OUT OF THE SAME BATCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1749, 31 July 1884, Page 2

OUT OF THE SAME BATCH.

■ ...'' ■"""•', . .. '■■■k rustic looking man sat. in the : smoking-carT){;the.Omaha train one j night, when."; another rural-looking t person came in; . .v, : "Isthis-seattakeiif. .' " .;. i " No,, sir, sit -right : ;down," said the i other making room, for him,... 3 Soon the two farmers were iii i versation, ■ : . • " '•» ■ . " Where are you from f ; •. .'■ '-' f "I live near Biida. Where do-you 8 hailfvomf '"■ „ " I'm a pretty near neighboi of &-. I yours; I live near Kewanee," '> "Farming?" J "Yes/ Are you?" 8 "Yes; farming and stock." "Been to town with stock?" \ "Yes j brought np a hundred head ? of steers." 6 "Ibrought hogs." I .And so the conversation ran on d . until just before the "train reachedy Mendota, and the two old farmers were right well acquainted, Presently - another man who looked like a merf chant came in and was surprised to see II one of the old farmers. ? "Well, well, well," said the new * man, " I'm glad to see you; maybe you \ 6 can help me out of a little embarrassy ing : trouble, I want to pay a man a ir bill on the train before I get off at e- Mendota, and I haven't money enough*. R If you'll let me have 100 dollars on nfft 16 cheque I'll be very m.ueh obliged. )fc ; " Certainly, I'm glad to do it," and t out came the farmer's pocket-book. ; g But, alas, he had only 40dols in small 10 bills and a beautiful,- crisp, 500 dollar bill- ---- ■._.' is "You're perfectly welcome to the P- 40dols if that'll help you out, or to the ,„ " Perhaps your "friend can help us id out; the 40dols will hardly answer," to said the merchant, and then lie apolo"i gised for making so much trouble. 1K " Well," softly said the other farmer, ry who urtil now had been silently look- ™. ing.on/ "I can't change a 500dol bill, ng but 1 can give you another for it, and be I think it came out of the same batch jh and was printed on the same press," ill And turning to the other old farmer he added: "If your partner had'nt come just as he did, mine would have ,|j been here in a miniite, I've been £&■ jj r ting ready to work you on" the stiff ne game ever since Ave left Chicago." at At Mendota', four very much disgusa ted confidence men stepped off the train "" and stood around in the cold waiting ' ' _ for a train returning to Chicago.