The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-27
AN EASY GA,IE IN CHICAGO.
Sometimes IL Works Like Charm
and Sometimes IL Doesn't.


The rural stranger may have many ex-
cellent friends in the city, but none is
more sincerely devoted 10 his best inter
ests than the special watchman' at the
great passenger depo-s Of Chicago oddly
enough. the practical and disinterested
friendship of this Individual IS almost I'M
iversally unappreciated. not TO say re-
sented. by the rural pilgrims in the me
trOpolis a watchman who has been for
eight years. engaged in protecting the
country patrons of the Union depot from
the wiles of confidence men. baggage
snatchers. game bracers, and thugs tells
many amusing incidents of the thankiess-
ness with which his good offices have been
rejected but none is more to the point IMAM
a recent experience. the Vlctlm OF Whlch
was farmer Of middle age from the
southern part of this state
The man from down in Egypt mad eVl-
IDENTIFY had pleasant ana successIul Nlslt
in the city, and was ready 10 return n 70
the folks at home. He was beamlng with
the exhilaration and the excitement OF ms
sOjourn, and had arrived at Inc depot
fully three hours in advance OF lhe 4e-
parture Of his train After depOShlns MS
carpet bag upon a conspicuous seat IN the
waiting room, he proceeded 10 make d le4S-
urely survey Of the entire premises.
Friend, you'd better not nave your
satchel there; it'll be snatched UP Whlle
you're away. You can get 4 checA ed up
for 10 cents at the news stand over tAlefe'
suggested the Waterman. ,
Look a-here, young man. replied the
farmer in q tone OF cOntemptuOuS sen
confidence. do you see anything the mat
TER with this" and he pulled down tne
lower eyelid and exposed the white OF MS
Better take my advice; there's mighty
tough gang around this station, was the
gOOd-natured response.
"Oh. pshaw! / wasn't born yesterday /
guess / IN able to take care myself, young
fellerr" With this he walked away. he
soon fell TO chatting with pleasant young
man. They took the carpet bag few mo
ments later and crossed the street TO de-
post il at a little place for safe keep
ing" while they went about block down
Canal street to ''see an explosion .
Il wouldn't a-cared nothing about the
carpet bag and the duds IN IL, e 9I! =,
the farmer on his return to the depot an
hour later, but l did hate TO lose that old
milestone that grandfather brought with
him from the old country. 1 thought
Wen. what did they do with you while
you were watching the explosion inqulr-
sTIi tell We" Confessed the farmer, with
a sickly grin, they want no explosion.
on our way a friend called the young
chap into a place, and they began shaking
dice out of little leather box They sad
il would only take a minute, ana the
Young Teller wanted to STICK MS IrlenQ
for the cigars They was a piece OF chaIk
on the counter, and he asked me 70 Keep
tab on the game and mark down ms WIN
Minis. / couldn't see no harm in that, and
l did it Just to 'bleege him. When they
got through the young chap swore, ana
said he was in for IL this ume-hlt 1or %
and hadn' a quarter T. him name.
THE Teller behind the counter bounced
out and swore that I'd got TO pay Tor
that game before j set foot outside the
door and the other fellers began to crowd
up and it looked like a fight, so ] paid
for the Teller ana got out. / couldn't get
the carpet bag when ] came along back.
Seems like they'd misplaced. ID You
No; YOU might as we'll save yourself
the trouble of looking for that whei-
stone" was the reply, for il Will be worn
III This method Of duplicating unwary
strangers in the consequences of dice
game is a time honored one, but despite
watchmen It continues to find an ever
fresh supply of yictips. On rare oeca coca
sions, however, it's. 9psrators find their
match where they least expect 1t.
Quite recently a pair of ''dice-bracers''
caught a promising victim at the union
depot in the person of quiet and elder
concerning the ways of the great city
and as meekly inoffensive as any OF his
class. He was rated easy game by the
| industrious dicemen, and they soon had
him marking down their gains and losses
| in a Canal street saloon.
The game was a quick one, his friends
were, of course, confronted with sud
den and unexpected losses which they
were unable to meet, and the angry pro
prietor bore down in full sail upon the
quiet old farmer for the amount of his
| friends losses. They were not so well
\ acquainted with the money of TazeweI
| county at that moment as they were five
minutes later.
His toil-bronzed hands closed upon the
| back of a barroom chair, the legs of the
latter were lifted moment in midair
| and then seemed to dash in a dozen diff
| ferent directions in the same instant
| When he finally dropped the chair he was
the sole occupant of the ROOM and his
! leisurely walk across the street to the de-
| pot was a solitary one. He owned the
street, and, although he has been to the
| city several times since, he is marked by
distinguished neglect on the part of 1.-THE
gang