Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-12
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN
Throwing on.
an irregular Drama in one act.
SCENE FIRST.

Platterille sitting IN Billiard Sdioon-heda
down-5oth legs ertended-boih hands fun
bling in his fobs in search of the last dime.
PLArrEv1LLE solus. Broke by -. Nothing
stirring. Not pound of mineral-East range
worked out as hollow as the horn ail-old dirt
piles all picked over-stealing merely nominal
1t wont do must stir things up; shall have to
scare up bit of game and rope IN some OF the
flats (Takes out pack of cards and shufiies.)
Brag, poker, lieu, seven-up, romps, pool. any
thing. Wonder comes Beetoarn. Twill draw the
wool over his eyes this time. Enter Beetopn)
WHY. give us your fist, my ragged old badger
Are Won here with 'spocket full of rocks ~
BEErowN. ssIn horn" No; have only
a flint left @ i44
PLArTEvILLE. Sc You must pick your Hint
and try again.'' You see these paste boards IN
NV hand The b'hoys will be in presently, and
we will take them for few. (Whispers)--and-
YOU make point for me--into my hands--make
point for ou-game-divide winnings between
us, YOU understand Snake-anv further through
a mill stone than blind man into nigger's peck
et-'caster, 's5urgh, pigeons for us to pick. Go
into the back room and will send in the boys as
they come, to make up a hand Thirsty as ever,
old coclS' Whiskey for two, landlord. (They
drink Exit Beetown to back room.l Hx
Enter HAZEL GREEN.
: PLArrEv1LLE How now, Hazel? Why,
you are getting as corpulent as an alderman
bloated like beer barrel thought you had
joined the s. o. IT, 'H
HAZEL GREEN. None of your jibes, You old
rowdy. M $3.50 ,aa
! PLArTEvILLE. No offence meant, my hear
~. love yea too well to quarrel. | know Of
but two who owe you grudge. They woud
pick your pockets or cut your throat, if they had
opportunity. a.s al,pE has ua
HAZEL GREEN. Who are they !
PLArTEvrLLE. am no busy body. like
TO see neighbors live quietly and go to church to-
gether like good Christians,
HAZEL GREEN. Is it Benton and .New Dig
to be my best friends.
PLATTEvILLE. Ought to be Aye; ''men
should be what they SEEM Keep shady. VIII
they be in, Well; we thought of having little
game in the back room. Beeto,cn is in there and
can be used. (Whispers)-me Point---put you
on main thorough fare from Gaiena North and
West-Benton and .New Diggings left in an ed
dy one side of the main channel of business-use
them up like two pinches Of snuff, Exit Hasei
Green to back room.
Enter BENTON and New DIGGINGs.
PLArTEvILLE. Shaking hands with them.)
Just in time, lads. Here are flats on the wing
Beetown and Hazel Green are in the back room,
waiting to make up game. Hazel Green and
!Shullsburgh after you with sharp stick, boys
How Scrabble, the old scrub, has picked up late
ly, Can't you lay his tail in the water'
BENTON. 1t is Rountree's engines that keep
his tail out of the water.
PLArTEvILLE. (Whispers) - divide lay
out Shullsburgh and Hasei Green as cold as
wedges-nake me point, that is a point sure
between us-win the game--dvide with you af-
terward-half shire-or Niger off, most votes
rakes down the pile. But keep shady. Pass in,
boys. Exit Benton and .New Diggings to back
room.l tr
Enter CAssvILLE.
PLArTEvILLE. Welcome, old wharf rat
have scheme for you to head Snake off, yet.
whispers NORTH and south lne--you county
seat of-half-can't keep it. Snake-comer-
Beetopn, nasty hole-nothing, leads petered-
me point--you a point. This is the game we
are 70 play for. We have chance to win and
none to lose. Go into the back room and mind
your cue. Exit to back room.l
Enter SNAKE.
PLArTEvILLE. My arch enemy no more,
hope, how are yon
SNAKE. Suspicious of you yet, | tell you
frankly. When Won grow oily, there is always
mischief at the bottom of it.
PLArTEvILLE. We have been foes-Iet Us
bury the Ratchet We need to assist, not to in
Jure each other.
SNAKE. You have always played me the
hypOeriie.
PLATTEvTLLE. II would be useless to tell
you, you are an old liar. You have always played
of Lancaster against me and thus prevented dr.
VISION. Suppose we divide the oyster between Us;
SNAKE. Half shire business You proposed
that Infamous piece Of yiainy once before, and
insisted upon keeping the records and Offices, at
that
SNAKE. nyOur nOrth and south division could
be made, you would throw me OF and 60 for Lam