Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-17

Playing the BunkO.
AN EXAMPLE SHOWING HOW EASILY
THE GAME CAN BE
WORKED.

bunko steerer," said the an in the
hotel lobby to a reporter. "Do you
see that clean looking old man over
there on the settee? Well, that's
Mr.. Walker from Binghamville, ]
heard man call him by name and
inquire about all the folks down at
Binghamville. I don't know
whether Binghamville is in this
State or Kentucky or Texas. Don't
believe / ever heard of it before, but
j can go over there and make him
think l know the town like a book.
That doesn't signify that he's green
or that Pm particularly clever, hut
it's fact nevertheless"
What if he begins to ask you
questions
"1'll get out the best way I can.
Now, you go and sit in that chair
just beyond the big settee, and you
can hear the conversation"
"All right. I'll do it, but you'll
get yourself into trouble"
"Do you think so? I'll simply
sit down beside him, and We'll have
a nice chat about old times"
"I beg your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. Walker?"
"That's my name, but you've got
the best of me-"
81 thought couldn't be mistaken.
My name is Sparks. / live here in
Chicago. It's been a good many
years since was at Binghamville." !"
Il expect you would hardly know
the place. We've made a great
many changes in the last two years.
We've just built new schoolhouse." ;"
"YOu needed one, sure enough.
What did they do with the old one ?"
"Tore it down. 1t wasn't any ac-
count. You recollect the hay barn
that stood little ways east from the
old schOolhouse Well, that burned
this summer"
"You don't say so? Let's see,
who owned that ?"
"Old man Martin. He baled q
lot of hay in that place."
"That's so. I remember now.
The last time l was in Binghamville
/ stopped over couple Of days with
the Smiths"
"Sylvester Smith, that owned the
general st0re?"
"Yes. He was nice man."
HES all right if you know him.
Kind o. queer at times"
81 noticed that. However, / al
ways got along we'll enough with
him."
He had nice family"
L.
children doing?"
"You know the oldest girl was
married ?"
eyes. received an invitation tn
her wedding. How about the 9th
ers?"
81 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 drug store. ] guess you
know who | mean."
"Homer Temple?"
"That's the man. He liked to
hear q good story as well as any man
l ever met"
" eS, f1OIueT VIII nave hio iul
1 s'pose you heard of the scsape he
got in?"
81 heard something about it, but
never got the particulars"
"He got to chasing around after
widow over in BramptOn, and his
wife left him for while, but she's
back now"
"That's good. Are you going tt
have pretty good fair down there
this year?"
"The fairs over at Millicent."
eyes, I know. I'll never forge
the time I drove over there will
Charlie. We started early"
"You mean Charlie Henderson
eyes"
"Oh, he was a great hand to go tt
the fairs. He stays at home more
since he got married. You know hi
married one of the Jenkins girls"
81 guess she's pretty nice girl
uShe is that. You remember tht
old mans place on the Bramptor
pike?" IL, -,
owns considerable land out there
doesn't he?"
some Of it for town property" =.
Humph! He's foolish to az
that. From what / know OF tina