| Show META THE WRONG MAN I MET-A Quaker Surprises a Confidence Man Who Retires In Haste New York ConiirTCal I 1 Advertiser A coJ 1gr Z ci fine lOOknjT maim watt a gray beard and wearing a large Quaker dot waiked se reoeJy dawn Brtadway recently and when liair the Xsto House hi was accosted by a capper felknv ctad In loud tnpl tra users Why hw do you do Uncle Jcsh Simp 51 1 sacIhe Quaker beamed placidly upon the man who knew him so well but whose iiiduraite countenance he had never amen I before The ClUlldence man for emcee novas no-vas was shaking tha diana of the Quaker effusively wasin the latter 1 wnth a queer twinkle m his eyes reylled 011 1 do not have so many but they are harder Tho swindler nothing daunted comtin ued Let me see I met you somewhere Uncle Josh but I cannot recall the Dk1e 1 remember seeTs you before the Quaker said Yes yes but where was it I Wih that seine merry look from hits I eyes the old man saM I visited Black wells Island some mosiJis ago to haves tigris some case I had and I saw you tbero in a convicts garb If not I am I sure I will soon sea you there You are not an easy mirk old fellow > F remarked the wouldhe swindle as he walked away Tte Quaker was Thomas Ij3n pence a lawyer end a member of the Sadoty of FriendS who resides up the Hudson He Is isO a writer and Is the author of a story < riatl d The Ind an liaaJ on Sooth Jlountvan His humor aswl originalIty are known in thts cay and Virgoja where IKS once lived |
