The Colfax chronicle., 1895-11-09

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man.
The young man led bower and
took the trick. He led another and
took that. Then the old man got two
tricks and led the ace of spades. He
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.
81 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 were 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 sickly smile on his face.
Served him right" said half a
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 If he
hadn't travelled much:
Sucker, sucker, sucker"
"What do you mean?' demanded the
young man.
"What do / meanT' said the man
who knew it all. "Why that's the
| finest gang of bunco men in the coun-
try and they played you"
1.-The bunco 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
a 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 'em,"
he said 1--WE had my eye on 'em all
the way from Washington, and /
stopped them once. A man can't stay
in here all the time and attend 10 his
business, too. These fellows are the
slickest men in the business. I've had
'em with me number of times before,
and always succeeded in stopping
them until now. This is the first time
they ever got in on me. They did
five hundred dollar job at Trenton last
year, and they're wanted there. was
, surpr ised to see them get off there.
telegraphed ahead, and if the police
want them they can get them"
He went or and took up the tickets
While he was gone the man who knew
/. it all told stories about trips he had
made on steamboats, on the Mississippi
. and about the number of times he
: had just escaped being swindled. Hs
certainly had had a remarkable col
: lection of experiences. BY and by thu
conductor came back.
"Why, yes" he said, shat gang i
just as fine gang as you could find IL
days travel. They work together
l just want to say to you, SIR h'
turned toward the young man wh'
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 yo'
didn't have fifty dollars. They'd q
had that sure
Its queer thing how people viii
get taken in," the conductor went on
resuming the conversation, afte
| awhile. ''Now, we railroad men, prob
: ably, see more of it than almost an.
other class of men. can spot a greel
! goods victim the moment l lay m
n eyes on him, and it's hardly day
= don't get one. have made busines
= of warming them for over year, now
and l never made mistake yet.
had q fellow yesterday. When l GO
through with the train business
went to him and said:
er "sWell, how much are you going
ouyr
10 "He looked surp rised, and wanted
~ know what meant.
80 mean just what say, replied
'You are going to New York to bu
ie green goods. l know what you a.
l going for, and, if you take my advie
you will keep your money in you
y pocket, and go home
- "ne got indignant and threatened
40 report me. told him that didn
~ care if he did, hated to see ma
~ cheated. Wen talked with him ha
ne an hour, an d finally said to him:
:. "'Loolz here. do you suppose that
sd l could get ten thousand dollars for
!. hundred I'd be spending my time worl
~ ing like a slave on this railroad? NJ
~ much, wouldn't. I'd retire! Th;
hc caught him.
"'By gosh, that's right, he sal
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