conversation"
 "All right. I'll do it, but you'll get yourself into trouble"
 Do you think so? I'll simply sit down beside him, and wei have q nice chat about old times" "
 "I beg your pardon, but isn't this MT. Walker:''
 That's my name, but you've got the best of me-
 "I thought I couldn't be mistaken. My name is Sparks. live here in Chi cago. It's been a good many years since was at Binghamville.
 II expect you would hardly know tho place. We've made a great many changes in tho last two years We've | just built new schoolhouse. "
 You needed one, sure enough. What did they do with the old one?"
 Tore it down. It wasn't any ac- count. You recollect the hay barn that stood little ways east from the old schoolhousc? Well, that burned this summer ''
 "You don't say so! Let's see. who owned that:'
 "Old man Martin. He baled lot of hay ill that place"
 That's so. 1 remember now. The last time was in BinGhamville I stop ped over couple of days with the Smiths
 ''Sylvestcr Smith, that owned the gen. cral store?"
 "Ycs. He WAS q nice man."
 "IIe's all right if you know him. Kind O queer at times"
 II noticed that. However, always got along well enough with him.
 He had nice family"
 Indeed he had. What arc the chil- drcn doing:"
 You know tho oldest girl was mar ricd:''
 "Ycs. received an invitation to her wedding. How about the others?'
 II guess thcy'r TO all at home but Jim. He's away to school most of the time" By the way, I became acquainted there with a mighty nice fellow. He runs drug store. l guess you know who I mean. ''
 "Homcr Tcmplc?''
 That's the man. He liked to hear n good story as well as any man ever met"
 "Ycs, Homer will have his fun. s'poSc yOu Eca-l If the scrape he got in:" ''I heard something about it, but nev- CT got tho particulars. '
 He got chasing around after widow over ill Bramptun, and his wife left him for awhile, but she's back now That's good. Are you going to have q pretty good fair down there this year." The fairs over at Millicsnt."
 "Yes, know. I'll never forget the time l drov" over there with Charlie. We started eG-ly''-
 You mean Charlie Henderson,
 "Yes"
 "Oh, ho was a great hand to 20 to the fairs. He stays nt home moro since he got married You know he married one of the Jenkins Girls.
 ''I guess she's a pretty nice girl"
 "She is that. You remember the old mans placs on the Brsmpton piks!'
 Been past it many time. He owns considerable land out there. doesn't hs7' "About 800 acres. He traded some of it for town property"
 "Humph! He's foolish to do that From what know of that country I'd keep all tho good farm land l could get"
 That's where you're level headed, too. said AIr. Walker, placing his hand conhdentially on the others. That land all through there is bound to increase in value, and we can get a crop there when they can't get it any where else. "
 II told Sylvester Smith the same thing. A man that's got . good farm down in that country is fixed"
 You're right. You're right I wish you could get down in that country and see it this year"
 II would like to drop down that way, but I'm kept pretty busy up hare. HoY- ever, l want you to give my regards to all my friends down there and tell them I'm behaving myself"
 That's saying Q good deal for a man that lives in Chicago"
 That's a fact Well, I will bid you goodby. MT. Walker. Glad to have seen you again.
 ''Thank you. Same to you. Drop in and see me whenever you get to Bing- hamville.
 'Sams old plaosf"
 ''Sams old placs"
 "Good day"
 Good day."
 Mir. Sparks rejoinsd his friend at the cigar counter. Don't you see2" said he. II didn't take any risks, and yet he'd make an affidavit that I knew all about the town. I think could go over and borrow money of him. "-Chicago Record
 Trying.
 There are some cases in which a cor rect musical ear causes its possessor 0 good deal of discomfort
 "I suppose you heard Squire Samp- sons daughter s voice pretty loud in the hymns, my dear?" said Parson Fawcett