Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-18
OUTWARD AND ONWARD"

claimed, that gives me nerve!"
Then suppose you take the bets, do
your" asked Shark.
g am considering if dare offer you
chance TO double :" said the Sucker, as he
beheld the ace turned upon the top of the
pack, and The four kings in his own hand.
This finesse produced great anxiety among
the by-standers, who fell a deep interest in
the Suckers welfare, hut dared not utter
one syllable, for fear OF gaining the diSplea-
sure of Shark aud his party.
"YeS, gentlemen," he at last replied, I"
bet each OF you five hundred dollars that
win the pots"
They posted up five hundred dollars each.
The Sucker took it up and placed ii in his
pocket, leaving the four one thousand dol
lar notes TO he taken up by the winner.
Now, gentlemen" SAID he, :" am one
hundred dollars loser already, and let that
amount for the pot"
g will call it," said one of the party
Signify itby laying up the money y said
he Sucker.
"Certainly sir" said the other,
as he began feeling in his pockets, knowing
all the time he had not a dime. so, for
GOT | left my pocket book in another peck
ct. Captain Shark, please lend me the hun
dreu until go 10 my trunk,
Shark pulled out his purse which contain
ed about + SO, and passed him the amount,
which was posted. The Sucker took the
money in his hands, aud turned his cards
over, remarking-" as you and | are the
only ones contendng, viii show you bad
sight!" putting the two hundred dollars III
his pocket with one hand, aud turning up his
cards with the other, showing ftm klngS.
lie thea aided, . / win all my boys, this
timem
"Hohr' cried Shark, as one of them
turned over Joltr aces! They all seized their
thousand dollar notes.
81 an swindled !" cried the Sucker.
"You are robbedp' Moderated the pas
sengers.
The game broke up by the sucker declar-
ING they we're mol entitled TO the money: five
aces was one more than he had ever seen IN
one pack before. Captain Shark tried hard
to console him by telling him 1t was very
seldom that II was the case but whenever
il was, The loser had to submit.
"W eli, / am nothing but poor old dro-
ver," said the sucker. K0u certainly do
not think ought to lose my hard earnings'"
"Dut," SAID Captain shark, you re-
member lhat sweet nlle village, Puduhca
/ hat viii make all right"
:" was only Jokng," said the old man,
g never won a dollar in that town in my
life. said il merelysfor past time and AT
any rate, ii had you ought to sympathse
with ne, Captain, you having lost S9000!"
" 0 it was all Il JEST" said The Shark. 81
was only joking myself; | never, sir, play
other than for amusement"
by tins time there had great sympathy
arose among the passengers, aud move
was made to elicit favor from Captain Har-
ris, to make the Shark party refund the
Sucker his money, and Il committee appoin-
ted to wait upon HIM forthat purpose. he
boat was nov nearing the mouth of the
Ohio. The Captain was standing Oh the
boiler deck IN close conversation with Rob
erds. As the committee approached, Rob
erds Withdrew. The chairman addressed
the Captain in manner which he thought
ought to have great efiect-staIlng that
they had Witnessed the whole transaction.
1t was case without "A parallel.
" am well aware OF that" said the cap
tam; - but | can't take any action CON
Corning it before Tomorrow morning.?
Here the chairman made another appeal !;
the old gentleman was "A drover, he had some
ten or liiteecn hands employed, he wanted
to get oil at place but shortdlstance from
the mouth OF The Ohio, OH the Missouri
side, aud he wanted his money back that
night.
II will attend TO it at eleven O'Clock to-
morrow" SAID Captain Harris, and at the
same time he rang the bell TO apprIze the
passengers of their arrival ut Caro-. he
committee returned to the cabin, astonished
at the GOODNESS wIth which Captain harris
had treated the subject. The boat was soon
again under way, and the committee waited
upon the old man, and informed him that
five OF the Sharks had gone on shore, three
OF which had five hundred each OF the mans
money aud that the chief scouhdrel, Cap
tain Shark, remained. That they wished to
inform hin that they had waited upon Cap
tain Harris, in his Che old man's) behalf.
That Captain Harris told them he would not
act upon The subject before eleven o'clock
the next day.
.And get out tonight" replied the un-
fortunate old mgn.
(Which we have told him." said the
speaker as he drew heavy breath.
- Dut we can: help You, my friend, . said
another passenger -. ~ we could we would
with great pleasure. We shall always bear
Captain Harris in mind for his indifference
10 this casc.''
Inc old man looked first at one Of the
committee then upon another, and then up
on another, aud .nen remarked:
81 suppose Captain Harris thought a.
each Of you may think, after the poor old
man has gone ashore, that Captain Shark
might as well have won as the Old Sucker
Bui what did be say when you asked him to
help me;'
8" We did not get n definite answ or out of
him, more than At eleven O'Clock tomorrow
he would decide. 4 hen we went To Rob-
e.ds, 10 see ii he could not be moved. lie
heard u give the whole transaction, veriia-
TIN, after saying be felt about as the old lady
ald when her husband had made an attack
upDn huge bear. First the bear wOud
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