Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14
THE GREEN GOODS TRADE.
Bills as Good as Genuine Ones Sold a
Half the Face Value.

Bills as Good as Genuine Ones Sold nj
Half the Face Value.
crowd Of gentlemen were sitting in
the real estate office of a reputable
dealer here yesterday morning talking
about green goods. The conversatio ion
stretched 70 considerable length. and
many incidents of the past in this
green goods business were told, but fn
any the party broke up, leaving ou
the proprietor of the office ana
other gentleman in the room. Both me.l
knew each other well, and each knew
the other TO be u business man of good
standing and some property. The pro-
pRetor Of the office seemed very much
Interested in the subject of green goods
and showed desire, by several re-
marks he made, to learn something
about the stuff and wished the gen
tleman who was remaining to tell him
something more of what he know Of
green goods and the operations of its
workings. So the gentleman, without
saying word, rose and locked the
office door looked around very eau
tlously as though he was going to Dis
close some great secret to his friend in
confidence, and, seating himseis near
the proprietor OF the office, he took "A
long wallet from his inside pocket and
brought forth bunch OF new 81 bills.
This is money which has never been
to examine the bills.
The friend tore off the band of paper
which was around them, and after he
had examined them their owner hand
ed him an Older 81 bill, which he took
from his vest pocket, and asked his
friend to compare the new bills with
the old one. After he had done this the
owner OF the money said:
NOW. George, which is the good
money!"
"Well, I should say It is all good
money.
Then the owner put all the money
back in his pocket except one of the
new bills. Holding it before him and
looking at it admiringly he listened TO
hear II any one was near the Office
door and then said:
Nov, George the price of these bills
varies a little, but l can buy them for
80 and 81 cents apiece and his friend
opened his eyes in amazement. "and
If you want any i will buy them for
you"
His friend said nothing. but took the
bill in his hand and examined 1t a Soc
ond time. ''Well, l never did any of
this kind of business In my life. but
this looks like as good money as ever
saw" and he was assured II was good
enough TO pass any where in the world
without question.
After little more lAlk ABOUT the Dill.
and after a considerable evident strug-
gle with his conscience as TO whether
he should depart from the legitimate
methods of getting good money" and
embark with his friend in the pur-
chase of some of the money which the
sample In his hand represented, he
concluded that he would Ike 90 try
little of 1t, 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 with he
though not more than So worth for
the frat time. When he. had taken the
purchase money out and was about to
hand it to his friend to make the pur-
chase for him his friend said:
mo George. l see YOU are willing 10
buy the goods and that Is all want
to know. l heard you say during the
conversation this morning that you
didn't believe a reputable business man
would have anything to do with green
goods, no matter how genuine ii looked
Now. | said j could buy these dollars
for 30 and 81 cents, not 50 or
81 cents, and you can go up
to the treasury change window. where
/ got these and buy all you want at
that price. and the government viii
make / cent on every dollar you buy" !
and he went out OF the office door.
leaving his friend TO enjoy the joke on
MISREPRESENTATION Post.