The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
WOMAN'S
WORLD.

effort OF woman ~ get Tiu VI d CouhleI-
cir silver dollar is furnished by the New
York sun.
Speaking about passing counterfeit
money said the man with the red mus
rarhe. reminds me of a little experience
mad not long ago in that line. My
wife got hold of counterfeit dollar. She
was afraid to try to pass it herself. but
She insisted that it was my duty to take
the dollar and get rid of it.
Now, I believe that I am an honest
man as honesty goes in these days, and
# is my opinion that in ninety-nine cases
out Of a hundred, man would not nesi-
tate to palm off counterfeit money which
he had unwittingly received from some
one else equally short in morals in that
respect. Reasoning thus, 1 took the dollar
as my wife requested. and began a series
Of attempts to pass it off on some other
,nsuspectmg mortal. But in spite of my
persistent efforts that counterfeit dollar
proved to be a friend that stuck closer
than a brother. All endeavors to relieve
myself of the burden only resulted IN
failure Try where I weuld,in saloon cigar
store, lunch room or street car, the coin
would invariably be returned to me with
the polite remark that it didn't seem to
be Just right. BY and by I grew tired OF
that cut-and-dried routine and determined
to throw the dollar away and thus pre-
clude all possibility of further humiliation
on its account. Before put this laudable
resolution into effect, however, l was
as legal tender.
zone rainy Thursday evening L boarded
a north-bound Columbus avenue car on
my way home and when l began 10
search in my pockets for car fare found
TO MY dismay that with the exception Of
the counterfeit dollar I was absolutely
penniless. This reduced me TO painful
choice. Either I would have 10 play upon
the credulity of the conductor ana shift
upon him the weight of my counterfeit
dollar, or would have to walk four miles
through the driving rain. 1t took but a
moment to decide which l would do.
was not at all fond of tramning over
sushy, slippery pavements, and / thank
ed my stars for the ill-starred dollar and
secretly prayed that the conductor might
he short of sight and unskilled Of touch
and easily led into the snare.
1T was a night when nobody seemed
desirous' of walking and passengers were
packed in the car. In spite OF the disa-
greeableness of the weather 7 concluded
that I preferred inclemency on the out
side of the car to suffoeation on the in
side, so in company with several other
men who shared my opinion I took up my
station on the rear platform. 1t was some
time before the conductor could worm
himself through the crowd, to the place
where l was standing. When he did APP
pear l held out my dollar with as much
Indifference as I could muster AS the
conductor took the money from my hand
I looked at him furtively. One glance was
sufficient to assure me that at last I had
found an opportunity to dispose of my
green goods sample. He barely glanced at
the coin 10 I handed it to him, slipped 1t
into his pocket and counted out IS cents
in change must confess that felt rath-
er mean when | reflected that the poor
fellow would, in all probability, have to
make good the difference when his error
was discovered, at the treasurer's office
but I had striven so long to accomplish
my nefarious design that those faint
twinges of conscience were powerless to
deter me from my evil purpose.
"A little farther on three or four more
passengers crowded into the car at the
front door and presently the conductor
started through on another collecting
tour. He was quite a long while and at
last I could make out above the murmur
of the voices of the peacefully inclined
passengers that an alteration of some
kind was going on up at the front end of
the car. When the conductor came back
10 the rear platform he was pale with an
ger. Somehow the very sight of his dis
turbed countenance made ME tremble
with apprehension
What was the matter in there?" 1 ask
ed anxiously
Oh, a row with some woman, as us
ual' he said. My, but what tricky lot
they are! That one was tartar. She
tired TO palm off a counterfeit dollar on
me- but l caught her in the trick, and
got back at her all right
What did you do?' l asked
Dor he echoed. Why, 1 made her
take it hack, of course. had quite a
iussle to get her to do it, though. She
he'd up hill and down dale and swore by
me dollars. But, pshaw! she couldn't
1901 me. l amt been a street car con-
noctor for fifteen years for nothing
am t. The woman had Cheat" written
IN capital letters all over her. 1t takes
q pretty clever sharper to work off any of
ais tricks on he. I can tell you
AS the conductor rambled on felt the
~old perspiration oozing out of every pore
III my body. never felt quite so well
equipped for the role of heavy villain as
dld al that moment, but / put on an air
OF bravado and said: That's right You
can never tell when to trust a woman.
Now a man worid never think of stoop-
IA to such despicable trickery.'
This outburst of sentiment relieved me
somewhat and as all the men within ear
slot acqulesced in my tribute to masculine
virtue l began to look a the affair from
philosophical standpoint and by the time
We reached my own street I was heartily
'ohgratulating myself upon the success of
we financial transaction by means OF
EDeh the counterfeit dollar had been
iofced upon some well-to-do woman who
eon,d easily afford to lose little sum like
that.
1t was dark and the rain was patter-
ing down at pretty lively rate when I
Stepped off the car at Ninety-ninth street
standing in the shadow of little build
ing on the corner was woman who had
ffVdently got off the front end OF the car
mad Just come up on. She carried sew
e''i packages and was struggling to man
age them and her umbrella and hold IN
n'f skirts at the same time. Impelled by
.ense of gaf.antry I Mastered forward