The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-04
HOW TO BUY GREEN GOODS.
Dollar Bills as Good n the Genuine
sold for 30 and 81 Cents Apiece.

From the Washington Post
A crowd Of gentlemen were sitting In
the real estate office Of reputable deal
er here yesterday morning talking about
green goods. The conversation stretched
to considerable length. and many incl
dents of the past in this green goods
business were told, but finally the marty
broke UP. leaving only the proprietor
Of the ONCE and one other gentleman in
the room. Both men knew each other
well. and each knew the other 10 be
business man OF good standing and some
property. The proprietor Of the Office
seemed very much interested In the sub
ject of green goods and showed a desira.
by several remarks he made to learn
something about the stuff" and wished
the gentleman remaining to tell him
something more of what he knew of
green goods and the operations Of ats
workers. So the gentleman. without saw
ing a word. rose and locked the office
door, looked around very cautiously as
though he was going to disclose some
great secret to his friend ia confidence.
and seating himself near the proprietor
of the office, he took a long wallet from
his inside pocket and brought forth "a
bunch of ten new 81 bills
Remarking. This is money which has
never been SPENT he told his friend TO
examine the bills.
The friend tore off the band OF manor
which was around them, and after ne
had examined them their owner handed
him an older 81 bill. which he took from
his vest pocket. and asked his friend "a,
compare the new bills with the old one
After he had done this the owner OF the
money said:
Now. then, George. which is the good
money!"
Well, I should say it is all good
money"
Then tho ovrr,ov M, Oh -. . ,
in his pocket except one of the new bills.
Holding it before 1lim and looking at II
admiringly, he listened to hear IL any
one was near the office door, and then
said
Now, George. the price OF these bills
varies little, but I can buy them for
90 and 81 cents apiece" and his friend
opened his eyes in amazement. land If
you want any, l will buy them for Won "
His friend said nothing. but took the bill
IN his hand and examined IL the second
time. Well never did any of this kind
OF business in my life but this looks like
as good money as / ever saw" and ne
was assured IL was good enough TO PASS
anywhere in the world without question.
After little more talk about the bill
and after a considerable evident struggle
with his conscience as to whether he
should depart from the legitimate methods
of getting good money and embark with
money which the sample in his hand
represented, he concluded that he would
like to try little of it, and he admitted
as much to his friend, And when he was
asked how much he would like to buy
at these figures he said that to start VITA
he thought not more than IS worth for the
first time. When he had taken the pur-
chase money out and was about to hand
1t to his friend to make the purchase for
him, his friend said:
NO George, see you are willing to buy
the goods and that is all / want to
know ! heard you say during the con-
versation this morning that you didn't
believe a reputable business man would
have anything to do with green goods.
no matter how genuine it looked. Now
] said ] could buy these dollars for SO and
81 cents not so or 81 cents and you can
go up to the treasury window, where
got these, and buy all you want at that
price, and the government will make
cent on every dollar you buy and he
went ont to the office door, leaving his
friend to enjoy the joke on himself alone