Salt Lake Herald | 1890-11-11 | Page 6 | He Was the Man

Ho Was tlio Man I A confidence man yes we are a sharp crowd but occasionally our smartness gets us into trouble said ono of the schemers to a reporter 11 attended the Grand Army encampment at Boston I had an old veteran vet-eran in tow one night talking war with him for all I was worth I said I was at I the battle of Gettysburg and slept in an old barn about half a mile cast of the town the night after the third days battle Helooked up suddenly at this Was it < ared barn he asked I said yes And did another soldier sleep with you I dont Icnow why I was bo thoughtless but I answered yes He jumped at mo and yelled Give it back to me you thieving scoundrel What said I My pocketbook pock-etbook You took it you lying villain Well sir it took me a half hour of the hardest talking I ever did to convince that old vet that it was another barnSeattle Journal