Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-07-23
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Under dispensatOn that seems to he I'm.
alteraly fixed, country communities appear
to have lawfully Inherited an affection, from
which there seems to BIZ provided no known
avenues of escape.
Reference is had to the irrevocable priv
lege of the common swindler. the plausible
agent with good thing for our dear public
and the irrepressible canvasser for some oh.
ject of real merit. but who in order 10 satisfy
natural propensity to travel in paths that
are devious, prefers TO conduct his work up.
on basis of Misrepresentation.
Like suckers they travel In shoals and a
regular murran OF this particular pest was
ralncd down on this community last week,
there having been no less than three supreme
efforts; separate, distinct and strictly SUI
generis
The first TO which reference will be made
was Simon.pu swihdle it possessed no
mock covering of responsibility but was just
what it was, plain, honest. injuu goldbrick;
that is, slick rogue, right up 10 the mark
In the work of inposture; was special ex.
aminer from the Pension Department, sent
out to examine civil war pensioners for an
increase Of pension He succeeded in i'm
posing upon MIR. Geo. w. Miller and MIR.
John Freshman, securing five dollars from
the former and three dollars and sew entyfive
cents from the latter. Mr.. Miller said TO him
that he had read of swindler going about,
as he was, but he displayed his badge and
with steady nerve replied, "Why, Mr.. Mil.
Ter, If should ever rob pensioner would
not be able to sleep" and of course, that DEM
onstrated with all the rigid certainty Of logic
and higher mathematics, that his motives
were as pure as gold seven times refined and
Mr.. Millers unfortunate remark about swim.
dlers only served to alarm him and send him
away on the first train. United States Off.
GERS are on his tracks and one OF these days,
may be, we will read of his arrest
A second affection was that Of the spright.
ly young man who introduced himself as an
aspiring Carnegie, who desired to make an
unlimited number of presents of valuable
bound books, history and poetry, but whose
seconds were worth more than John D.
Rockefeller's minutes; the gift" included
subscription at the full price and over. to
another publication. This sdvance agent Of
progress and prosperity moved with great
CELEBRITY, leaving scintillating trail of acer.
Gus sparks aud blue smoke and, as well, the
good coin of the realm for which he had
made the noble effort.
The third affection was that of the short
tempered man, who represented something
OF real merit. but who, unfortunately, sailt
without ballast, consequently, pitches anG
rolls every time he meets head wind or &
cross sea. While engaged In establishing or
institution here that was desirable to many
and Objectionable to none, this queer com
pound of suavity and acrimony, succeeded
10 rufiing more tempers than usually falls Il
the lot of the most irascible and equity ole
intertheddler. Notwithstanding his indis
Greet and unwarranted criticisms of the per
sons he met, the real merit of the PROPOSE
ton which he had to lay before our peopl
seems to have pulled him through end tina
which, In the hands of one more tactfu
would have proved an easy task, has beef
but barely accomplished, if At nil.