Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25

GUSTS, We that are wiser than they Of old
Greene:
Hark We to this well-worded and literate
communication. that ernanates from Mr..
Smooth, alias Mr.. W. W. Weston. Of
Ulster, Pa
A GL1TTERING BAIT.
(Confdential.)
Friend: have reason for believing
you to be q strewd, reliable and trust
worthy man for me to cooperate with in
your vicinity, and for that reason take
the liberty Of making you proposition
that many men would gladly grasp If
they could personally examine my work
! and convince themselves Of the bsolute
safety Of my offer.
The writer Of this Is an expert engraver,
having for thirty-one years been en-
ployed in the bureau OF engraving, WASH
ington, D.. C. i have spent some years
| back in the effort to make perfect Sdupli-
Gates OF my work while in the employ Of
the government and have succeeded My.
| great test difficulty has been to secure the
silk fiber paper, the same as that which
| the government uses. In this also l have
| succeeded. The goods come In sizes OF
| ones. 1ves and tens: are perfect dupli-
Gates of the genuine, and cannot be de-
tected by the best bank experts, and then
only when they arrive at the treasury in
Washington, which Is not likely to occur
In years; and after passing through so
| many hands that it is impossible to trace
them.
OF course you can have no idea Of the
| quality of my work until you ha We seen
sample OF it; this l propose to give you
| a chance to do on one condition that lis,
that you are willing to cooperate with
me in the disposal Of my goods, provid-
inc r foE v0,, oil hat
my work is all that claim for 1t. I'm
derstand, do not want you to invest
one dollar until you have examined my
entire stock, compared them with the
genuine, and In fact submit them to any
test you see fit, then after you are thor
oughly satisfied on every point. you can
decide whether you accept my propo~i
sition or not. The fact is. an investment
Of $500 will give you an immediate re-
turn that a lifetime of toll IN your pres
ent business will not do; this without In
Turing your friends, neighbors or your
fellow-man. To convince you OF the
safety Of the business, I will, upon re-
ceipt Of telegram from you as per en-
closed copy. send you q sample OF my
work, and will also appoint a place to
meet you, SO that you can personally ex-
anime my stock.
Now as this Is business which re-
quires secrecy. to insure safety ] have g.
few rules for you to follow, the reasons
for which will be made clear to you later.
First, Do not write me a letter under
any circumstances. except instruct. you
to do SO.
Of telegram which you must send just
as it reads, and signed with the initials
OF your name and on receipt OF tt will
send you a sample Of my goods. also
price list and fuller particulars.
Third Use the Western Union tele-
graph lines only You may send your.
telegram from any town or place, but
be sure to sign the Initials OF your name
and the initials only.
If, for any reason you decide not to
engage in this business trust to your
honor as man not to abuse the conf
dence l have placed In you to burn this
letter. and to let the matter drop.
Trusting, however, soon to see you on
the road to prosperity and numbered.
among my largest customers, am,
Confidentally yours,
WIRE A SECOND TIME.
Should you not receive an answer to
your telegram within reasonable time,
wire me second time.
INSTRUCTIONS.
Copy Of telegram mo letters) for you to
w. W. Weston,
Ulster, Pa.
Send copy and particulars to No. a8
Wall street.
WORD and number telegram precisely
as above. and sign with your initials
only. Do not send any letters to this
address, as they may be returned to you
opened for will not receive them. Your
message being in cipher, no one but you,
Er m l.
wish your mail sent to any street or box
number, put the address under your .ini-z
tials when you sign telegram and tell the
operator to send the address also. Use
Western Union conpany,s line only, ana
between the hours of A NJ. and SEP.
M. and pay for message SO to insure de-
livery.
N round numbers about 800 OF these.
kindly. communica tons have been re-
ceiyed by the innocent-minded Inhabitants
of this hamlet, who. like Carson's Arbe,
are above suspicion. and for that reason
do not suspect.
Roughly. estimating. about 81. OF tneir
courteous and charitable letters have been
answered. The one reproduced above was
turned over to a Dispatch representa-
tive by prominent merchant who
Thought. there might be n something
wrong. He did not wish to do 8 Mr.
Smooth alias Mr.. Weston an injustice,
but the latters methods being SO much
out OF the beaten way. it occurred to
him that 1t might be well to get the Dis
patch to pass on MIR. Weston case, that
gentleman not being quoted In either
Bradstreet or Dunn s.
There does not seem to be very much
to pass on, however. Mr.. Smooth has a
square, yellow article to sell. In vulgar
parlance it is known as asgold brick. Pre-
suma bly, Ulster, Pa. Is more enlightened
than Richmond and Mr.. Smooth can
not find q market there So he Is trying
1t on with Infinite artsand wondrous
.cleverness here In the green fields Of ole
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