The sun., 1897-11-02
AWAKENrxe or 4 NAV FROM znoY.
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Slick TeapG nan.
IF nlick-spoken well-dressed young man
with diamond scarf pin and small black
mustachc.happens to be standing alongside of
you at bar and tries TO open conversation,
dom answer him, but rum" said the man
rom Troy. Il wish that 1 had run. / would
DO Just 900 better of. / don't regret the money
80 much as do tho fact that 1 was swindled
OF game 80 old that had forgotten all about
it.
Even II had remembered It, that young man
would have fooled me. He did 1t in the caf6
OF one OF the best hotels in this town, and have
no doubt that he has swindled others. really
believe he could have caught mo on the old
Rold.brick swindle II no had tried, not because
l didn't know the game, but because he was 80
slick In his manner.
Il was standing UP at tho bar last Friday
night drinking gin flzz and remarking to the
barkeeper that in all the years had known
New York had never seen politics SO thick as
they had been during the week.
And had. asstraight tip on the election and
didn't dare to back It," said q voice at my side.
turned around and there stood well-dressed,
gentlemanly appearing young man. ven
turcd to say that straight tips had been plenty,
and one thing led to another until he suggested
that we should sit down st.a nearby table and
nave. q drink. rather battered-lookfng, mid
empty glass in front OF him He looked dis.
oouragcd, and as We sat down my dapper young
"tWo are just going to have drink. Won't
AN right and thank .you.' said tho discour-
After the drinks had been tested he cheered
up q bit and entertained US with story about
had ratified him so that he would not bet that
the following day was Saturday. ..
Everything was running my way SO. fast
two weeks ago. said tho discouraged. looking
S ao5 ticket pS of money 70
lottery, but believe IL some one else had the
ticket 1t would prove winner; Here it is.
ingto sell it.for 800.
Let me see it, said my slick young acquain:
the ticket over to him and then left the table
for a moment 10 light his cigar.
their tts SaIn same We 'nr' didn h sReH
young friend examined the lottery ticket and
sn S Ds. excited He sp1 pulled Gsnsss o
statement that this particular ticket had been
drawn winner;
in luck. Tvo got only $50 in my clothes, but
III IN put put that . ~, Up. "a aud you put up $50, and we
we can cash it tomorrow. It's like finding
Say. wasn't jayi When think of it /
| young man, though, that slipped him $50, and
when the discouraged looking man came back
| to the table my slick young acquaintance said
| carelessly:
| Look here, old man, you've.been playing In
hard luck, and / have been playing in good.
| III take your ticket just for luck
Il am willing to confess that got very much
excited while the discouraged looking man hesi-
tated whether or not to accept this offer. The
| sight Of the money was apparently too much
for him, however, and he gave up his ticket for
| 1t. He bought q round OF drinks, and out he
went Then my young acquaintance and l
had O small bottle on our luck, and he said to
You don't know me from Adam, but am
| sure you are all right, You take the ticket
| and give me your card, and III call around at
your hotel o.morrow and we will get 1t cashed.
| That sounded fair and took the ticket. I
| left 1t in the hotel safe and went to bed. Say,
| when woke up Saturday morning and thought
| Of that transaction 1 felt like hiring guide to
show me Broadway. read Of that game twen-
| ty years ago. 1t all came back to me. Did
| tho young man turn upi What fool ques-
| ton! OF course he didn't, and there wasn't
| any such lottery as the ticket named. 1t was
Just a rusty old swindle, and It cost me $50 to
remember II. I don't care how fly you are
| take my advice and run II that slick young
man begins to talk.to you anywhere. I'd run
now II saw him coming toward me. really
| believe that II he could talk with mo for ten
| minutes now, knowing him az do, would
fnd myself tho proud possessor OF. a gold brick
| when he left.