| Show money changers A lew few days ago a mule a gentleman of this city met with a little adventure in og ten deu which may prove a warning to he had bad just jaa boarded the salt sail lake train when a couple of young men followed him into the car one of them began a conversation with him gain by asking bow far it was to salt lake how long it would take to reach there etc toe individual who was thus scraping an acquaintance the gentleman turned to his companion and asked it if he bad a 20 piece which he would like to exchange for three fives and five dollars in silver the reply was in the negative the would be money changer then asked the gentleman it if had a 20 dollar piece which he would like to exchange tor for smaller change the gentleman replied no have you two tens th the e gentleman replied that he bad the sharper then handed him three live five dollar bills and four silver dollars which the gentleman counted and then said there is only 19 16 here bere 11 1118 Is that so said the sharper for such he ae proved to be well I 1 ive ve got another dollar bill so saying he be took fok the 19 back from the gentleman and by a quick and skillful skill tul move movement luent divided the three five dollar bills from the four silver dollars at the same time thrusting the thumb and forefinger of each hand into his vest pockets qui quickly ekly withdrawing his bis right ho he thrust the money it contained into the gent lemans hand telling him there is the other dollar bill the he gent gentleman lemaa proceeded to unfold a bill which was mixed up with silver and found that a dollar had been added to the tha four bluner ool dol lars but that the three five dollar bills were missi mis sieg ag the sharper seeing he be was caught caugh t quickly said 1111 ill IIII give you all silver it you like green backs will da just as well cooly replied toe the gentleman who now saw kind of a aku he was dealing with ill give you back your houi tens then said the scoundrel suiting the action to the word the gentleman pocket a his bis original tens aed aad just as he did so the conductor approached here is a man who will bear watching said the gentleman to the conductor 11 I 1 only wanted to change some money said the shark you can change it at the ticket office abuid the conductor at which the sharper left the train for good travelers would do well to let strangers do their money changing at the fhe ticket office or some where else the above game has been repeatedly played at ogden lately one party being swindled bulf ou of 15 by it RB as W was attempted in the above instance |
