The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-12-20

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palm ofho,h hands, bad the appearance of pla.
chg the drawn card into the top of the old hea.
YER, but, in fact. only into the nds OF old ban.
dana, upon which he placed his doubled fist, re.
marking at the time,
"By ginger! ef yeou kin git that air Jack O.
SPADES cont of that air hat by way ol yeonr
Latin. hope may he stuffed TO death with
hi!ed nnyuns!' 70
While the party were in the highest state Of
froic and excitement over the verdanry "i the
victim. Dodge took from his pocke'a jack knife,
and opening it with his teeth, held it over his
hat. aud taking out the bandana. which held
The card he had drawn from the pack, he Jab.
he'd the blade ofIhr knife clear through the oh
or card and hat, and into the table, pyclaiming.
"Dang nv buttons rf keer fnr the hal-iii
iab her AN, bow cause. il make hull lot OF
money I kin buy new hat, can't |! T.
Willie Dodge was holding on to the knife,
and locking as ifhc expected every minute that
The hal would take wings. the trio could hard.
ly keep in, hu, it was too good 10 spoil. so they
only winkrd,o one another, as much as I" say,
"A sure thing of ii Got him on the dead
What nn excellent thing to tell -
The crowd smoking so'nehirg extra"rdlnarI.
" rich. gathered around the party. and reveal
I'd by their anxious faces. tha, every one a.
board bad now hrcom" deeply Interested in the
result Of The professional skinning
"Now. them" SAYS Strong. lacking the vic.
tim sharply in the eyes. and hndin" mp his right
arm while hr repeated in slow and measured
tones as snlenn as the High sheriff Al pub.
lie rAccmlion-" now then. my friend. prepare
for The miracle: ..
snow look ont for tricks that's strange
Bocus-pocps-pfesio, change"
an he kcr.walIoprd to death with rabhages,
did fpller! ifhat air ker'd is changed any.
how !"
an goa ID dollars that it did - SAYS
Stronn. "a Il he card that yonr knif' is
now siicki,.,. ,ngh. is the Jack Of Club>!"
.WaI. rornrd cont West here for to buy a
considerable Of a farm, and ef kin make a
,housand do,larS in one pile, s'posr 'n"ught
as well dew it; bnl mind now. ] don't call il
lr,,:n.' for i.a, would be wrkrd, aud only
lake this 'rrr thousand dollars for a brnrvrrlrnt
purpose. hu, as ia.alher used 10 say, in for a
pence in for pnund,' so here goes
Sulinu The action to his word>. Dodgr dpIib-
era,ey drew from an insd. vest pocket. an old
greasy wallet, and taking ih"rrIr"rn ten one
hundred dollar hills. on Philadelphia bank
acid them in his hand and exclaimed.
"WrIl. meow, yeou fter! efyeom're deter
miurd 30 throw away yeour money where yr"'
don't stand ,,n chawcr Il winnin, why jest put
eouI yrour dough-"
Dodge had m"anwhlp been gazing intentlv
In The hat, and a person not acquainted will
the peculiar twinkle ot his larg" eyes. would
have sworn that he had seen nohing else fo
The last five minutes.
"Cap u, want you 10 hold these ERE thou
sand dollars, and as man of honor. in the
presence OF these 'err passengers, see that lai
play is did tew a stranger"
81 would rather have nothing to DO with toe
affair replied the Captain. "lal, il YOU wI-i
for me to hold the stakes. will do 80. and ca
upon my passengers TO that ever, hing il
honorable"
"Well, Captain" exclaimed Strong. in q
voice loud enough TO he heard by all present
..lhrrr's thousand dollars in current bills ant
goId to cover The Yankees pile"
geouging."
"AII right" replied the Captain. ''and now
gentlemen, please ni"'m me loud enough i"I
all to hear, tie precise character "I'lhe bet"
While Dod.r'S attention had been drawn on
by the prospective fight, Slr"ug cut the Jack %
Spades dlrrcrly through The centre. with his
lack .kniii. hid the legs, and placed the h",d
part evenly over he head olhe Jack of Clubs,
crossing his thumb over The Gun edge. 80. 10 all
appearances. the legs of the lack Of Clubs be-.
onced 10 The head "fthr Jack ofSpad"S.
"Yun see that is the Jack of Spades" said
he. turning to Dodge.
",s that air sp", grrpwinr." says '"':@c
wc,liny his li"g": and touching the spade a! 'nr
head OF hp jack.
"Y"u fad II so, don't you - pressing it close
with his thumb Ia prevent its moving.
We'll, that air chap there, what got red
whi>krrS aud big watch chain, and ~ own
SELF what don't want to hrv ii called hcltin.
puts up in yrour hand one thousand dollars
each aud et that air k"rrd in that air hal
with that air kniG, jahbrd through it. is the
the Jack of Spades, The lew thousand dollar.
is mine, but if that air krprh. in that air hat
with ,ha air kniIe abbod through it, is the Jack
Of Clubs. then Ihetew thousand doIlarsiS his n
amt that right, ycou I.Ilrr!"
''rhai is perfectly right, gentlemen" replied
Strong, drawing hand acrn>> his mouth To hide
laugh, and e4king around sideways, for he