The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-21
RliE s1OR OF
Hall 4 DOLL AR.
How the Counterfeit Coin Turned Up
Again.
Mr.. TOM WhLFoRD's TALE.
Clerk Was wiling to Set EN- Up to
the Man Who Could Get 1t
Changed - Ear-Ntarks OF
a New Policeman.
How The Counterfeit Coin Turned Up
Mr.. TOM WALFoRD's TALE.

A mans personal demeanor is mislead-
Ing, and no ore would think by obserr-
ing the t;serubic feature of Mir. S. c. Wal
ford. collector of delinquent ihaxes, that
'9urf,oreus story-
But he can. aId here it is:
Several Years ago. upon dark and
stormy night. a number Of his friends
were sitting around the stove in n we'll
known grocery store on Church Hill.
They were swapping stories and relat-
ing Embarrassing experiences. and the howl.
ing wind. With lightning and thunder ac-=
compartments. added TO the Srnness OF
some OF the stories.
: 1t was night for burglars, grave
yard ghosts and assaults, and not one
OF the party dared walk around the block
upon which was situated st. Johns bury
ing-ground, with its "reminiscences OF Pat-
rick Henry and the bones of colonial lore
fathers.
Finally, when there came a lull in the
conversation and IL the storm. somepou9
said something about setting en- up
II tell you what I'll do said the clerk.
Here's a counterfeit haIf-dollar. II any
body can go out ard get il changed, i IL
20 with him on TO Watt Taylors and get
some lemonade.
One man volunteered 10 go out and make
the trial.
He took the queer coin and disappeared
into The 1nhy DiaCEIieSS pL iiie iiis7htr liz
the crowd anNiously awaited his return.
He GOT THE CHANGE.
When the man with the fifty cents
reached the Sidewalk 1le ran plump into
Mr. Walford. who was on his way home
from meeting Of iSe Windy POINT Ciup.
Hello, Tom said the man with the
lift, cents -'Will you do me a favor?
..To be of course replied Mr.. Walford.
Take this fifty cents in there and set
i. changed There's a fellow in there that
owes me money and / don't want MN to
sec me-
Certainly said Mr. Walford and he
vent in and got the half-dollar changed.
Don't mention it, was the reply.
II won't
Good aia ut.
..Good night.
And then the wind came up from the
Windy Point Club Home ana hoWleo III
1iendisn Glee.
The man who went out for the change
stood on the corner and whistled and
laughed and Rugged himself. He had two
shining quarters in his pocket ana the
counterfeit coin Teposed in the drawer
from which it had recently been taken
Then he went III.
Gosh. ! had trouble getting that coin
changed. . he remarked. but here she IS
and he produced the TWO quarters.
Good said the clerk. now We'll get
something 10 drink and The two went
over 10 Mr. Watt Taylor.s and got fifty
cents worth Of lemonade.
Then they went back. wipinS their
mouths: and making the other fellows
feel thirsty
After little while the man who got
the change suggested that he was still
thirsty and asked the clerk TO see If he
had any more queer halves in the draw
er.
..Aint got none said the Clerk.
Look anyhow said the man who got
The other half changed.
So he looked. and there. right on Top,
lay The original half-dolar.
BY i.ngs' remarked the clerk.
And then the story was told and the
crowd was br!bei 10 keep Il quiet. with
lemonade al around.
THE NEW POLICEMAN
Detective Wrenn can unfold a good
story once IN a long while
"A strange man was coming up the
street one day he said land he wanted
10 find The way 10 the City Hall.
..1ie went up To q, fellow standing on
the corner and asked:
Can you show me the way to the
City Iall2'
NO. can't was the reply. I'm
stranger here myself. But you might ask
That policeman over there he'll tell you.
You mean that one over there by that
peanut sand
Yes
He can't tell
:. Why can't he
Because he's new policeman, and
hasn't been on the force long enough 10
know
How do you know he's a new police
MANI
..Eecause he just paid that peanut
man five cents for bag of peanuts