Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

lin devil-may sort Of manner -;
lssthere's plenty more money where this
came from, and I'm willing to risk all
Eve got in the world, that can, BY re-
Ipcating fewshort sentences in swine
Latin, change fhe Jack of Spades while
under your hand, into the Jack Of Clubs,
and that you can't tell by the sense Of
feeling when the Spade takes its depar-
'Iture |"
i "Look a here, old fax-head!" ex-
claimed Brown, swelling out his large
form to its fullest dimensions, and brist-
ling up to Dodge as if for fight. I" Look
ia here, Mr.. Philgarlic, you are interfcr-
ling in other peoples business! have
set to that mans pile myself, and don't
want no man to interfere"
81 AK your pardon, If / intrudc, ssys
Dodge, g for only want to save httle
on it for benevolent purpose!''
Very well; you ray just bet once e
says Brown locking at Dodge very close
Fly, for, | see you are not sporting
man. You may bet once, if you wish,
mind, only once! as its my game; but
hereafter, as general thing, you had
mot better interfere with strangers
games, for you might get into muss."
While Dodgc's attention was thus
drawn off by the prospective fight,
Strong cut the Jack Of Spades directly
Through the centre with his jack-knifc--
hid the legs, and placed the head part
evenly over the head Of the Jack OF
Clubs, crossing his thumb over the cut
edge, SO TO all appearance, the legs Of the
Jack of Clubs belonged to the head of the
Jack of Spades.
"You see that is the Jack of Spades,
said he, turning 10 Dodge.
+" Is that air spot genewine?" says
Dodge, wetting his finger and touching
the spade at the head Of the Jacks. a
!. /" You find it SO, don't you ?n pressing
lit close with his thumb to prevent it,
moving. al5sa
"Wal, yeas, it pears to te--so now
lgo on with the show, for l want few
make some money [allfred bad y, says
Dodge, taking hold with both hands Of
what appeared to be thc,leg Of the Jack
Iof Spades.
g" Very well, then" says Strong, turn
ling the back over; "now pull the card
and keep it bottom side upward"
Dodge pulled the apparent Jack Of
Spades out on the table, holding his left
hand over it, while with the right he
took off his bell-crowncd nat, and
sweeping the card elf between the palm
of both hands, had the appearance o.
, placing the drawn card into the top o.
The old beaver, but, in fact, only into thu
folds Of the old bandanna, upon which
he placed his double fist, rcmarking a
the same time
"By ginger! eff you kin git that all
/ Jack o'Spades eout of that air hat by
, way Of ycour Latin, hope may b.
stuffed to death with billed unyuns."
While the party were in the highes
state of frolic and excitement over the
verdancy of the victim, Dodge took
from his pocket large jack-knifc, and
!. Opened it with his teeth, held It over the
hat, and taking out the bandanna, (which
held the card he had drawn from the
the pack, he jabbed the blade Of the
knife clear through the other card, hat,
and into the table, exclaiming-
30 Dang my buttons, eff l keer for the
hat Iii jap her anyhow! cause if
make q hull Let Of money, even if Ills
for benevurlunts, can buy new hat,
can't !? ?" (winking to Walker.)
20 certainly !! says Walker, however
small the sum that you may be inclined
Ito place at my disposal, it shall be regis
tered as lent TO the Lord! =
While Dodge was holding on the
knife and looking as if he expected ev-
lery minute that the lat would take
wings, the trio could hardly keep in, but
liz was to good to spoil, SO they only
!, winked to one another, as much as TO
Say el g 2 42te 3a~afsf ~
4 "A sure thing of il! Got him on the
dead What an excellent thing TO
tell, sal pstsam
The crowd seeing something cxtraor-
dinarily rich, gathered around the party
and revealed by their anxious faces, that
every one aboard had now becomes deep
Nv interested in the result of the profess
sional skinning. g
"Now, them says Strong, looking
the victim sharply in the eyes, and hold
ling up his right arm, while he repeated
lin slow and measured tones, as solemn
as High Sheriff at public execution
--'now then my friend, prepare for the
miracle ai A, NlTs
Now look out for tricks that's
strange i2t' 2s
| Hocus-pokus presto, changed"
"Pll be ker-walloped TO death with
cabages if that air keerd is chang, any
howl atH
"Pll go thousand dollars that It did,!
says Strong that the card that your
knife is now sticking through is tbs
Jack of Clubs.v q ra