The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-12-19
PLAYING THE BUNKO.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME CAN BE WORKED.

Mr.. Sparks OF Chicago Introduces Himself
to Mr.. Walker of BinghamviIle, and They
Have Friendly Chat-Persons and Mat.
| tiers of Mutual Interest
'It isn't difficult thing to be a bun
ko steerer, said the man in the hotel
lobby to reporter 'Do you see that
clean looking old man over there on the
settee? Well, that's Mr.. Walker from
Bingham, lille. heard a man call him
by name and inquire about all the folks
down at Binghamville. l don't know
whether Binghamville is in this state
or Kentucky or Texas. Don't believe |
ever heard of it before, but ! can go
over there and make him think I know
the town like a book. That doesn t
signify that he's green or that I'm par.
ticularly clever, but it's fact never
theless. -
"What if he begins to ask you ques
tions:"
"I'll get out the best way [ can
Now, you go and sit in that chair just
beyond the big settee, and you can hear
the conversation.
"AIl right I'll do it, but you II get
yourself into trouble. "
do you think so? I'll simply sit
down beside him, and we'll have nice
chat about old times
II beg your pardon. but isn't this
Mr. Walker
That's my name, but you've got the
best Of me.
~ thought I couldn't be mistaken.
NV namo is Sparks. | live here i'll Chi
cago It's been a good many years since
| was at Binghamvllle -
Il expect you would hardly know the
place We've made a great many
changes in tho last two years. We've
lust built new sChoolhOuse.
you needed one, sure enough. What
did they do with the old one?'@
'Toro it down 1t wasn't any &C.
count. You rec0IIect the hay barn that
stood little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well that burned this
summer.
"You don't say sol Let's see, who
owned that
"OId man Martin lie baled a lot Of
hay in that place y
'That's SO I remember now, The
last time I was in Rlnghamvllle | stop
ped over a couple Of days with the
Smiths ~
sylvester Smith. that owned the gon-
eral st0re?'
Eyes. He was q nice man "
Hes all right if you know him,
Kind O queer at times. "
Il noticed that However, ] always
got along well enough with him
"He had a nice family.
''Indeed he had What arc tile chill
dren doing
you know the oldest girl was mar,
ried:"
YES. ] received an invitation to her
wedding. How about the otbers"'
II guess they're all at home but Jim:
He's away to school most Of the time.
by the way. became acquainted
there with a mighty nice fellow. he
runs a drug store. l guess you know
who I mean,
Homer Temple?"
sThat's the man lie liked to hear
good story as well as any man ever
met.
eyes. Homer will have his fun. l
s'pose YOU heard of the scrape he got III:
II heard something aboutlt but new
err got the particulars.
'sHe got chasing around after WIDOW
ovor in BramDton, and his wife left
him for awhile, but she's back now.
THAT'S good. Are you going to have
a pretty good fair down there this year:
1.-THE fairs over at Millicent. -
eyes, l know III never forget the
time / drove over there with ChaE1e'
We started carly
'.You mean Charlie Henderson,"
Eyes.
"Oh. he was great hand to go to
the fairs. He stays at home more since
he cot married You know he marrled
one of the Jenkins girls "
IT guess she's a pretty nice girl.
..Sbe is that. You remember the ola
mans place on the Brampton pike"
"Been past it many time. He owns
considerable land out there, doesn't her
"About 800 acres He traded some OF
II for town property.
"Humphl He's foolish to do that;
49,. -,bat 7 know of that country I'd