Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-12
TESTING A MAN OF oAa
The Cute Drummer Made Him Think Lin.
coin served Three Terms.

coin Served Three Terms.
Well down toward the front end Of
the smoking car sat four or i've men,
and one of them was q man Of CAB.
Not only that, but he was positive
man, an aggressive man. a decided
man. lie was free with his opinions
and beliefs and one listening to him
got the idea that he was the sort Of
q man who believed he was dead
right and was willing to put up his
cash In defense o! his opinion. OPP
posite me. says q writer In the Detroit
Free Press, sat drummer for Gin.
cinnati house, and as saw him look.
ing over the top of his Taper and
apparently trying to size the man I
observed:
Don't you like to meet with q
positive MANI"
positive" he blurted out. II
can make him take water in five
minutes"
well, l don't know about that"
Then I'll show you. Lend me
your handkerchief, please. Now. II
you can trust me, let me take what
small bills you have"
lie took his hand kerchief and mine
and made "wad." Around 1t he
wrapped about $40 in grcenbacks,
making a roll of noodle which he
could hardly put into bis pocket
Then he nodded to me and We went
forward, and after minute he said
to the man Of CAB:
II have q little wager with my
friend here. How many times did
Abraham Lincoln serve as Presi.
dcntyn
Two Of course" was the reply.
"Arc you positive?"
"Ccrtainly l am"
"Didn't he serve three?"
mo, sir. What's the matter with
i your"
The matter is think he served
there terms, aud am willing to bet on
1t. Come, now, how much have you
got that says he only served two
terms?"
"Ilow much? Why, man, I'll bet
you q hundred to one!"
Put Ter up" said the drummer,
a. he pulled out his roll. I don't
want no such odds as that, just say
two Or three to one"
IL don't want to rob you," replied
the man OF CAB, with his hand In his
20 .ket
"Put 'er up? Here's q thousand
to two thousand that says you're dead
wronQ"
"Tll-i'll take you even for $500. "
"Put Ter up! Money talks" howled
the drummer. II say three terms,
and here's the long green"
why, man, we all know that
I'VE don't. either! You say two
terms aud say three. offered you
even money, but I'll do better.
Here's o thousand to I've hundred.
Select your own stakeholder.
1t doesn't seem as II / could b(
mistaken" unused the positive man
"Put up I say" shouted the
drummer, as he wavedShis Doodle II
the air. IN 70 you o thousand :,
two flfty that he served thre'
! terms!"
well. II may be possible, Of course
but I'm 20 sure OF II that"
"Then put up! Here's Q Thousand
! to two hundred"
II guess I won't bet. We are vi
: liable to be mistaken. you know, an,
4 perhaps II was three terma"
T. The drummer and walked bac
Z and sat down and lighted fresh c'gars
Z and as he returned me my propcrt
Z he said:
Z "You see, you don't want to size
man up too quickly. There are pos
tive men and there are men OF CAT
!. There are aggressive men and ther
Q are men Of brag When you can
o tell the difference try my way. Whe
& you shake big roll ut man one Q
9 two things will happen. II he's
u positive man down comes his cast
II he's only u wind.m on legs he
crawhsh. could have blufied tina
J. chap over q stone wall with q tel
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