HOW THEY DO IT IN 'FRISCO.

Temuka Leader, Issue 324, 2 December 1880, Page 2

HOW THEY DO IT IN 'FRISCO.

As one of the most prominent young burglars of San Francisco was walking out of court the ether day, just after having secured an acquittal regarding his latest job, by a prompt and business like " divvy" with the powers that be at usual ratee, a well-to-do, but anxious-looking stranger touched his arm and btckoned him into the doorway.

"You are Toddy tin Ferret t, aren't you !" asked the g, ntlemap, *' lhe man who was tried to-dav for saft -crackin i? ?"

" Well wot of it ?" lvj.liod the housebraker. !

"Why, just this—you'll excuse my speaking so low— but the faei is, I've «oin« all the wav from San Joaqju to look m> a imrtv in your line of buhineGS."'

;t Have, rh ?" " Yes—l—well, Ivo a littie proposition to make to you."

" Exactly, said the Ferrctt cal n!y ; you're a bank cashier down in the foothills."

"How did you know that." stammered the gentleman, much amazed .

" And your cash and accounts are to be gone over by the directors on the Ist, aivl as you can't realise on your stocks, yon want me to gag you some time next week, shoot your hat full of holes, find the combination in your breast pocket-book, and go through the safe in the regular way." " Great heavens, man 7 how did you find all that out. " Why, I guessed it. It's the regular thing you know, I've got three orders to attenl to ahead of yours, now. Let me see. Can't do anything 'for you next wetk, but might give you WednesJay and Thursday of the week after. Hnv'i. that suit vou ?"

The collier said he thought he could i»ak:» that do, and in less than five minutes they had struck a bargain and the whole affair ended.—American paper.