The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-11-13


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MY game, replied The General, is dead
open and Shai' '' 7'-'.' 'a' 50
HVot you say, Generate! Ne no under-
stand yousu Isl, yen dead open and shut
with Won card, elI?' '"''"I''r in 0a3"a 'SV. =
I 9'sOpen pnd shut with everything else but
cards said the General, with coarse laugh
-iiwilI give you an example = z -I
lie placed himself m an altitude to explain
lis game, which was done by placing his
hands behind him, and requiring lie French.
man 10 say whether they were open or shut.
Monsieur hardly knowing what 10 make.
IofH, said 'open.' snr, laaa'1u stT -sn
'How much will you bet msr inquired the
General. .U.ui-
'SuPPose me better you Won leelIc hun
dred dollares' g-FI7.l
'DoneH said the General at the same
! lime sho%ingthe astonished Frenchman his
closed hands. Il am sorry to inform you
that you have losi, and smile of peculiar
meaning playing round his mouth .l4 gbad
'Ah! scarce! me shall no understand YOU
such game, Generale.' " 1' w. ~ +
'Must sndesand II, by Jup,ersn thun
dered the General, once more placing his
hands behind him. 'a'' G'' \
The Frenchman guessed again, and lost
ofcourse. This was repeated several times,
until Monsieur declared he could no longer
play. .sgaoaag ttG b1c
Produce a substitute, then,' cried the
Generol--'by thunder this must be played
Monsieur then referred him 10 his worthy
friend the Yankee who being called upon,
proposed that he should be alternately en-
titled TO the privilege of7secreting bis bands
But the GeneroI soon gave him 10 understand
Ihsl this game could be played only one way
--@ai The same lime telling the landlord he
might as we'll station himself on shore with
bis rifle, as be intended there should be very
IllInlile rexalvoca,ion in his gaming transac.
lions.
The Yankee finding that the General was
determined pot TO give him fair chance,
proposed lhnl the General should bet two 10
one. Tbs General laughed al the proposition
and readily assenled, provided The Yankee
would agree to lei him fix the amount which
was also ,hpnceded ..-..o.. 2. &.
To northern traveller this scene would
have been highly interesting. About thirty
va ds from the boat, perched upon stump
with a long + fle in his hand WIS their hosl
ready 10 obey the slightest command of The
General AT the Stern Of the boat stnod
Monsieur, with pale cheek and feelings that
can be better imagined Than described, as
ihe thought Of The termination Of game
which would, mall probability, end in leaving
hlm and his friend several thousand, dollars
minus. little in advance, in front Of him,
stood the General aud the Yankee-,he for,
mer cool and collected the latter exhibiting
much 5uheasiness; which was paiticeiarIy
preceptlble in his bloodless, qniverine lips
and he seemed half inclined to back OUT
A few oaIhF, however, from the General,
neryed him to the sticking point, which was
made manifest by his saying a.. e4
aI guess I'm absut as ready as ever III be
Geneial- so how much doyou think ought
to bet2 DON'T he ge,Iin ilatew high, now
cause, you see, GaeraI, you have7to bet the
Iew TO une.' r.t, r
Oh, that matters moi, my dear fellow, said
the General. We Arkansas Generals only
play lor anhsemenlr so, merely to make the
game Interesting, my lsrkey | will Try you
with tw0 thousand dollars.' 3laW,6 4
eitWaI, Gineral, seein' its you, and only for
amusement, dewjusl lay down them nj four
Thousand of yourn, and III try and raise the
hull on't' . oll ,0uBaJ l.w ilmsasan1i bus
10 The General accordingly laid dow his
four thousand dollars on the boat, while The
Yankee placed hisiwo thousand dollars in
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snow, Mr.. Gnernl, said Jonathan, 'iylst
hide them ar hands o yorn, and speak it out
plain, sol sbantma;e no mistnke.' s1ll
The General cas-, liiseve towards The land
lord, wipked. placing his hands behind him,
and them. ina low, distinct voice, said:a
open or shutr .4ag r.,,,l5,rFi ..r.
The Yankee looked at him steadily for
soms moments, without moving muscle Of
his Face. as though, by some intuition he was
abonllo divine the cerlain position of his
hands when, with motion quick rs light.
ming, be drove bis brawny, fist slap between
the eyes Of the General, which laid him pros
trate upon the deck.
'Open! by gosh!' cried the Yankee, as he
saw the Others hands flying through The air,
at the same time snatehng lhe money, cram
lmng i into his pocket, and hurting the
Strengthened body Of The General on The
shore, then giving The uoai a sudden, sboye
by means Of pole, he and his French cons,
pnnion, TO The great discontinue Of of Their
enemies. were soon gliding down The stream.
FFirep roafed 0htthe GenetaI nt The Ton
Of his lungs, rs soon as he could regain his
Nserand totnto the host -nsfirer tell you -n
yo1d stupid ooi!-baze away !-blow u iou,
that ihferHhl Yankce's brains. uhe's not fl
for dogs meeir sosGee
The frighleped' host ende lyored to obey,
but K was NJ go 7ihe more he tried TO shoot,
the more he couldn't 't--while, 10 complete
their cha hagrip md add 10 iheir,vexuilon, the
voice OF The Yankee, in the real n assal twank
vas heard calling Out-,-- ..,.., f.,...,a II /.
N say Gineral, this eie's putty consider.
able kind, ofslick game Of amusement, aint
III Tell that ar chap on The stump 10 bsze
away--keep iellin' him so--horn Runtiinis.
are raal slick things TO shoot with, amt ,hey..
GinerAl, with an oath; THAT cussed Yankee
has beat my game dead open and shut, by
loading my gun with wooden nulmess, ana
putting in horn flint 99rahi
Il say, GineraI, called out the Yankee
with heary laugh--pIacing his thumb on
he nose. and giving his fingers a few extra
dOurishes--d aay, Ginerai, just give my re
sPec's to that Niger Of yourL, and don't gel
10 playing none Of your dead open ard sEul'
with Yankee Ogain; and he added to The