The Shawl Swindle

Jt&tA heve a r ear ?L,! Jnn.ie 5 nppwnnco 111 New York. orthÚAltv wñl áonbtln mieiws tbo PompfatiiUi of vlrtímtaw cition Tt ic 1 nown b ie Hbojow "■ w shawl nwindlo," Wí w it nppeaU direc.Hvtothc otipMítyof hnimn naU uro it ha ranemlly provd lusl. ly ve1," vpvov=o to those who swaliowed t,n tompttaa Wt. The mnnor Ín whlch it is wovkca Ua folio.: Dur.__ i. nmr.nnir. wlien the male membereof the familv n peñera II jr en-ne1 in business nn awfty froin hom, tiie lwly of house recéives word thnlthoMfto"tnin e mnii, who o Uükoalo.% wishes tosee .er dwilitenhisevrnml to no oilse. S e o-ooi down sta:! and finds a straiir drcsswl jn blue clothes, wlth SWt and ailW ca,, who )„ Lus i„ his anns a bundie wrappod n tarnaiilitfc . , .e Ho 'zes artmnd mystorionsly, ns it to nmk" mire that 110 one ca" ovorhenr hliir, and finally-say that hclias jn nrrivod off of a long voyage fron India and has a coopto oí oas Inner „hawls that he bought ni Calcutta fo hiswife TUelatter (hniks tliey ai loo fine for her humblo ciroumstance andasthey nevar paid any daty l will diniMMB of them "dirt obeap. The rascnl is ffenemlly a man wit an extraneï? glib tongue, mut semi-confldeiifml mnnuer of stati g that ho nuggled the goocU ncarly ahvays deceives lus hcarer. 1 Ie rap - dly unrolls hia bundlo and discloses tho' shawls which, BUie enough, look like zeiiuiue cashmores. As he sces that tiiev have producod an Impvession upon the lady, he grow more voluble a,?dconfldenlial, "Thcn .aw s - hc observes, "is worth acool L2o,oi 1Uo, apiece, at any fn-st-class store In houdon, they ain't „over broiight . to this oountry of that 'ere fine quality. -pkq,-'.-o . Itfht too lino tur nty oíd I llPV 1(3 il M-iii' tjlJV' - - wouKm.amlasifsnooijcct to meto keep 'cm, vou can havo 'em fuv 125 mura Now to make Mire I fifi you, hc-e-s the Inüe I tab vvitli the maUer's name on m farri leticra. Iaiu'tno bc bo tar rnyself, nnim, L'm only a poor sailor; butl ve no doubt a lady líke you km mul u." This litt'.e flattery frequeutly has the desiml effect, and the iacly gazes at the little oard attached to the shawl 111)011 Wlliuu iii - - - i'tr, . , ifiudustanee ch&rtwteristks giviug the „ame of the maker as if she could reftd it If she is of au económica! turn oí nünd ihe will hnggle ovur the pvice añ'loücrSW for ihe Uvo knowmg uit Bister Jauo or cousm bue ia just i„g ,o ({Ot a real caslnuere, ad luiKing tCt she caa easily dispose oeotthomto her for the pnce she a"d for boih. Bhe hesitotós; the sailor," who is watchiug her keeuly .. '..„, ,.nniir of his evo, observes t and redoubles lus persuasión wkh ffeoted iiaiikness. Tlieu Ho goes on "'wcll, mum, if f ou don't wsint the hawls l won't take up your tune no 1Oi-e lf them wasu't smuggled goods could"o right down toChostnut cet a-ül llem at uny OW lor .. acli. But of MM cant do that eic, so if you say no 1 think 1 1 tiy he lady in the big browusioiie ttousö That'nemlly scttles the matter; tln idea ot üic odious 4U8. öuniu g:itimr uoraeeaiou of one of tliose ime sna'Vls. vvlnle she tlirows awuy tne opuortunity is too muoli tor hei. ie S üke a good deal ot money lc . 1 siu-c, bui theu if herhusband objcctt, Bheóomfonshursclf w.iUU.e a,-,uBuce tot ■ cun sell them formore Umnshe paid tor tlicni. i ie baiu. m is quickly iiruok aud she takos butb shuvls, Vbile the launble "saiioi baXoutoftUe house and makes ofi very rapidly, $35.00 ahcad ou iua Uttlo trai.e.