Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-12

what we call Jacks. Well, now, the idee
is, il you'll take the deck and mix 'em all
up together, III take off passed. from top,
and the bottom one of them take of will
be one of the Jacks"
" Me 10 mix 'em fusi," said old Jed 'dah.
"Yes,"
Sand you not TO see but the back Of the
top one, when you go to cut as you call
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"Jist so, daddy"
i "And the backs all jst as like as kin
bea" said the senior Suggs, examining the
cards.
"More like nor cow.peas," said Simon.
+" 1t can't be done, Simon" observed the
old man, with great solemnity.
"Bob Smith kin do it, and SO kin l."
"It's agin mater, Simon; thar ant man
in Augusty, nor on top of the yeath that
kin do i'll"
daddy" said our hero, "ef you'll bet
me-"
"What!" Numbered old Mr.. Suggs,
"Bet, did you say2" and he came down
with scorer, across Simon's shoulders
"me, Jed'diah Suggs, that's been in the
lords sarvice these twenty years-me bet,
you nasty, sassy, triflin', ugly"
81 didn't go TO say that, daddy; that
warn't what | meant, adzactly. ment
to say that eff you'd let me off from this
here maulin' you owe me, and give me
Bunch eff cut Jack, I'D gipe you all this
here silver, eff Idid'n't-that's all. To be
sure, | alters knowd you wouldn't bet."
Old Mr. Suggs assertained the exact
amount OF the silver which his son handed
him, in an old leathern pouch, for nspec.
lion. He also. mentally, compared that
sum with an imaginary one, the supposed
value of certain Indian pony, called
"Bunch," which he had bought for his
"old woman's" Sunday riding, and which
had sent the old lady into fence corner,
the frst--and only--time she had ever
mounted him. As he weighed thepocu h OF
silver in his hand, Mr.. Suggs also endea-
vored to analyse the character of the
transaction proposed by Symon. at sar.
tinly can't be nothin' hut gipin' no way
it kin be iwisted,' he murmured to himself
81 knor he can't do it, so there's no resk ).
What makes betiin2 The resk. It's
one-sided business, and III jist let him give
me all his money, and that'll put all his
wild sportin' notions out Of his head"
twill you stand il, daddy2" asked ST.
mon, by way Of waking the old man up.
"You mought as well, FOR the whippin'
won't do you no good, and as for Bunch,
nobody about the plantation won't ride
him, but me-"
"Simon," replied the old man, 81 agree
to it. Your old daddy is in close place
about payin' for his land; and this here
money-it's jist eleven dollars, lackin' of
twenty-five cents--will help Out mighty.
Blu. mind, Simon, eff any things said a.
bout this, hereafter, remember, you give
me the money"
every well, daddy, and eff the thing
works up instid O. down, 'spose we'll say
you give me Bunch--eh?n
aYou won't never be troubled to tell
how you come by Bunch; the things agin
mater, and can't be done. What old Jed.
diah Suggs knows, he knows as good as
anybody. Give me them fixaments, 81.
mon.'
Our hero hands the cards TO his father,
who, dropping the plough.iine with which
he had intended 10 tie Simon's hands, turn
ed his back 10 that individual, in order 10
prevent his witnessing the operation Of
miring. He then sat down and very lei
surely commenced shutting the cards, ma.
king, however, an exceedingly awkward
job Of ii. FESTIVE kings and queens jump.
cd from his hands, or obstinately refused
to slide into the company Of the rest Of the
pack. Occasionally, sprightly knare
would insist on fdcing his neighbor; or,
pressing his edge against another's, half
double himself up, and then skip away.
But Elder Jud'diah perseveringly contin-
ued his attempts 10 subdue the refractory,
while heavy drops burst from his forehead
and ran down his cheeks. All of sud.
den, an idea, quick and penetrating as a
rifie-ball, seemed to have entered the era
MUM Of the old man. He chuckkled au-
dibly. The devil had suggested 10 Mr..
Suggs an impromptu, "stock," which would
place the chance Of Simon already SUI
fIciently slim in the old mans opinion
without the range OF possibility. Mr..
Suggs forthwith proceeded to collect all
the picter cards---so rs to be certain TO in
clude the jacks--and place them at the
bottom; with the evident intention Of
keeping Simon's fingers above these when
he should cut. Our hero, who was quiet
ly looking over his fathers shoulders all
the time, did not seem alarmed by this
disposition Of the cards; on the contrary,
he smiled as il he felt perfectly confident
Of success, in spite Of il.
SNOW, daddy said Simon, when his
father had announced himself ready, "nar-
~ one Of US amt got 10 look at the cards,
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