The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-12
A new SWINDLE.

recently had occasion to travel from
Liverpool to London by the London and
Northwestern railway i just missed the
i:10. having made up my mind to dine ON
the train, and had to wait for the $3.50.
WAS not In the very sweetest Of moods, as
| had an appointment in London at 0
o'clock and had TO wire and postpone 1t,
pdded to the fact that had very indiffer-
int meal at the hotel close by.
When / took my seat In the $3.50, the
tnly other occupant WAS a sedate, clerical
Looking individual, but at Edge Hill a
third person entered the compartment,
evidently an American, or, to speak cor
tectly, citizen of the United States. He
was of a loquacious disposition and >hther
disturbed me by his repeated remarks, ul-
timately addressed to me, as the sedate
individual steadily and firmly repelled his
endeavors 10 draw him into conversation.
/ tried to choke him off, but he would not
be denied, so / closed my paper and an
swered his numerous questions.
Eventually we entered upon various dis.
cussions, embracing variety of topics,
which at length resolved itself into dis
quisition upon the social differences be-
tween the American and English people,
especially from matrimonial point OF
view. laughingly quoted the Brigham
Young difficulty. He took the matter up
warmly and quoted Henry VIII and his
"seven" wives.
Excuse me, sir, said. "He was bad
enough, but he only INDUCED in six wives,
and then only one at time, and that
with tho utmost difficulty"
'Soven?"
"No, only six
"You'll excuse me- sir. was at the
head Of my school at Hartford in history,
and we Americans take little more in
terest in European history than you Brit
ishers do in American history, and I'm
positive that Henry VIII had seven
wives''
Il assure you, SIR" replied, "he had
only six, and If you like L will name
them. Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boil
Gym
Il don't care red cent! You can
name them IL you like, but I'll back my
memory any day. / soy Henry VIII had
seven wives. Look here, you Britishers
are supposed to be sporting fellows, and
I'll bet you what you like am right"
II bog your pardon, sir, l don't want to
take your money. assure you l am right
ANY schoolboy will tell you the same. :"
II don't care dump for any schoolboy,
or for you either, for the matter of that
tell you am rightl''
This remark rather nettled me, and /
made up my mind would give the gen.
tleman lesson.
Very good, SIR" l remarked. "You
are right"
"Will you bet'" he asked. ''Ill lay you
what you like. I'll put my whole pile on
my memory, and this gentleman here,
pointing to the scdate passenger in tho
corner, ''shull hold the stakes"
II beg your PARDON" he interposed,
'you really must excuse me. 1t is against
my principle to take part in any gam
bling transaction"
"This amt gambling transaction.
merely back my memory against this gen
tleman's. Shall we say for fiverf"
nodded assent for the fellow annoyed
me, and was determined TO pay him out
Here" he continued, you take this
g5 note, If be will give you another, and
whichever of us is right will collar the
two
Il beg your pardon" remarked tho Sc
date gentleman, Il would rather notl'
"Well, SIR said to the American, "f
you insist, be it So 1 trust, sir, said,
turning to the gentleman in the corner