The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-20
BUCOLIC CITIZEN
WAS EASY PREY
SAW Cash CARRIED AWAY
AND HAD INSULT ADDED TO INJURY
BY BEING GUYED.

Young Man IeIIS an Ol0 story with
New Variations mt Police Head
quarters-Met "Friend" Who
Wanted to Take Him Down TO
Look Over the River-There Have
Been Gold Brick Sales, Green
Goods Transactions, But
Winter winds may blow and nipping
frosts may fall, but there is still some
thing green left in the rural landscape
10 brighten the eye and gladden. the
senses-so muses. the smooth gent with
a slick scheme for the delighted eye of
the bucolic citizen.
Chapter I.
In a story which has been oft repeat
ed, finds Mr.. w. r. Twilight of
neighboring hamlet. Just departed
from the covered cars which had con-
veyed him to Savannah to tend some
matters for another fellow, or two and
see what is agoing on in the city.
Besides the three hard dollars with
which Mr.. Twilight has been intrusted
to deliver safely into the hands of a
wholesale whisky dealer, taking a re-
ceipt therefor, he has packed twen-
tv-five other odd simoleons away in
his own buckskin purse with which to
circumvent very large time in the
City.
Mr.. Twilight is true to his trust in
the SO matter. He goes to the whole
sale dealers place of business, pays
the other fellows bill, receives his re-
ceipt and departs. He tucks the re-
ceipt safely away in his buckslin
purse, and in doing so flashes some of
the frog backs which he had concealed
therein.
The wise guy just passing is on in
minute.
According to Mr.. Twights one in
nocent statement at police headquar-
tiers he is standing at Bull and Brough-
ton streets when some gentleman APP
proaches him. and seem to know him
He asked me if ! lived mere, says
Mr. Twilight. Il told him that / did
not. He said he lived in South Caro-
lima. We got to talking and he asked
me if had ever seen the river. L told
him many a time. He then asked me
to show him the way down to the
river. We went down to the edge of
the water"
CHAPTER IL.
Mr.. Twilight and his gentleman friend
stand close by the waters edge. Sud
denly a stranger appears and asks the
loan of a knife. Mr.. Twight's friend
pulls one out, which the stranger is
unable to Open Mr.. Twilight then
obliges with his buck horn handle and
barlow blade. The stranger finishes
sharpening his pencil, thanks Mr..
Twilight and starts away. The gentle
lot tn Mr.
Twilight how hard it is to open the
mysterious little knife. Mr.. Twilight
masters the intricacies of the opera
ton in a moment.
In some way the stranger discovers
that the knife works with spring,
and he returns to the couple, saying:
All ha, mot fiercely, but softly) 1 see
that is a trick knife. 1 can open it
now" Suiting the actions to the words
he makes an attempt with the knife.
He fails to open it. Mr.. Twilight is
overcome with elation at his superior
accomplishment. The stranger wor-
ries along until he finally works him
self into a passion. The knife has
locked itself and cannots be opened.
He is willing to bet that it cannot.
Mr. Twilight is sure he can open it.
Has he not just tried his own skill,
and does he not know just how the
trick is done? His friend has only $25.
Will he put up $25 more against the
strangers $50? Mr.. Twilight is careful,
and says he has no money. He is
jeered at by his city friends who can
not believe that such a prosperous
looking gentleman should be without
money. They suggest that he is fake.
Mr. Twilight grows indignant, then
flashes the purse. His new found friend
seizes the money and says he will go
to such length as to bet that Mr.
Twight himself cannot open the knife.
Mr.. Twilight is supremely confident,
grasps the small knife, tugs at the
spring and the blade until his usually
rubcund visage is flaming. The ,strang-
er counts ten. but the blade will not
bulge.
CHAPTER III.
Mr.. Twight is being roundly abused
by his new found friend. Had he
not permitted a stranger to come up
and carry off $50 in hard cash, be-
longing jointly to the pair? He is an
ass, and does not deserve money.
Now we will have to fix that fellow
and make him give us our money
mack" the friend says, you go that
way and I'll go this way. When you
see him make him cough up They
parted.
CHAPTER Nv.
MIR. Twight explains that he believes
from the way the young man reached
Tor his money they were not on the
square, and he wants them arrested
Tor taking his money and betting it in
such a raclxiooc