The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
At THE sEyERsTICK CLUB.
One Man of Many Jobs Tells OF Methods of
Borrowing From Cashiers.

Neversticks. I've had twenty-three JOBS In my
life and l haven't lost time when 1t comes to
experiences with cashiers. I've met en- old
and young. sporty and religious Icy and easy
and guess when IL comes to landing 'em I'm
up near the trump.
The first lob ever bucked against was as
ONCE boy in a coal dealers store. was only n
little chap OF IL years hut ] was out with
rush that would give Sherlock Holmes the
equine gigge Tor cunning. Talk about h"rvol
That was the gang that stole tho co wagon full
Of the frozen aud hid II In nn empty stable
Then they goes to the man that owned the
load and tells him that they won't rut MIN on
where the wagon IL Tor less than ten. They
knew the ice would melt and melt last
and they got the ten In line for the man to
save his load o. ice There were no shades
over their punis and was one of tn" stars.
use to shoot Grams in those days md needed
the money about three times week. some
times otener. Well. | hadn't been there hut
a few days when | snid 70 myself II was about
time to throw a little talk into tho Gu hler
Il had been looking him over for some time
He was nice old gentleman. one Of those
dodgers that lsurc away on their books hum
ming Onward. Christian Soldiers all the time
was only IL. but meandercd up and opened
It this way:
the spiritual education TINT | should have
liked. No one has ever asked me to come to
Sunday school and I've almost crcd some
times when | saw the other boys So bright and
happy on sundays whistlina on their way to
Sunday school. don't want to take any time
away from your work or seem to be idling
myself. but II you could talk TO me little
while after business hours this afternoon
about lice place where they would receive.
me into their Sunday school | won d be deeply
grateful to you. sir
That settled It. You talk about nm easy
graft Why he put me- on chair beside him
and talked to me for an hour He suil that
without Il doubt was one Of the hest .princl-
pied young men he had over seen and that ho
would take pleasure in proviling for my
needs In the matter of spiritual education
There was a smile on the oil fellows face all
day and when | told him that wanted So TO
get something with he handed It to mo and
begged me- 10 rcgar II rs n present.
That was too good to last. though. seeing
that never went TO the Sunday school but
hooked II all the time. When lie found out
that never went. md the stall about being
sick at home was played out. got word one
day that my services were no longer required
Then i tackled III" advert ,SemrLts ia the
papers for Il few days and finally landed in a
dry goods store, where, they gut ~" 10 work
cashiers cave for several days auI when
finally spotted him knew was ~ agatn,; It.
p me- was %h one Of thSs tqr ndiyid
seemed o hayc a lisagre"eh'e w"rd Tor every
body; Wei. sized hln IN "a well rs rould,
aud finally one daS when saw hun coming
doubled MI M IN knot and pretended that
was IT, the greatest agony.
" u. Is I'll" matter; he asked.
Nothing. sir. ] replied. le'tn. on Tint
WAS In sne wort kHI Of Inln mg WIS stt
Tef lIa ann Atl % NyTt
Well. sir said I, 7 suffer a great deal with
Indigestion and sometimes am lhId M IN hod
wit IL. am In great pain Just now aatd tins
with my face tied w In a knot AMI hum ioars
81 never knew" sol he 'nnvhply but my.
self to suffer so early In lie with that ,amc
compliant ! certainly can symrnthl2n with
nnd VIZ ting something on Il"re 20. rAr"r. 90
out and get yourself some OF thi, and think it
You never heard anybody in your life make
any such pro'use thanks as did aud the way
skinned out and spent that cas-" was caution.
q gold note on dark street. | guess wasn't
built Tor tho dry goods business. though. for
not needing m",nny m.re and started on
career that made me- Haversiick.
ONCE they had an accident derartn ,',T' and AMI
II kept m" busy hustllug | found time. how
eyer. to size up the cashier after had been
cracked on the subject OF amateur photngra-
ply. though great deal about tho matter
rather than lean anylh u. about ph6tol
but soon thought tcttcr oi III" thing and
wfnt Int" Il sro9F one Of my irGnts M..d TO
on ali the fine POINTS. say. you ought to have
seen me studying tho science. OF taking uic-
noon he comes through the Office whore wns
catching flies 9nd looking busy H.. had his
What size pictures does your machine
make, Mr. Fennemanf
-, Five by sikRt. he answered.
aweyasi ! knew all about the subject.
n,o,NT, oa I Ton To"n TO tell me that you take
oh, yes said ]. pulling a picture out Of
my pocket tina, my fricnl hal lent me, this is
on" Of mine, although IT'S not tho best by any
We'll. well well. said he. I would ncv--'
and TSn ns G% n H;t too good ~, about that line
cl!!pkYs5I. This Is now i went: w ~ - Wv
dLid Ike to show you some now style.
aces. IN bring you down bottle OF il. I'm
going 70 make some w tonight
on, the money and almost knocked mo down
making mo take i TO cover thu expense OF tho
:, Next day j turned up with bottle OF tho
LIQUID that had borrowed from my II end who
took pictures and the delight o thqi cashier
with gratitude. But,as usual. that was too good
to last They said acted rpi!c to a CUSTOMER
money ard came In with q hundla OF doctors
certificates under his arm | took him for a
pedler and told him 10 get out OF there.
1T wasn't long before got ,ob In a shoe
store-a big one ut that-and had pretty fair
berth a. a salesman. was about voting hgo
at tho time. was getting eight per and was
disposed to do the iovinl about three evenings
a week. You know eight amt much Well
about Tuesday wanted some money, but |
couldn't nnd single point to work m with tho
cashier, I watched b n carefully, but couldn't
guess him out a little bit.
One night was against beer In n place
downtown when saw the cashier az the shoe
house and party ~ men gong up,ta'rS In the
rear, was AL curiosity ana materially asked
the bartender what was doing. lie tod me
that they were a bunch o' poker n"niS and let
me on stu more when h" told mo our cashier
was one o. the worst n"ndS OF the hunch
Next day | was waiting for change for n
who wasn't very hrisy:
night,
-. What was that hn asked naturally.
Why lost Mt poker. a thing don't do
once Il year with my system
say hnte to tell you about IL. n was sin
and q shame Tho way that man stopped
counting money aud prickol up his oars would
have done mummy's heart good
system he asked what sysiCm7
,, Ion, ims, little system Of my own. TIA
ikn n, hnar nI,r.,,. 4, ,