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The Confidence Game Frustrated
| Salience | Peripheral |
|---|---|
| Tags | Ball in the CultureBall in the Culture |
| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | |
| Holiday | |
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| Text | "On Friday morning last (August 24) an impudent scamp in a very genteel garb entered the house of Mr. Gregory in Sussex street, and informed the servant girl that her master was about to play a game of base ball in Brooklyn, and wanted his uniform, a suit of clothes for a ball, &c...The girl believing him gave him all the articles required, when he said further, in a confidential way, that he had forgotten the cigars, a box of which would be found not yet opened. This was his mistake, for no cigars were in the house, and the girl, being now placed on her guard, immediately unpacked what she had previously packed, and said she would take the articles herself...To this the gentleman of course objected, but the girl was honest and determined. She accordingly took the articles to the office of Mr. Gregory, and found that he had not the slightest intention to leave the city. The rogue of course escaped, and no account has been heard from him since." |
| Sources | New York Sun, Aug. 28, 1855. P |
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| Comment | Hershberger: "Make of this what you will." Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | 19CBB Posting 8/22/2012 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1855.1 The Confidence Game Frustrated"
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