Show original confidence man Mah A story Is told of 0 old new york and ot of how the expression confidence man meant a man in whom one could id not place confidence at all it Is said that some years ago a very well dressed man maa with a courteous co address was wont to walk up and down the principal streets ot of the city whenever he met a stranger at gr who looked hopeful to him he would approach the man and with the most delightfully frank manner he would ask my dear sir have you confidence enough in me an entire stranger to you to lend me 5 for an hour or two and it is said that the nan man mad an extremely good living by this very simple means |