The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-05
The Farm BILKS ESSEX ST.
WHAT BEFELL a GOLD BRICK ar
IN SULLIVAN COUNTY.
The Bake Gave n TO Aide kapllnskS am
Allie Tried "a Match vita with the
Rursls-An Hand Are Forced "a Gail
In the Law and the Duke VIM Anyhow.


A strange. wild tale comes from Month
cello. a perfectly proper village in Sullivan
county, n. Y, the summer home Of the first
families OF Essex street. Preluding the
strange, wild tale. and furnishing its raison
d'etre, In the story Of a joke played on Joe
Levy. the Duke OF Essex Street.
Packing an extra collar and a box Of
cigarettes in his suit case. the Duke left
Fred Paul in charge a week z and HE'D
himself TO where the Duchess and the little
Duke and Annie and the rest were roaming
the glad, free woods. But first he stopped
at Hymie Tolk's place for one more--and
then the simple. innocent country.
His suit case was heavy when he left the
souse CARA &c. but he tugged IL along, re-
solving TO leave the extra collar at home
next time. At the Patterson House the
Duchess opened the case TO hang up the
extra collar and pulled out a brick Of the
Golden or ~Swampscott variety. The Duke
protested that he had not paid a rent for
the farmers joy and insinuated that
body had been playing a joke on him.
Then Able Kaplinsky. a member OF the
Essex street Sullivan County Club came in.
Able liked the color Of the brick and said
IL would 60 fine on the ant back in Riv-
ington street between the cuckoo clock
and the seltzer siphon. He offered the
Duke a cigar for the brick. The Duke
made the exchange and found the cigar a
paper shell. The candy had been eaten
out by the little Kaplinskys long ago.
Able wrapped the brick in q week old
copy Of the Suttrdr County WCchebtan and
sauntered up to the post Office after the
mail came in. He nursed the package
under his arm with such watchful care
that several Of the best citizens spat CO.
piously and cal'lated hat that ar bundle
must be COMMENT bonds or gosh blinged
good chewin leaf. Deacon Hennery Hop
kins lowed that if IL van ~nobody's bust
ness he was goin' TO make il his'n and
put II right up 10 Able. Able wasn't
going TO spread the secret all over town,
40 he and the deacon adjourned TO the
Methodist church sheds and there Able
confessed that he had robbed the United
States Treasury while the treasurer was
out 10 suppet. He offered the brick OF 30
carat gold TO the deacon for $500, since he
had lots more AZ home, and he always liked
the deacon, anyway.
The deacon IL a good church member
and has heen a pillar of hat edifce for
many years. He lowed il was his duty to
tell Constable Bill Turner right on and
have Able in the county Jail. But he had
a ikin' for bright young city chaps and he
would do Able a favor by taking that brick
on his hands. He didn't have no money,
but he'd trade even ON his bay colt.
james r. Keene told me that colt would
be right up in front II he had the proper
training" he said.
Able got to work thinking up what stable
colon he would have, and they adjourned
TO the deacon's barn, where the brick and
the bay colt changed hands.
Able didn't know much about horses,
but the deacon hitched up the bay colt to
a homemade sulky. which he sold TO Able
cheap for s35 cash and S25 for the harness,
and Able drove Oh toward Glenwild. The
hay colt took him a mile out OF town. and
him back again with the help Of some farm
ers. When he had stored the animal away
in the hotel barn he sought out the deacon
Wall" said the deacon. shifting the
Sailors Pride TO the other cheek. -seein'
as how you robbed the treasury and I know
Next day Able got a local farrier to give
eape %p'f hsd t I'm tsS x examination e4ni naier ' he
called Able a darn fool. charged him $40
and offered TO shoot the colt for him il Able
would give him SO more.
Hat when Able went up for the mail again
he found that his horse was coveted by
somebody, after all. Squire Brown told
him he had been lookin' for a colt to match
his roam and he reckoDed he could take the
bay on Abie's hands. He was a leetle short
Of money. but he would trade the old Barker
farm up on the turnpike fifty acres Of as
good farmin' land as you ever see. or
course he would have 10 git about $3.50 to
besides the sulky and harness.
Real estate had always been one Of Abie'
hobbies, and when he could get good farmin'
land in exchange for a balky horse he could
AFFORD to buy. The squire took the money
and led away the bay colt.
just go right up through the village
and turn to yer right" Minute directions
followed. Able folded the Iced and put
1t in his pocket.
He thought he would like to have a look
nj his property. but when he inquired for
the Barker farm nobody knew where il was.
and the directions for finding il given him
by Squire Brown led him 10 believe the
farm was a myth, 1t was between Gus
and the Tinker farm. These two
pieces Of property; Able found, sdjoined
between. and that Dobbs and Tinker claimed
Able found the squire dom the chores.
WELL said the squire. that bay colt |
want worth much either. and as long as
the deacon limited that you Knew something
about United States Treasury matters I
guess veil call IL quare. But Ill help
you get rid Of the farm IL you don't want it,"
SO that night the squire brought a man
10 ADie. ne was from out hehOnkus way, /
he squire explained with a ely wink to
Able. and wanted 10 buy a good farm.
IL was a shame TO impose on a stra
especially when he came from a place with
: name like that, but Able was desperate. /
The stranger was ready TO pay cash for
he farm IN Able would take a check on the
Ne honkus Fourth National Bank.
The stranger then drew up a check on
he hotel stationery and after he had gone
Able inquired where Kehonkus was.
Never hearn Of il" announced the booze
irtiet behind the bar. And the postmaster
know either.
Able Immediately sought out the Duke
md retained him in three actions. He is
yoing to sue the deacon. the squire and the
and says he will consult with the
District Attorney.
just before leaving to return TO Essex
the Duke was retained by the three
county citize ms. who will Ale counter
'bs rges a against Able.
Il have not yet decided which side shall
eceive my personal attention" the Duke
yesterday. Whichever l choose, I
hall turn the other over 10 my assists mt,
red Paul. believe in keeping such mat
ers in the firm"
And II is Able Kaplinsky and not the Duke
Gho 10 looking for the man who put q gold
rick in the Duka' n anti oaaa Mhap ha taft Il