The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-22
HE TRIED 1T ON TWO.
THE LATEST VARIATION OF AN OLD
CONFIDENCE GAME.

A Young Man Who IL Evsrybody's Name
ssks-If Possible Kinship IL Admitted
tho Rect IL Essy-schems IL Clever. but
Not Always Successful.
A young man Of prepossessing ap
pesrance has recently been playing up
ON tho sympathies Of New Workers by q
game that II not new is at least novel |
variation of an old swindle. He seems
to have some System Of making inquir-
ies a. to the charitable disposition OF
those to whom he applies. One thing
seems to be certain-that he picks out
| persons whose names are rather uncom-
mon. An example Of his method may be
aiyen in the experience Of Mrs. Raw
linson, who lives In modest nat ON
Twenty seventh street. She Is deeply
| interested in church and charitable
work. although she is not one who can
dispense other aid to the distressed than
can be given by her own personal exer-
J t;ons in their behalf Mrs. Rawlinson
answered q ring at her bell the other
: dav and found herself confronted by q
smiling stranger who made certain OF
her name and then proceeded to remark
upon how glad he was to see her. ADD
: ing:
a "It seems that we are namesakes'
n Mrs. Rawlinson, and as l am In very
: unfortunate circumstances, without
Is friend in the city, thought the bes
% thing I could do would be to call OF
Won and see il you cannot find some wa!
70 TO tide me over my immediate dimcui
II ties. Il may be that we are relations
~ vou know. and of course blood is thicke
~ than water.
ae like enough, this fellow had longe
III .neech to make, but Mrs. Rawlinsor
be who has sense as we'll as benevolenc'
Ot cut him short with suggestion Una
lie he apply to the Christian association
,e- the commissioners of charities. The II
cident would not be especially impor'al
ct - II were not that on the same DAY
Be man who answered exactly to the q
d's scription given by Mrs kawnnsoh :.
her caller made his way into the OH
Of a down town merchant named MAJ
ham and unfolded very much the sal
to preface TO a tale of woe. Having gam
nts the merchants attention by the nan
eat soLe nlea. he went into particulars
adj show how he happened to be stranoeo
cad NJ Work Mr.. Markham lister
lti- oravely and then began some interes
the ;nopiries AS to his callers family.
thy replies were glib and connuen'; =;
caller was an Englishman. de had II
{ of in Manchester and would be very 3
IS Of IL his namesake would would aoV"
help him money enough to pay his pass
sted across the ocean. He wouldn't III
leet- travelling in the steerage II 1t was he
hole sa,y because he was extremely alx
-ork. 70 oct once more upon familiar
used ,rbere he would find friends, home
II re- ployment, etc. .ao
looks Mr. Markham nodded and mace
the or two casual references to stree
lt in Manchester. The young man salu
AS YES ;, and Certainly" III respon
alton those remarks. with the result ina
f inn merchant was speedily convinced
le TO mo- was an impostor, for his replies
helm. ly Indicated that he had never pee
II for Manchester. There is little douuu
y fine NJ Ravliuson's namesake ano
inter. ,.orsor who called upon Mr.. Mar
wore one and the same. de Ia
lake a snare victim III elther o"So' ~" ~,
rsons. reasonable to suppose ,l"V ~ - :.
,ilable ing to pick up more OF TESS ~ -
promi- He will get trapped some u"s ~
. Let body who will have puDlio spnn 4
them. to look after his HVins ioi
4 book period at the state eApen'''
ecially ! cipcinnati ENQUIRER.