New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
GOT AWAY WITH THE PRIZES.
HOW UNCLE CAME OUT AHEAD IN AN OLD CON-
FIpENCE GAME.

HOW UNCLE CAME OUT AHEAD IN AN OLD CON-
FIDENCE GAME
..Why. how are YOU Uncle John?" said bright
looking young 10 a mere elderly one !" 'i'e
Office Of the Astor House yesterday. i eNPeo.e"
you a couple of hours ago What delayed you' D'u
you miss your train?
Mop" replied the elderly man, the train was
on hand al right, but | met very en'fr'a'hhs
young man on Il. and when we got here we "e"'
around bit seeing the sights He took me 'o soi'ie
places ] never dreamed of seeing. and, by the way
here are some books ] bought"
We'll. hope you enjoyed yourself. uncle pu' you
should he careful how you make new acauain,-
ances as the streets full Of bunco-steerers anu
confidence only waiting for a man anu an up
portunity Now these books for instance--i sup
pose you paid pretty dearly for them?
mop. | guess not. You see. just after we so' U"
the ferryboat the young ran said that ne hau
friend In the publishing business just arouhu 'hc
corner and he asked me 10 &c with him TO the place
Well ! went along and when We got ihsiue 'ne
young said tha. there was dig bargain s''e Va
books and there royal chance 10 se' some
good ones dirt cheap. We went Into room "here
there were a lot of books in boxes. Inc Eouns
man said thdt there were some Dig io non, he frIend
Of the books in each box. ana that ms ~ ~
could make lot of money. Then he paid $ iSr "a
book and. BY gracious.woud you believe eitrg ,re !,
didn't want to take a chance. He said that It
would look fox him 10 get all the go2u tmiss
~ chance"
And got left OF courseY'
Mop: / got $40 the first time and a book 9esi1es. @ %
But the young man felt pretty bad. lie said lna'
he could not how had missed DisgeT pI; pIiEIt;;
Maybe If took $40 chance In another bON ~oul
do better. So took SO chance and go, ~ nh a,a
another book. was then go and two DOORS ahed"'
and felt pretty good 49,. 49,,
THE young man then whispered TO me 10 "! one
OF the 500 chances and would get Slo,ep SURF a
he had II all fixed. / told him hadnt tnat nnC.i
money with me. He asked me where ny NJ tio'iJ, I
was. and | told him IL in the ---, Bahk, re
then talked quite while on how easy IL was y 10,
lucky like 10 win fortune IN New oih n,
and I finally agreed to go to the bank ana . nfaw
out few thousands and take some more chances
the books 49,. ,ou,
We'll we got to the bank. but IL had Just closed
for the day. unfortunately. and could not Bel any
money. | anybody feel so Dadl! hpout
ANYTHING that young man did. why ne near!
cried. You would have thought II was MIN wi,o @
losing a chance to make "A fortune hot ii n,e,
But ne felt better when ! promised 10 meet MN
without fail In the Postoiice at 10 o'clock ,o-mor-
row morning and bring the money with me. ;, .
Great heavens uncle, You don't mean 10 90 II;
do you? Why. that's old confidence game ana
that young man is a swndler of the worst type
Tut. tut boy. your old uncle wasn't porn yes
terday. He isn't green as he looks even II ,e lne
haysoed is sprouting in his vest pockets / Ju9st
thought would work that young bunco-steereT Ior
a little spending money while was In town Lev
20 somewhere and liqudate. | feel dryness IN
the throat guess some hayseed has got lodged
hero