Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-11-29

by ginger ef yeou Kin git tina, air Jack
of Spades cout Of that air hat by way OF
ycour Latin, ! hope ! may be stuffed to death
with billed unyuns!'
While the party were in the higbes, state
Of frolic and cScitomen, over the ,erdancy Of
the victim, Dodge took from his pocket a
jack.knlfc, and opening it with his teeth held
it over his hat, and taking ont the baudanna,
which held the card he had drawn from the
pack he jabbod the knife clear through the
other card and hat, clear into the table, eS-
claiming
Dang my butiuns, of | keer ior tho hat
l'll lab her any how cause, II | make a hull
lot Of money | Kin buy a new hat, can't IT,
While Dodge was holding On TO the knife,
and looking as Il he expected every minute
rha, the hat would take wings, the trio could
hardly keep in, bu, 1t was too rooI to spoil,
80 they ,nly winked IN one another, as much
rs TO say-'A sure thing Of ~ Got him On
the dead What On excellent thing tn tell 4"
The crowd 'goi,ag something c,taoriin.
arily rich, gathered around the party. and re-
ysalcl by their anxious fccs, that every one
aboard, bad uow hecomc deeply interested in
the result of the professional skinnuE.
Nov. ,h7n,' saws S,rcng, looking the 'ic-
linn ,barply IN IN. eyes. and h,lluo up M.
rich, arm. while be- repeated in slow and
measured tones. rs solemn a. the IIlrh sheriff
ata public e,ccu,ion-'uov then. my friend
Prepare ior the miracle .-
Now look ont ior the thing ih,i's Irlagr.-
llocrs-pocrs-prr,to, change"
I'm be krr.ualIupcd 10 death vili clbhl-
,.. old l,Il,,,. # ,b,t Lr,rl I- chanrri any.
bovr
clio. ,bop.,pI dollar. tb.ti, dIr save
s,,,,-;.-,l ,h,, ,l,. r,r.i ,b,, y,gr knit, l.
nav .,,rgir, through Is the JACK ct Ci.f..'
wal. / coined ou, We, hrr, To buy
considerable oi a firm. and If I can make q
,hon.,nt J,lI,r. b, ,,. .r,I, | sr..s / nou, as
we'll dow II. bu, mind. meow. don't cail Il
I.p,n c,r ,b,, would hr u.r.rd. and I uily
,,u.,,,s.,. ,b,g.srI dollar. ,nr A bea.,a,.
I..., -. l.,l,.,b,,o..I n..,,.... Tor
r.,,, ,, ,,, , r,uol'-., bcr- rol,'
satin, the ,c,.o, ,o b,. words. Dof,c de.
,.,.,,,.,, J,.., f.,,, m ,o.,J.,r., ,no.lri. An
.,t 80 ,.,,r., ,rJ pt,r, ,,,rsiron o.,
.., t..I,.t J,ir-, bll. an , p,Ist,IpIr.
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.w.u ,'.,, y,,. Gill; g, ,,op.rr deter.
mined ,o throw ava, yusrm.urv ut,-. yruu
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.g,,,a,J,...,,,
n,-.I.,.i ....,rsr,I,r ,,.-u ,asrrt int.ury
q, ,b. b,, ,rJ , r,,.,, mo-, ACQUAINTED with
,h, r.cpl,,r twinkle of hi, large eyes, would
have sworn tia, he bad seen, nothing else Tor
Oh, l,,tt,crt rt.utrs.
ON, ,,,ot ,cru 1, holl these cr, thol.
and l,iI,r and a. am5a ol honor. 10 the
80. o,. the, cr, STRANGERS. s,, that tar
.,l,,,. .,rsnacr'
= ,,onil ,,,trr b,,, ,.,,h,r, ,toJoWI,h iur
,U,., ,,rI,,i ,h, c,r,a.n. bot II ,uu wish
c,- o,c ,o hold the stakes. | Will do 80. aud
.,Il .,,, uy rgs,.rc,r. to scg that every
,i,n, :, boo,rabr..'
.w,U ,,r,s,o' exclaimed S,roar. in q
,,,c. hand enough IN h. hcl,d b, aIl present,
there's a thousand dollar, ir currcn, bills,
and gold enough to cn,cr ,hr Yankee s pIlc.
,Sec tha, It 10 grucN ino, captain, aud uo
eeourng.
An right replied the captain. and ~" ,
gentlemen please inform mc, loud enough ior
an TO hear. ,hc prcrt,c character of the bot
While Doige's attention bah bccn drawn
al v,b, pr1.rrci,,c light. strong cul ,hc
I,,k Of Spaias directly through the centre,
with b,. Jacs-kuf,-bd the lcg. and placed
the head ct tn Jack ot oluh,, cn',,.ng h's
thumb over the Gu, edge, ~ %. Io mrs" It up
pear that the leg, of the JACK Il Clubs be-
lunrcd to the head OF the Jack ol Spades.
You see that It is the Jack Of Spades,
said he, turning TO Dodge,
is that ate sru, FcucUinc, SAYS Dodge
wculnp hi. finger and touching the Spade at
the head Of ths Jack.
You Eud i, 80, don, you pressing II
close with hls thumb to prevent li' moving
.w,n r., air chap there. what's 20, a
,i, v,,,r,.cl,in and r,d vhi,scr,. and ry
,,,n -, vb,, don, wan, to have Il called
,.,r, nm, 81, IN vuur h,nds. Que thousand
lo,l,,. ,5cb and cf ,ha, a'r Lc-rd In that air
~, ,,ih ,,, air kniG. nhb.d through II. i,
,hc lack of Sr,dcs the ,rv thousand dollir
i, mine, bu, II rha, air kecri, IN that an