Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
A New Kind Of 4 SwindIe.

7 Nicklehemer is a dandy. He is as
good as a 5-pound landlocked salmon. He
is rich in ideas and as mysterious as the
shades of the bright beyond. Above all
this. he is to all intents and purposes a
first-class swndler, and there are people
on this terrestrial sphere that would like
to have him call around and settle little
bill of expense that they have run up for
his benefit You see. Nickleheimer came
from the mysterious somewhere nobody
knows where and landed in the seques-
tered little town of Oakland. This was
on Tuesday night of last week
He found comfortable room at the
Oakland house and Mine Host Sibley gave
him enough of the necessaries of life to
keep him from perishing with hunger.
Judging from the sound of his name as
it is spoken hereabouts now, MCKEE
heimer is Irish. with the accent on the
last syllable. Mr.. N was perfect gen.
tleman and made friends at once and as
fast as they hove in sight. but he lacked
knowledge of what constitutes good
breeding in business circles, and that is
the cause of some wailing and gnashing
of teeth in this vicinity.
| 1t seems that Mr.. N. was DESTROYS of
giving some of his new-found friends a
supper. such as is supposed to be fit for
| the gods He came to this city and en-
tered into negotiations with q Well-knOwn
| caterer and provision dealer to provide
the wherewithal for fine game supper
| to be served at the Oakland house. Sat
urday night, with as much pomp as nat
urally attaches to such an occasion. The
| provision dealer bought the cartridges
and venison steak. and the caterer pre-
| pared the other chicken fiXings that were
! necessary
| The caterer went out to Oakland with
| a copy of his bill of fare. Friday night
| and the bill met with Nicklehemer'S APP
prevail. only the gentleman thought the
caterer had not made preparation fol
| enough to eat. Anyway, everything was
arranged satisfactorily and the supper
was the favorite topic of conversation
| among those who were to participate in
the festivities of the occasion. and by
| others who had heard of it but had no,
been invited.
Everything went along swimmingly. to
strange guest of the Oakland house asked
| for a team of Mr.. Sibley and got 1t to-
gether with young man connected with
the hotel and they came TO this city
arrived home with the team but without
| Mr.. Nickleheimer. The caterer went tC
Oakland, Saturday night, with his stock
in trade and the provision dealer was
| thinking of the amount of profit that was
| coming his way The latter is still think.
| ing that same way. Mr.. Nicklehei-
| mer was missing and is still missing and
| the supper was not served The delinquent
paid his hotel bill but forgot to pay the
boy 81 for the team that brought him to
this city.
But how do you suppose the caterer
with lot of ready-made supper on hant
| and the provision dealer with a lot OF
deer meat and cartridges i'm stock. fee
| towards Mr.. Nickleheimer? they would
like to see him and above all see him set
tie. Nobody knows what trials they have
had since Saturday night. when theil
friends have called and asked how tina
game supper went. Someone might hav,
got Il game supper cheap, late Saturda!
night. but just at this stage of the gam,
you will have to show your money be
before making any prices with some PEG
pie that we know.