The Cook County Herald

HAD PLAYED THE GAME
He Could Not Fool Jonesey with His Trick.

Three young men were seated at a table in a Market street restaurant. One of them drew from his pocket and laid upon the table a silver dollar, says the Philadelphia Record. Beside it he placed a visiting card, with a round hole about a half inch in diameter pierced through its center. Said he:

"See the fat, white dollar? See the little hole in the card? Bet you the cigars I can push the big dollar through the little hole" "I'll go you," said one of his companions; "but, remember, you are to push that dollar through that hole without enlarging the hole."

"That's what," responded the proposer of the feat. Laying the dollar flat on the table, he held the card on edge just behind it. Then he produced a pencil which he shoved through the hole in the card until it touched the edge of the coin. "Pushing the dollar through the hole, see?" "Here comes Jonesey," said the loser. "Lend me your dollar and your funny card and I'll get revenge. Oh, I won't do a thing to Jonesey!" A lengthy, cadaverous young fellow, with a vacuous expression, drifted into the vacant place at the table. "Jonesey," said the loser of the cigars, "here's a big dollar and here's a little round hole in a card. Bet you I can put the dollar through the hole just as it is loser to pay all four of our checks." "Done," said Jonesey. The other proceeded to repeat the action of the first trickster.

"Hold on," drawled Jonesey, languidly, "your contract is to put the dollar through the hole. I didn't bet you couldn't 'push' it through the perforation. You see, dear boy, I've been up against the game hitherto."