The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-26

go ahead and play" said the sporty
man.
The young man led a bower and |
took the trick. He led another and |
took that. Then the old man got two
tricks and led the ace of spades. lie |
caught the young mans king.
ITS your money" said the sporty |
man. handing the wad to the farmer.
You bet it are, replied the farmer
al knew | could euchre him BY gum
did
The man who knew it all sat back in
his seat in a state Of collapse. The
crowd felt just like jumping up and
cheering, they We're so glad the farmer
won.
That's right, it's your money"
added the young man who looked as
| if he hadn't Travelled much. and there
was d sickly smile on his face.
Served him right" said half
dozen men.
"Trent-o-n," called the brakeman
The sporty man and the insignificant
man jumped up
'Good-by." they said, and started
out. The farmer got up and ambled
after them. Half a dozen passengers
said: They'll get him now. It's too
bad"
The man who knew it all waited un-
til the train started, and then said to
the young man who looked as il he
hadn't travelled much:
Sucker, sucker, sucker"
"What do you mean" demanded the
young man.
What do l mean?' said the man
who knew it all why that's the
finest gang of bunco men in the coun-
try and they played you
The hun.o men didn't get it, the
farmer got it, said one of the passen-
gers
"Ha-ha-ha Ho-ho-ho"' roared the
man who knew it all. why, he's the
slickest one of the lot, You bet the
farmer got it. He always does. Hes
daisy. that fellow is"
Just then the conductor came
through.
Those people didn't get anything
here did they?" he demanded.
only five spot" said the man who
knew it all. The conductor looked
angry.
Il thought you people knew en-,
he said. I've had my eye on EN- all
: the way from WashingtOn and l
stopped them once. 4 man can stay
in here all the time and attend to his
business, too. These fellows are the
slickest men in the business. I've had
EN- with me a number of times before,
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them until now. This is the first time
they ever got in on me. They did d
five hundred dollar job at Trenton last
year, and they're wanted there. was
D, surprised to see them get Off there.
l telegraphed ahead, and if the police
want them they can get them.
He went on and took up the tickets
While he was gone the man who knew
. it all told stories about trips he hao
: made on steamboats, on the Mississippi
. and about the nunber of times h'
y IA .5-,.ol y 49, --..rs ste3l :, = -r ~
certainly had had d remarkable col
: lection of experiences, BY and by The
conductor came back.
why, yes, he said, that gang il
just as fine Il gang as you could find IL
days travel. They work together
[ just want to say to you, SIR he
turned toward the young man who
hadn't travelled much, that you go
five dollars worth of experience.
You'll never regret that five dollars a.
long as you live. But it was lucky you
didn't have fifty dollars. They'd a
had that sure.
ITS queer thing how people vii
get taken in" the conductor went on
resuming the conversation, after
awhile. Now, we railroad men, prob
ably, see more of it than almost any
other class of men. l can spot a greer
: goods victim the moment l lay my
+ eyes on him, and it's hardly a day
: don't get one. have made a bushes,
y of warning them for over year, now
and / never made a mistake yet.
had fellow yesterday When l go
through with the train business
went to him and said;
7 "Wen, how much are you going t
ouy?
o He looked surp riseG, and wanted t
y know what l meant.
81 mean just what I say I replied
You are going to New Y ork to ou,
green goods. | know what you art
going for, and, if you take my advic,
you viii keep your money in you
} pocket, and go home.
: "Ele got indignant and threatened t,
y report me. l told him that l didn
" care if he did, hated to see a MAI
y cheated. Well talked with him hal
y an hour, an d finally said to him:
). " Look here, do you suppose that
i l could get ten thousand dollars for
q hundred I'd be spending my time work
!, ing like slave on this railroad? No
n much, I wouldn't I'd retireH Tina
q caught him.
8y gosh, that's right, he said
q Say, young fellow, I'm blamed oil,
, fool, an | didn't mean what l SAT-
about reporting you
: II told him that was ali right and t
stay in the car when wa got to Jerse,
|. City until | came back. He did, and
shipped him back home But abou
G two out of three of the people | war,
get swindled anyway. l carry EN- il