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


man. g But can't understand your mean
ing by entering your name falsely"
oh all is o. k" replied the Sucker
Captain, placing his finger upon his nose.
:. am Captain at present, Did you not
see my men! Have not paid their passa-
ges for the deck? That's ali-tinishing the
sentence by request for the Clerk, RobertlS,
and Captain Harris to "keep dark"
After this the old man turned upon his
heel, and called for the bar-keeper 10 give
him glass of old g Bourbon" and to send
Il quart down 10 his men on deck. This
done, the Suckers tongue soon got nimble.
He was very socialile. Every man had TO
drink that would drink. Captain Shark had
/ kept his eye on him from the time he came
on board, but more particularly, however.
after he discovered him take the ''rst horn,'
as the Sucker termed il. The boat was
now near paducah, which place, the old man
remarked, he had great respect for, " for
the simple fact, gentlemen," said he, Il
made two thousand dollars in one night in
that lovely little village, playing the"
here he heSltated.
Tell it all! tell it ALP cried Shark and
his party"
Inc old man called for another glass, and
then he gave the close of his sentence by
say ing " iull decked poker"
I Uood as wheat" cried Shark. am
glad of ii. Them same Paducha men beat
me"- here ne paused.)
s'Speak it out" cried the Sucker; speak
it out!" said the Shark party.
''Well, gentlemen, they beat me out OF
5000! out am determined To have 1t
back my luck connot always go against
me IA Ihat way"
~ should think not;" said the Sucker.
:. but you must take one thing iuto consld-
Grafton, Captain us drOrefS Ohe Captain
looked surprised at the word droyers, not
thinking Tor the time that he was working
on u man that hadn't over nifty dollars on
earth, which he hoped to WIN, to relieve hiin
the expense OF live passengers, IL his party
conld not effect the slipping oil game at The
mouth OF the OhIo,) are not apt 10 know
much about cards"
:" are you "A dr0Uerp asked Shark, sus-
piciously.
{" es, sir, am a drover, sir! Il gentleman
drover, sir! | have money enough 10 singe
a cane break Yes, sir, enough OF Uncle
Sanl's thousand dollar blankets, (meanIng
$1,000 notes. To make Il carpet Tor steam
boat!" The party then concluded to take
another drink and adjourn.
The Shark party concluded that the dro-
yer was the passenger for them, aud as there
was some mystery IN the distant treatment
| they bad all along received irom the passell-
gers, they determined to SKIN him, without
/ giving amy further opporlunitSto those who
might be inclined TO prevent their designs.
/ NV ell, gentlemen," SAID Captain shark,
. let US nave lille nap OF poker; what
say your" Undressing the drover.)
agreed I" said he; agreed" said three
of the Shark party, enough to make UP
/ fiYe-handed game.
4 "Well, gentlemen," said the drover, g
am satisfied that you are the clear grit, and
therefore, five OF US will play, and not adj
NIT any others for fear of imposition"
4 This was the very thing they wanted, and
OF course readily assented 10. A table and
cards were ordered. The Sucker was mfth-
iul, and bet freely, until he lost some iily
dollars. his luck was bad, as he thought,
and the cards ran low. II was finally Cap
tain Sharks deal, and he had been to all APP
pearances, also loser.
A new pack of cards had been ordered,
and were then laid upon the table 10y the
waiter.
. deal this time" said Captain Shark,
81 with the new cards.
= hen / hope,' remarked the droyer,
" you viii give me a good hand"
a Certainly you shall haze but one thing
short OF what yOu require SAID Shark, and
at the same Time gave his right hand man
the nudge.
The cards were cut aud Shark commen-
ced the deal. i he Sucker had raised the
edge slightly Of his first four cards, without
the apparent nouce OF the other gainesters,
and aud discovered four kings. l his is u
lucky hand, thought he.
Shark closed Inc deal by turning up the
top card, remarklng, "there Is the ace OF
clubs for trump"
he draYer knowing his hand was the
next hand 10 four aces, and seeing one OF
the denomination turned upon the pack, re-
markell
"Weh, if the ace Of clubs is rumps,
bet FIVE hundred dollars win this POI"
- gu viii bet i've hundred dollars You
will win this po,:" cried Captain Shark, ~
Will tai that bet!'
:" Iaik enough, /" said Inc sucker "there
Is the rBnOm at the same time throwing
upon tie table thousand dollar note.
= Vi eli, really, you almost scare ne, but
! take Tie Det, said Shark, pulling out ave
one hundred dollar bank bills, say ing al the
same time, I" take that, and the thousand
dollar note is 10 slakel''
Ihe drOver placed the five hundred dol
lars ~ his pocket, and then remarked that
be would bet five hundred dollars more
Captain Shark said he had bet all he teit
Wiling to risk but hoped one OF the other
gentlemen would accommodate him.
=. vii try you" said one other al the la
bic down WItA your aast aud ! Wlil Gov
er IT,
ohsgk slipped five hundred dollars under
the taDie "a iIls partner, who LAID ~ up, say
ing, =. iDy money - siaked sir"
he cucAer, apparently unconscious that
al ) timing was wrong, iaid down another
th1usai.a dollar note, and placed the other
hge hundred ia his pocket. shark, BY tnis