The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-31
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doussieS= seea something of a very pleasast game at carts called p~ksv, aad perhaps many whs ws read this have -snfFsred'' occasionally h tnrSs efssrts to initiate themselves Gaas u. myssarss- The g4sns, believe originated ca tise MsshsPpi- al least the nonarch of rivers slssuts itaSd yeu rarely make be ss:r Esssss Ns~ oze@ss ls si IasR CT Cincinnati. wllhoat seeing almost every day Aai night parties pSying in the eabta, 'e say aothi'g of divers ehsies eoteriss amoag the dec&ers." Coming ap moash siRee spea sss of iAOse magnificent satiag palaces that 1yIgais that great highway ef sand aaa water. il vps my fOriaae b 6nd myself Oss of about lear haadrei Pssusngsrs, the bulk of whom were dischargrd Aotdters reauEa ias from the eswpaagu Ia Nsxits1- Some q the boys vens hush, ss the saying is, lsavtag heaFdea aP their pay for sFiaFEe at hee, aad as !, would be of the qne~isoa fes soldier to lei his oaey remaia Idle in hts be.t CT forego sehsaee to dsable oF Ipse if si gaming. some bali dozen games were constantly in fag blast. For iha first two or t,rec days OCT heroes had the fua all to themselves; bat sooa after ls4Sag Memphis. one of the parties iouad in.elf increased by the addition of new player. who saia .. lee ksew very little aboat the game, but diJa | Haind Io.Iag few dimes. sy way of passing the Iinse pirssaatiy.''
 Thls acquisition was a uan of aboat afty-Gve, spare. with black hair and eyes, very pale face aud very white neckcloth. aud at first sighs look cd very much hks Tennessee Methodist preacher, The frs. night he played very badly. Tae cards dija't seem to Eua in bis favor, and when hs hesd < geod hARd he WAS to be very much sgitaicd, and always 'spaiedf' if, aA he very emPlsAticaliy depressed it. Aad he was very particular in urg- ing upon the ether players the psOPtie,y of play jag :. ca fb< sq4Gre;' he always did it, aaa ht never played si a table where there was sport ing maa," a he knew t.
 After breakfast ncxt morning the cards wers agaia bruught out, aas. ss.ieF tEesss, plessse their good luck the night before, IHvird tho gen leaAa who go scrspuioas!Y played ca the square to take hand OAd Isaoesaet. the was after waEss called, reluctantly aliewed himself to b' 3rawa into tie gaas, aaa ai diaser time sghdI winner.
 After dinner the game renewed, sitd ha strange gsatieasaa had extraordinary lack. H' held three white aees' ofeR tha, the soldiers who were blee,iias pretty handsomely. began t' ,hinS he had soal- sest of iullaepce over papers ior esrtaisly maH v hO vas 50 very seruPalsai and always inisted oa ga gocd shafle' and "cut," woaId net attempt to cheat them TAs gaaas EeRt on brassly til sapPef. aad after tIsa was ever. was renewed with increased inIerust oas after one of the soldiers were vtcsimsxed asd left; but others saapsIed ther piacs5 to follow il tsseif bad luck. Use htte iciisw. whose slasar, wead nsrss gain hisa sdniitiAacs inio tAe ha' dur.hg peace establishment, had lost oBe hundred and thirty dollars, and neryoasiy raitlisg h, pile. ffIeeA t~cnty dollars. still hoping ts via back his cash.
 Aboat 10 o'clock heavy raia began ts fall, and the passengers locked iut0 the eahia and sarrOasd ed the tables Among these were . couple of eff e@rs, in citizens dress. xse stood behind Oid Ia- nOeenee, looking uPsa the play with apparent in difference. At length. one of them proposed ts play few hands for the little soldier who had beeu 50 hard ssfeFsr. which agreed to by ths crowd. Several deais passed without any betting sf coasequsnee, when Old Innocence ventnred half The officer, whom wil call Jones. weni back Y, which was met ty Old Innocence, and ss \ better. This exhausted the lltle soldiers pike
 
 eoaple of eagles and them over, sIl the tiTn@ keeping his eyes fixed upoa his opponents han,. The oid fellow proved gfs, and met the sum, aac . came back aaother twenty.
 P The e1eitsaest thus had been graaHalIv rising ~ilh the bets began ta exhibit is-if in varea' ways. The little soldier. who had uld laRo- ceSee's hand, waated to get peep at Jsae-', euI Inc latter refused. saying he might besray him } Every body seemed interested ia favor of Ioses bat a had their iaissiyiags. os the cid iaaas las seemed too sirOng be be4s besscs be had showa bis carts to sesersl of the sg-sanssrs. Jones kept Ais face, sad after hesssalieg nate st,ii keep f iss his eye upoa hts asighber's hand, fSrked up the requisite twealy aellars and csh,d. fl "FaH hzsG," respos4ed Uld lnBOcea acs-. three sees and t~o 6Ees,'' aud he e4relaIiy sxhsbssEa [ tile psPrrs.
 Wont de-" said Jones, raking down the dimes a lets lock at your Ofacr csni:''
 The old gentleman began to grow sesvoas. asd demanded sight but Joass rather abruptly eau ghl his hand aad exposed additional card, that had been carefully covered by sa ace
 Six earsts,' cried the bystasderS- |" I thoaghi he had sAtrserdiaary lsck. said Ose; s'asd that handkerchief GU hs lap locked sassseisa. to usv. ? said another
 ..He deall 'esa himself" sad osI Iaasesace. aaa eiatm the moaey.'
 Josss very eoo,ly reached across ths tabls asd pallsd kinS osi es the old gsnlasssAs's waiscsat is Hlesssai mere A reasonably heasy chair, though Sieded by the sIIe soIsiieF. e4aas rather vigorously on the head ei Old issoSsses. and he 1 Seai sgra~laz amid ths tobacco Jaiee apoa the aoor. hs oid ieliow thea rals.sl ,e hls lsst aud committee Felseved hss well filled pockets, returning th~ir losses io she sekissss sHd dsssliag lthe sarpias ia ike masBer. h menssst afssr, .hrve taps of the h~s 9sueed that tss bsAi w1s approaching ~oed-yard, and iA Eve nsisases she moved off, leaving os4 lHseceAce siEssag spoa a tcetten-~c"d log, ia pretty sasB storm as esss dFe4ciaod naAa ~ho played on ths ssaafs."