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“ TOP AND BOTTOM.”
There are people imbued with a cer-
tain love of adventure, and there are
other people abnormally curiOUS~ Ibe-
long to the latter class, and my cunom-
ty often gets the better of me.
My friend Wilson, who is a member
of the secret service on the police force,
the night before had been relating to
me some rather interesting reminis-
cences of his experience with. a certain
element of society known to us as
“confidence men,” and he was inconsid-
erate enough to arouse my curiosity.
“Curio,” he said (that is my nick-
name among the boys), “your desire to
investigate all phases of humanity may
lead you into trouble one of these days,
but if you have a mind to try the experi-
ment and will follow my instruct-ions
I think I can provide you with enough
amusement to-morrow to last you'for
several weeks.”
I couldn’t stand the pressure
jumped at the chance.
“You have all the natural require-
ments,” said Wilson. “You look very
green and unsophisticated, and you
will at once become an object of inter-
est to the confidence ‘steercr.’ The part
you will play is a. simple one. All you
have got to do is to make the oppor-
tunity and the ‘stcerer’ will do the rest.
Remember one thing-under no cir-
cumstances bet or loan mone to any-
one you ohaiice to meet.”
Then Wilson gave me my lesson. A
suitable wardrobe was arranged for me
to impersonate a green country youth,
and bright and early the next morning
I alighted from a train at the North-
western depot. I was looking foracon-
fidence mun,and though Wilson assured
me I would not meet with any serious
injury or serious trouble so long as I
kept my eyes open, still I must confess
I felt a certain sense of nervous uncer-
tainty which in a timid men might be
attributed to fear.
My instructions were limited. IVIhen
I reached the depot in the garb of a.
country youth, all that was required
u as to conduct myself as a stranger
naturally would; stand around the
waiting-room for a few moments, and
if no one approached me to go to the
street and gaze up and down as if un-
certain which way to proceed.
I first waited in the depot until the
passengers had all left, but as no one
approached me I decided to try the
street. Here I met with no danger sig-
nals other than a lot of cab drivers, who
tried to persuade me they knew more
of my business than I did myself, and
insisted that. I wanted to take a ride.
But I was looking for a confidence man,
and I gave these fellows to understand
that I was a very positive-minded conn-
try boy.
Between Erie and Huron streets on
W‘ells there is a small dry goods store
w ith rather an odd display in the win-
dow, and as I came along there were
several people standing in front in-
specting the wares. As I always want
to see everything that anybody else
considers worth looking at I stopped
also. Among the spectators was a man
who looked to me to be a Swedish emi-
grant, and as his curiosity was appar-
ently as abnormal as mine we were
both standing there when the rest had
gone.
As I was about to move on the Swed-
ish emigrant turned to me and in
broken English said:
“Mecster, yo can tell me var Ay fint
State street?”
It would have been just as easy for
me to tell the truth, and there was no
apparent reason why I should do oth‘et—
wise, but it was my mission that morn-
ing to appear in the light of a stranger,
so I answered that I was a stranger in
the city myself and could not tell him
where to find State street. There seems
to be an afiinity of soul between stran—
gers in a strange land, and the Swede
warmed towards me. Ordinarily the
Swedish emigrant is not my choice of
companion,but I had been disappointed
and
in my morning escapade, and when he =
asked me which way I came from and -
where I was going I allowed myself to
gradually drift into conversation. I
informed him I had just come in from
Dakota, where I had been working on
a farm, and was on my way to my home
in Ohio.
“Det so? Ay ben yust from N00
York, var Ay ben vid mac uncle six
mont since Ay come from Ole Country.
Ay go now to Meenesota to vork. Yo
know det place?”
No, I did not know much about Minne-
sota, only having passed through the
state on my way to Dakota.
The conversation drifted from one .
thing to another as we walked along
Wells street, until, passing by one of
those institutions calculated ..to cheer
the inner man, my new acquaintance
asked me to have something warm. I
am not a, drinking man, but the weath-
er was cool, and I decided a stimulant
would not be bad, so I accepted his
invitation.
As we were about to order some-
thing a well-dressed, genteel-looking
man came in and spoke to us.
“Going to have a drink?”
I answered that we were.
“Well, I thought I’d have something
myself. VVon’t you join me ?”
“Ve can’t do det,” said the Swede.
“Why not?” .
“Vel, dar ben two of us und yust but
von 9f yo; yo drink vid us.” .
“No. but I’ll shake you the dice tosee
who pays the bill.”
The Swede consented, but said he
only knew how to shake one kind of
dice. He explained his way of shaking,
and the slick-looking man agreed that
it would save time, so we proceeded.
One of the party was to turn the dice
box, containing three dice, upside down,
and we were all to make a guess at the
‘number the tops and bot’Eoms of the
three dice added together would make,
and the one farthest from the mark was
to pay for the drinks. Our slick friend
guessed 17. I guessed 23, and the Swede
20. We turned the box over, counted the
tops and bottoms, added them together,
and found the number to be 21.
., ~.a
l
The new gentleman became inter-
ested and wanted to try it again, but
the Swede said I had paid for one drink
and he would pay for the next. No, the
stranger wouldn’t have that, so my
Swedish friend said he would play if we
would allow him to pay for the drinks
in case he failed to call the exact num-
ber. We both demurred, but the Swede
insisted and chose 2i. Sure enough,
that was the number again. The slick~
looking friend became more interested
at this, and volunteered that the'Swede
could not do it again, and that he would
bet any amount of money that he
couldn’t. I said nothing, and the
Swede said he never gambled, but was
sure he could guess the correct num-
ber. - ‘
Our friend excused himself for a mo- ‘
ment to run across to the drug- store,
but asked us to wait for him. Now
this fellow looked to me thoroughly like
a sharper, , and when the Swede ex-
plained the dice trick to me during his
absence I could scarcely contain 'my-
self.
“Ay don’t vanten vin his money from
him,” said the Swede, “but I can do det ;
éver time. Ay learn (let in N00 York.
Her been de vay to doot.”
You see one side of the dice added to ‘-
the one just opposite will always make {
seven, and the three added together will ';
always make 21. Much as I have:
shaken dice this never occurred to me..
When our friend returned and offered ’
to wager $20 that the Swede could not
guess the number again I Was forced to i
turn my head to conceal my laughter. I
The Swede said he was sure he could, '
and did ._.not want to Win the man’s .
money, whereupon the stranger be- ’
came a trifle sarcastic and made a few:
remarks about people’s nerve that were '
decidedly distasteful to me. That]
Swede called me to one side and asked 5
my advice. Now I may be wrong, but a
I- have no sympathy with what are
known as “fresh” people. The Swede
had only $10, and I just made up my
mind that we would let the slick man
lose his entire $20, so I gave him $l0
more. '
It was decided to let the bartender
count the dice, to make sure of no mis-
take. Poor fellow, I really began to
feel sorry for the man of polish, and
half made up my mind to return my
ten dollars of the winnings, accom-
panied with a little good advice not to
go and do it again. I
The Swede turned the dice box upside
down and guessed 21; the bartender'
lifted it off, displaying a. four, one and
six on the top side, making a total
of 11. The dice were turned over, and
—you have probably at some time had ,
that peculiar feeling, wondering howi
it happened—there was a three, five!
and one, making nine. The total, you I
see, was 20. No one said anything for z.
a. moment, and the bartender quietly,
gave the slick-looking man the money. 3
He courteously bought the cigars, and
bid us good morning. , '
The poor Swede, his" heart was
broken. He had lost all the money he ;
had in the world and had a long jour-l
ncy before him. He said he had a ‘
railroad ticket‘, but not even money!
to provide himself with a. meal. AL,
though he caused me to lose ten dol-§
lars, I really felt sorry for him and;
gave him another dollar to get some—
thing to cat. That seemed to cheer him .5
up a little. He gave me his name and ;
the place where he was going to work, !
saying he would send me the money, |
and I then bade him bood-by.
Last night Wilson called to see me.
“Well, Curio, how did the experi-
ment work? Did you succeed in being
buncoed ?”
“Not much. I never even saw a. con~ .-
fidence man. Guess you were trying
to play a. practical joke on .1116.”
“No, I was not. Did you follow my
instructions ‘3”
“To the letter.” ,
“That’s strange. You must try itl
again. So your venture was fruit—
less ?”
“Well, no, it was not altogether fruit—
less. A rather peculiar circumstance .
happened,” and I explained all that had :
take-ii place from the time I left the
depot. When I had finished Wilson
looked at me in blank amazement for
a moment and then lapsed into a con-
vulsive fit of laughter.
Now I don’t like being ridiculed and
never did, and as I could not see where
the joke came in insisted upon an ex-
planation.
“Curio, my boy,” said Wilson, “you
are amobject of pity.” That made me ‘
mad, but I kept quiet. “How it is pos- =
sible for a man of your apparent in-
telligence to know so little I can’t con-
ceive.”
I muttered something about people
who were not fond of my style not be-
ing compelled to cultivate me, but Wil-
son only laughed.
“I suppose you have been wonder-
ing ever since how it happened.”
To be perfectly honest I had, but I
wouldn’t tell him so.
“You see, Curio, yOu ran up against
the little game known to confidence
men as ‘T and B’ (top and bottoml.
You are not the first victim. Your.
chd Ssh friend is one of the bestknown
confidence ‘stecrers’ in Chicago, and
the slick man is his confederate. And
now, dear boy, the next time you go
out looking for confidence men leave
your money at home.”
“That sounds well, but you haven’t,
told me yet how it happened.” '
“Well, you see, while you were turned
away trying to conceal your laughter
from the slick man your Swedish friend
was substituting dice made to order,
on which the top and bottom added
together will not make seven.” .
Perhaps Wilson was right, but to-
morrow I’m going to see if I can’t find-
a confidence man that I’ll recognize as
soon as I meet him.—-Chicago Tribune.
-—When suffering has broken up 'the
soil and made the furrows 'soft, then
can be implanted the hardy tissues
which outbrave the storm.—Punshon.
—Anglo-_Saxon rings were fashioned
after knotted cables, the knot being
worn on the’outside of the hand. '
'sun will rise again.-
, mice.
' name, by the way, is Czar, lS doubtless
THE E'vnNi‘sfc GAZETTE" ”
Highest of all in Leavening Powers-Latest U. S. Gov’t Repat-
ITALY AND THE VATICAN.
How the Bloodless and Unequal War Is
Waged. .
It is a sacred maxim, handed down
from age to age by the suc-
cessorg ’of St. Peter, that what.-
cver spiritual or temporal pow-
ers have once been placed within
their hands shall be kept intact and
unimpaired, says Macmillan‘s Maga-
zine. ‘ They do not admit defeat. What
they do not possess de facto they at
least possess de jure. If they have lost
the substance, they retain the shadOw,
and if their earthly kingdom has been
filched that loss, they say, will only
be continued for a season, until that
brighter day returns when all shall
be restored. The holy Catholic church,
it is said, can afiord to stand and wait.
An all—seeing providence will give her
the victory at last. In the belief of all
true Catholics it is certain that she
will eventually triumph as that the
'Meanwhile, though she never hastes
she never rests and she presses on her
claims with a. persistency which, if
often silent, never flags; They are
pushed unccasingly from hour to hour,
from day to day, from year to year
and if the outside world can forget
them or deride them the government
of King Humbert never can. It has
to face an unsleeping foe whom no
good will can ever conciliate or ap-
pease, whose claims are incapable of
compromise. Both demand the right
to rule in the city of the Caesars andOthe
victory of one side means the inevitable
andcnduring humiliation of the other.
So is waged the bloodless but unequal
war. Yet, though the occupation of
the quirinal is securely based on force,
the vatican has weapons in her arsenal
of a less material kind with which she
is well able to harass and'annoy.
A VALUABLE RAT, THIS.
Keeps the House Free of Mice and Plays
the Violin Nicely.
It is a well-known fact that rats and
mice do not infesth house at the same
time. Working upon this hint as to
the nature of rodents, N. K. Laureson,
of Vicksburg, has adopted a scheme
by which he keeps himself rid of both
posts. This he accomplishes, says the
Philadelphia Times, by capturing a
young rat and training him to catch
This singular mouser, whose
the most successful one on record. He
has been taught to pounce upon a
mouse on short order, without fear and
without favor, and he shows no mercy.
Of course, he can follow the mice into
close quarters, and never has been
known to lose his quarry. Strange
to relate, large rats ha’ve given the
house the go—by also, seeming to under-
stand that the place belongs to Czar,
and that there must be no encroach-
ment upon his prerogative.
Laurcson is very fond of his queer
pet, and has taught him many interest-
ing tricks. Among others he has
trained him to handle a bow, and'with
a. miniature violin Czar manages to
scrape the strings in a. way that is not
ma
.. flaking - .
GLUTEHM PURE
unmusical. Of course it has been‘im-
possible to teach him really to play
~ a- piece, but sitting up on his hind legs,
withhis fiddle grasped in his tiny claWS,
Czar produces a sort of half-screeching
sound that is altogether weird and
fantastic. Laureson is himself a vio-
linist of no mean order, and Czar likes
nothing better than to sit on his mas-
ter’s knee and listen to his playing.
WOULD NOT KISS THE BRIDE.
Congressman Cousins Was Too Modest to
Act as Best Man at a Wedding.
One of the most modest members of
congress is “Bob” Cousins, of Iowa.
It is told that not many sessions ago
Mr. Mercer, a. member from Nebraska,
still in the house, married ayoung lady
well known in Washington. Inasmuch
as Cousins is an intimate friend of
Mercer’s, says the Troy Times, both
being born in Iowa, the latter thought
it would be an excellent idea to have
Cousins act as best man at the wed-
ding. Bob consented. The ceremony
occurred. After it was over the min-
ister kissed the bride, bridesmaids,
ditto. The bride, supposing the best
man would be glad of a similar courtesy
extended to him, puckered up her lips
to Bob in order that he might avail
himself of the opportunity so gracious—
ly extended to him. When Mr. Cousins
realized what was expected of him in
the premises he gave one look at the
bride, turned so red that. even the dark-
est corner of the church became as light
as noonday, bolted down the aisle and
out of the church, leaving the bride
in rather an embarrassed state of mind,
to say nothing of the mingled feelings
of surprise and bewilderment of the
other members of the bridal party and
friends. Both Mercer and Cousins are
in the present congress, but the latter
had rather talk on almost any subject
than on certain incidents connected
with the wedding of the gentleman
from Nebraska.
The Greatest Smokers. '
Caricaturists in depicting a German
are in the habit of putting a. big pipe
in his mouth. The pipe is national,
indeed, but the Germans as a nation are
far from L'eing the greatest smokers.
They do not smoke more than French~
men, Russians, Swedes or Hungarians.
The men of the United States and the
men of Switzerland are the most in-
veterate smokers on earth. In these
two countries the consumption of to-
bacco per capita is three times greater
than in Germany. At the same time,
we also raise more tobacco than any
other country on the globe. British
India comes next, producing nearly as
much as we do. . .
A Fiendlsh Deed.
The murder of the .queen of Corea
is now known to have been a most
atrocious one. After being tied hand
and foot, oil was poured over her and
then set- afire. The murderers kept
up the fire until the body was litérally
reduced to ashes. Several men and
women shared her fate. ‘
Too Loud for Him.
With a feeling of pity in her breast
the good New Jersey woman gazed
upon Thurley Tyred, who had stopped
at the door to ask for food. “You are”
e—she gazed with commiseration upon
his wrecked and torn garments—“sad~
ly in need of clothes. Take these, my
husband does not need them.” Suiting
the action to the word, she held forth a
pair of trousers patterned upon a very
loud and resonant plan. “Pardon me,
madam”-——the derelict upon life’s sea
bowed low and took another look at,
' the proffered wearing apparel—“but I
cannot accept your kind offer. I am
en route- to Philadelphia, and if Iincase
myself in these I might awaken some-
body when I reach my destination."
His logic must have been convincing.
for she closed the door gently and hid
the trousers in the trunk room.—N. Y.
\Vorld.
A Friend, indeed. _
First Museum Manager—Business
has been bad; but I’ve "engaged a
curiosity to-day that’l-l bring the folks
flocking in.
Second Manager (enviously)——What
is it? _
First Manager (proudly) —A girl who
really found a burglar under her bed.—
Puck.
Not Such a Treasure, Either.
Mrs. Bunting—My cook never asks
for an afternoon ofi.
Mrs. Larkin—What a. treasure!
Mrs. Bunting—No, she never asks.
She takes one whenever she wants it.
-—Bay City Chat.
—Mabel’s Retort—“Mabel, I think
all you girls that wear coats and vests
ought to wear plug hats,” said Charlie.
“Do you, Charlie?” answered Mabel,
sweetly. “Well, I think you men that
part your hair in the middle would
look most awfully cunning in side
combs.”—Courie‘r-Journal.
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